Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Angelsen, Arild"
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Persistent miscoordination : an economics of Amazon fires
Cammelli, Federico (PhD Thesis;2018:16, Doctoral thesis, 2018)This thesis analyzes micro-level causes of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon, and the impact of policies and droughts on smallholders’ decisions to use and control fires. Fires in the Brazilian Amazon are an important ... -
Policies Drive Sub-National Forest Transitions in Vietnam
Trædal, Leif Tore; Angelsen, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Vietnam has seemingly been able to shortcut the forest transition (FT) by quickly moving to the reforestation phase. Provincial-level forest cover and socio-economic trends are, however, not necessarily compatible with a ... -
Policy shifts and stock market : lessons from the US and China
Datsenko, Ruslana (Master thesis, 2017)Governments set legal framework and economic policies, which influence the economic-institutional environment in which financial actors operate. They levy taxes, provide subsidies and investments, enforce laws and punish ... -
Poverty, resource use and intensification strategies of smallholders under population pressure in southern Ethiopia
Engeda, Worku Tessema (PhD Thesis;2007:37, Doctoral thesis, 2007)The dissertation investigates resource use and intensification strategies of smallholders facing poverty and population pressure. It comprises an introduction and four independent papers. Based on data collected from a ... -
REDD+ as Result-based Aid: General Lessons and Bilateral Agreements of Norway
Angelsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The initiative known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) officially became part of the international climate agenda in 2007. At that time, REDD+ was an idea regarding payment to countries ... -
Seed security in the presence of climate shocks and socioeconomic inequality in Africa
Makate, Clifton (PhD Thesis;2022:65, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Access to diverse and well-adapted seeds is vital in helping farmers raise crop yields, agricultural incomes, and food security, reducing poverty and inequalities, and improving human well-being. The realization of benefits ... -
Symptom-based survey diagnoses may serve to identify more homogenous sub-groups of fatigue and postviral diseases
Wold, Bjørn K.; Tveito, Kari; Angelsen, Arild; Bringsli, Gunn Jolanthe; Berglund, Frode; Gustavsen, Margrethe; Andersen, Gro Mesna; Strand, Elin Bolle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024) -
Tenure, forest use and policies for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)
Dokken, Therese (PhD Thesis;2014:57, Doctoral thesis, 2014)The objectives of the thesis is to improve our understanding of what determine differences in access to and use of land and forest resources across households, introduce new methods to analyze this, and identify policy ... -
The economics of childhood : are childhood and upbringing conditions related to high school performance? : evidence from a Norwegian high school
Goldschmidt Giuliani, David Fabrizzio (Master thesis, 2018)The effects of cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills and family/upbringing related variables on high-school performance are tested. The study is based on a sample of 154 students from a Norwegian high-school. -
Utdannes økonomene for det 21. århundrets utfordringer? : en analytisk utredning av bachelorutdanningene i samfunnsøkonomi i Norge
Lindman, Liv Anna (Master thesis, 2018)Denne oppgavens formål er å drøfte og utrede hvorvidt økonomistudentene i dag utdannes slik at de har forutsetninger for å analysere og løse de utfordingene som ligger foran oss i det 21. århundret. Metoden som er brukt ... -
When tourist flows cause flooding : the economics of overcrowding
Aanensen, Miriam Malen (Master thesis, 2017)Today, people are travelling more than ever, and an increased amount of this travelling occurs in natural environments. There exists a fundamental relationship between the environment and tourism, as the environment is a ...