Anders Ekbom

PhD/Project manager, Environmental Economics Helpdesk
GMV-Centre for Environment and Sustainability
P.O.Box 170
SE 405 30 Göteborg
Aschebergsgatan 44
+46-(0)31 786 4817
anders.ekbom@economics.gu.se


 

Research Interests:

Environmental Economics

Agricultural Economics

Economics of Sustainable Land Use in Developing Countries

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:  Anders Ekbom

Date of Birth:  August 3, 1963

Personal status:  Swedish citizen, married, three children

Working address:

Department of Economics, Environmental Economics Unit,

Göteborg University, Vasagatan 1, Box 640, S- 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.

Tel. +46 (31) - 773 48 17, Fax. +46 (31) - 773 10 43

E-mail: Anders.Ekbom@economics.gu.se

Academic Qualifications 

Ph.D. (2007), Department of Economics, Göteborg University

Specialization: Environmental Economics
(Title: Economic Analysis of Soil Capital, Land Use and Agricultural Production in Kenya)

B.A., (1986-91), Department of Economics, Göteborg University.

Major: Economics, Minors: Political Science, Social anthropology, Economic History, Ecology
 

High School: (1979-82), Stockholm, Sweden.

Majors: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Environmental Science

Working Experience 

Department of Economics, (Sept. 1991-Sept. 1996, Sept. 1998-) Research Associate and Project Manager at the Environmental Economics Unit, Göteborg University. 

World Bank,  Environmental Economist, (Sept. 1996-Sept. 1998 ), Africa Region, Technical Dept., Environment Group.
Appointment: Strategic Environmental Analysis, Integrating Environmental Economics in the Bank¿s operational work in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Country Assistance Strategies

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida (Sept. 1991-present); program on institutional collaboration in Environmental economics.
Appointment: Integrating Environmental Economics into Swedish development cooperation, particularly Building Capacity in Environmental Economics in Africa, advice on Strategic Environmental Analysis in Sida¿s Country Strategies, and regional research and training support, environmental economics in-house training at Sida.

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA, (May-Sept. 1994) Vienna, Austria,.
Appointment: Research on Economic and Agro-ecological Impacts of Soil erosion in Kenya.

The World Bank, (July-Aug. 1993), summer intern, Technical Department, Africa Region, Environment and Sustainable Development Division (AFTES).
Appointment: The World Bank's Capacity Building program in Environmental Economics in Africa.

Swedish Red Cross, (Feb.-July 1991) Project Manager for Youth Project; Romania.

Swedish Red Cross, (May-Oct. 1990) Youth Delegate; Romania.

Swedish International Development Authority, SIDA (July-Sept. 1991) Minor Field Study in Kenya;
Study: Economic Impact Assessment of Implementation Strategies for Soil Conservation.

United Nations sub-Commission for Human Rights, (July-October 1989) Delegate, International Service for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland.
Appointment: Monitoring human rights in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Swedish Red Cross, (July 1988-July 1989) Youth Delegate; Ethiopia.

Appointment: Branch office and District development.

Other Appointments

1. Environmental Economics Network for Eastern and Southern Africa, Management Board member, 1995-1999.

2. Center for Environmental Economics, Gothenburg University, Board member, 1992-94, 2002-present.

3. Gothenburg Red Cross Steering Committee for Ethiopian Development Cooperation, member; 1988-1996

4. Swedish Red Cross National Youth Association, Board Member, 1990-92.

5. Red Cross Youth Association's International Advisory Board, Chairman, 1989-92.

Language skills

Swedish (native), English, German (some)

Publication List

PhD Thesis

Economic Analysis of Soil Capital, Land Use and Agricultural Production in Kenya

Books

Carlsson J., G. Köhlin and Anders Ekbom; 1994. The Political Economy of Evaluation - International Aid Agencies and the Effectiveness of Aid, Macmillan Ltd, London, UK and St. Martins Press Inc., New York, USA.

Papers

Ekbom, Anders, 2006. Soil Properties and Conservation Technologies in Agricultural Production - a Case study of Kenya¿s Central Highlands, mimeo, Department of Economics, Göteborg University 

Anders Ekbom, Gardner Brown, Thomas Sterner, 2005, Muddy Waters: Soil Erosion and Downstream Externalities, mimeo, Department of Economics, Göteborg University

Ekbom, Anders, 2005. Mainstreaming the Environment in Strategic Planning, in Köhlin (ed.): Proceedings from Launch workshop of Ethiopia Environmental Economics Policy Forum.

