Browsing by Supervisor "Marsh, Dan"
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Agricultural Sector Policy Reforms: Implications for Poverty and the Environment in Malawi
(University of Waikato, 2012)Since independence in 1964, Malawi has implemented a number of agricultural reforms particularly in the tobacco and maize sectors. These reforms have been designed with four key objectives as follows: (a) to improve ... -
Consumer Demand for Green Electricity: A Study of Consumer Switching in New Zealand Retail Electricity Markets
(University of Waikato, 2016)The extent to which deregulation increases the competitiveness of retail electricity markets depends largely on consumer switching activity. The USA, UK, Norway, Sweden, and Australia have all implemented electricity market ... -
Development and Conflict: The Economic Impacts of Civil War in Swat: Pakistan
(University of Waikato, 2015)Violent conflicts have economic causes and economic consequences. In addition to the lost lives, injuries and the overall scale of human suffering that conflicts create, they also destroy assets and institutions. The ... -
Economic Valuation of Water Quality Improvements in New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2015)Efficient decision making in environmental management requires good data on the costs and benefits of changes in environmental quality. However, full assessment of the benefits of better water quality has been a challenge ... -
Farmer participation and irrigation performance: A case study of Nam Thach Han irrigation system, Vietnam
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis assesses the determinants of farmer participation in irrigation management and the impact of participation on irrigation quality and agricultural production in the Nam Thach Han irrigation system, Vietnam. Many ... -
Issues in the non-market valuation of Coromandel coastal recreation: realism, permanence and spatial distribution
(The University of Waikato, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to apply non-market valuation techniques to estimate the effect of coastal development and erosion protection on beach recreation values. The study area is the Coromandel Peninsula in New ... -
Real Options Analysis of Carbon Forestry Under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
(University of Waikato, 2011)In 2008, the New Zealand government passed climate change legislation called the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZETS), designed to create a carbon price in the economy. Under the NZETS, new forests planted on and ... -
Three essays on stated choice experiments for nonmarket valuation of landslide protection
(The University of Waikato, 2018)This thesis consists of three essays that improve the general understanding of the public demand for safety programmes in the context of natural hazards. With the growing importance of this topic around the world, this ...
