In this paper we use panel data regressions to investigate the determinants of vegetarianism in various countries over time. Using national level aggregate data, we construct a panel consisting of 116 country-time observations. We find that there is a negative relationship between income and...

Methane is the second-most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas. Ruminant livestock are a major source of emissions. The expansion of pasture is one of the main drivers of deforestation, one of the larger sources of carbon dioxide emissions. An understanding of dietary choice is needed for...

We show that the recent rise in Afghan opium production is caused by violent conflicts. Violence destroys roads and irrigation, crucial to alternative crops, and weakens local incentives to rebuild infrastructure and enforce law and order. Exploiting a unique data set, we show that Western...

We show that the recent rise in Afghan opium production is caused by violent conflicts. Violence destroys roads and irrigation, crucial to alternative crops, and weakens local incentives to rebuild infrastructure and enforce law and order. Exploiting a unique data set, we show that Western...

Agriculture was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy prior to independence and immediately after. Agriculture however, has suffered persistent decline since the 1970s with the exchange rate policy being implicated in the misfortune of this sector. Earlier studies on the effect of exchange rate...

By-products from agriculture and forestry can contribute to production of clean and cheap (bio)electricity. To assess the role of such multi-product crops in the response to climate policies, we present an applied general equilibrium model with special attention to biomass and multi-product...

Seit 1993 wird in Deutschland Biodiesel für die Vermarktung hergestellt. Der dazu verwendete Rohstoff ist Rapsöl. Ähnlich wie andere nachwachsende Rohstoffe profitierten die Initiativen zum Anbau von Raps für die Biodieselherstellung und zum Aufbau dieses Wirtschaftszweiges von einer...

The extent of genetic diversity in food crops is important as it affects the risk of attack by pathogens. A drop in diversity increases this risk. Farmers may not take this into account when making crop choices, leading to what from a social perspective is an inadequate level of diversity.

Seit 1993 wird in Deutschland Biodiesel für die Vermarktung hergestellt. Der dazu verwendete Rohstoff ist Rapsöl. Ähnlich wie andere nachwachsende Rohstoffe profitierten die Initiativen zum Anbau von Raps für die Biodieselherstellung und zum Aufbau dieses Wirtschaftszweiges von einer...