Ekbom, Anders, Per Knutsson and Mira Ovuka, 2001. Is Sustainable Development Based on Agriculture Attainable in Kenya? J. of Land Degradation and Development, Vol. 12, pp. 435-447, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Ekbom, Anders and Mira Ovuka, 2001. Farmers' Resource Levels, Soil Properties and Productivity in Kenya's Central Highlands, w. Mira Ovuka, in D.E. Stott, R.H. Mohtar and G.C. Steinhardt (Eds.), p. 682-687 in Sustaining the Global Farm, Selected scientific papers from the 10^th International Soil Conservation Organization meeting May 24-29, 1999 at Purdue University and USDA-ARS national Soil erosion Research Laboratory.

Ekbom, Anders, 2002. The Country Strategies¿ Guidelines for strategic environmental sustainability analysis, Sida, Stockholm

Ekbom, Anders, 2001. Landstrategierna ¿ handledning för strategisk miljö- och hållbarhetsanalys, Sida, Stockholm

Ekbom, Anders, 2000. Landstrategierna ¿ handledning för strategisk miljöanalys, Sida, Stockholm

Ekbom, Anders, 2000. The Country Strategies¿ Guidelines for strategic environmental analysis, Sida, Stockholm

Ekbom, Anders, 1999. Mainstreaming Environment in Country Assistance Strategies, in Partnerships for Global Ecosystem Management: Science, Economics and Law, Ismail Serageldin and Joan Martin-Brown (ed.) p. 125-28, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development series, World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Ekbom, Anders and Jan Bojö, 1999; Poverty and Environment: Evidence of Links and Integration in Country Assistance Strategies, World Bank AFTE Discussion Paper No. 4, Environment Division, Africa Department, World Bank. Washington D.C.

Ekbom, Anders and Jan Bojö, 1997; Mainstreaming Environment in Country Assistance Strategies, World Bank AFTE Discussion Paper No. 1, Environment Division, Africa Department, World Bank. Washington D.C.

Ekbom, Anders, 1995. The Economics of Soil Conservation - A Case Study of the Economic and Agro-Ecological Implications of Soil Conservation on Maize Cultivation in Muranga District, Kenya. Working Paper 1995:1, Department of Economics, Gothenburg University.

Ekbom, Anders, 1992. Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of Soil Conservation Activities in Muranga District, Kenya; SIDA, Sweden.

Ekbom, Anders, 1992. Economic Impact Assessment of Implementation Strategies for Soil Conservation; Working Paper1992:1, Department of Economics, Gothenburg University.

Sida, 1993. From Soil Conservation to Land Husbandry - SIDA's Guidelines (special submission on the Economics of soil conservation + and advisor in the Consultative Group), 1993, SIDA.

Ekbom, Anders, 1993. 75 Case Studies on Environmental Economic Valuation in Developing Countries, Working Paper 1993:8, Department of Economics, Göteborg University.

Major Conferences (research papers presented)

Ethiopia Environmental Economics Policy Forum, Jan. 2005, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
Paper: Mainstreaming the Environment in Strategic Planning, Proceedings from Launch workshop of Ethiopia Environmental Economics Policy Forum.

European Association of Environmental Economists, Southampton, June 2001.
Paper: Ekbom, Anders, Per Knutsson and Mira Ovuka; Land Use, Labour Migration and Prospects for Sustainable Development in Kenya - A multi-disciplinary case study of Murang¿a district.

Swedish Development Research U-forsk 2000, Jan. 13-15, 2000, Göteborg
Paper: Ekbom, Anders, Jessica Andersson, 2000.  Externalities and Policy Instruments in Developing Countries - the Case of Upland Farmers, Coastal Fishermen and Hotel Operators in Kenya.

Paper 2: Ekbom, Anders, Per Knutsson and Mira Ovuka Is Sustainable Development Based on Agriculture Attainable in Kenya?

The World Conference of Environmental and Resource Economists in Venice, Italy June 27-29, 1998.
Paper: Determinants to Agricultural Productivity: and Application the Central Kenyan Highlands

7th Annual Conference of The European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) in Lisbon, Portugal June 27-29, 1996. Paper: The Profitability of Soil Conservation in Kenya

Launch Conference of the journal Environment and Development Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences/The Beijer Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, September 9-11, 1995.
Paper: Economic and Agro-Ecological Implications of Soil Conservation on Maize Cultivation in Muranga District, Kenya

Scandinavian Research Symposium on Environment and Society, Göteborg, Sweden June 13-15, 1995.
Paper: The Economics of Soil Conservation in Kenya

6th Annual Conference of The European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) in Umeå, Sweden,  June 17-20, 1995. Paper: The Economics of Soil Conservation - A Case Study in Muranga District, Kenya.

The Third Biennial Conference of the International Society of Ecological Economics, San José, Costa Rica, 24-28 October 1994.
Paper: Soil Conservation in Kenya - and Institutional and Economic Analysis

5th Annual Conference of The European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) in Dublin, Ireland,  June 22 -24, 1994.
Paper: Economic Impact Assessment of Implementation Strategies for Soil Conservation - a Case study in Trans Nzoia district in Western Kenya