This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models are estimated using data on bilateral investment relationships, together with newly constructed indicators of agro-ecological suitability in areas with low population density as...

This module is concerned with some fundamental features and conditions of choice modelling applications to non-market valuation. Choice modelling is an advance on the contingent valuation method (CVM), and is creating strong interest among researchers, and has much potential for non-market...

The various research techniques introduced in earlier modules need to be viewed in the broader context of how they will be supported and applied. Doing research is a little like running a business. No matter how good the ideas are and how technically proficient one might be at doing the job, the...