Gunnar Köhlin

Associate Professor and Director, Environment for Development
Environmental Economics
Address: P.O. Box 640,SE 405 30 Gothenburg

Visiting address: Vasagatan 1
Tel: +46-(0)31-786 44 26
Fax: +46-(0)31- 786 10 43
Email: Gunnar.Kohlin@economics.gu.se
Room: E-611

Employment:
Associate Professor
Director, Environment for Development
Environmental Economics Unit
Department of Economics
Göteborg University

Curriculum vitae as pdf file

Recent duties:

- Director, Environment for Development initiative (2007 to date

- Coordination of institutional collaboration between Sida and the Environmental Economics Unit concerning Environmental Economics and Development. (1991 to date)

- Project leader, Strengthening of research and teaching in environmental economics in Ethiopia. (1997 to date)

- Coordinator, Master's program on Environmental Management and Economics. (2008 to date)

A. Peer reviewed articles:

A13. Carlsson, F., E. Muchapondwa and G. Köhlin, "Can local communities in Zimbabwe be trusted with wildlife management?: Evidence from contingent valuation of elephants", forthcoming South African Journal of Economics.

A12. Kassie, M., J. Pender, M. Yesuf, G. Köhlin, R. Bluffstone, E. Mulugeta (2008), "Estimating returns to soil conservation adoption in the Northern Ethiopian highlands", Agricultural Economics,38: 213-232.

A11. Cooke-St. Clair, P.C., G. Köhlin and W. F. Hyde (2008),"Fuelwood, forests and community management - evidence from household studies", Environment and Development Economics, 13: 103-135.

A10. Gundimeda, H. and G. Köhlin (2008), "Fuel demand elasticities for energy and environmental policies: Indian sample survey evidence", Energy Economics, 30/2: 517-546.

A9. Gupta, G. and G. Köhlin (2006), "Preferences for domestic fuel: Analysis with socio-economics factors and rankings in Kolkata, India", Ecological Economics, 57/1: 107-121.

A8. Arnold, M., G. Köhlin and R. Persson (2006), "Woodfuels, livelihoods and policy interventions: Changing perspectives", World Development, 34/3: 596-611.

A7. Köhlin, G. and G. S. Amacher (2005), "Welfare Implications of Community Forest Plantations in Developing Countries: The Orissa Social Forestry Project", American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(4):855-869.

A6. Sterner, T. and G. Köhlin (2003), "Environmental Taxes in Europe", Public Finance and Management, 3(1):117-142.

A5. Arnold, M., G. Köhlin, R. Persson and G. Shepherd (2003), "Fuelwood Revisited: What has changed in the last decade?", CIFOR Occasional Paper No. 39.

A4. Köhlin, G. and P. J. Parks (2001), "Spatial Variability and Disincentives to Harvest: Deforestation and Fuelwood Collection in South Asia", Land Economics, 77 (2): 206-218.

A3. Köhlin, G. and M. Ostwald (2001), "Impact of plantations on forest use and forest status in Orissa, India, Ambio, Vol. 30:1.

A2. Köhlin, G. (2001), "Contingent valuation in project planning and evaluation - The case of Social Forestry in Orissa, India", Environment and Development Economics, 6:237-258.

A1. Hyde, W. F. and G. Köhlin (2000), "Social Forestry reconsidered", Silva Fennica 34(3):285-.

E. Working papers:

E31. Nyangena, Wilfred and Gunnar Köhlin, "Estimating Returns to Soil and Water Conservation Investments: An Application to Crop Yield in Kenya", EfD Discussion Paper 08-32, October, 2008.

E30. Medhin, H. and Köhlin, G. (2008) "Soil Conservation and Small-Scale Food Production in Highland Ethiopia: A Stochastic Metafrontier Approach", EfD/RFF Discussion Paper 08-22.

E29. Mekonnen, Alemu and Gunnar Köhlin, "Determinants of Household Fuel Choice in Major Cities in Ethiopia", EfD Discussion Paper 08-18.

E28. Mekonnen Alemu and Gunnar Köhlin, "Biomass Fuel Consumption and Dung Use as Manure: Evidence from Rural Households in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia" RFF Discussion Paper EfD DP 08-17.

E27. Kassie, Menale, Mahmud Yesuf, and Gunnar Köhlin, "The Role of Production Risk in Sustainable Land-Management Technology Adoption in the Ethiopian Highlands", EfD Discussion Paper 08-15.

E26. Kassie, Menale, Stein Holden, Gunnar Köhlin, and Randy Bluffstone, "Economics of Soil Conservation Adoption in High-Rainfall Areas of the Ethiopian Highlands", EfD Discussion paper 08-09, March 2008.

E25. Kassie, Menale, John Pender, Mahmud Yesuf, Gunnar Köhlin, and Elias Mulugeta, "The Role of Soil Conservation on Mean Crop Yield and Variance of Yield", EfD Discussion Paper 08-08, March 2008.

E24. Yesuf, Menale and Gunnar Köhlin, "Market Imperfections and Farm Technology Adoption Decisions: A Case Study from the Highlands of Ethiopia", EfD Discussion Paper 08-04, March 2008.

E23. Carlsson, F., G. Kohlin, A. Mekonnen and M. Yesuf (2005), "Are agricultural extension packages what Ethiopian farmers want? A stated preference analysis", Working Papers in Economics, No. 172, Department of Economics, Gothenburg University.

E22. Carlsson, F., G. Kohlin and A. Mekonnen (2004), "Contingent valuation of community forestry in Ethiopia: a look into value elicitation formats and intra-household preference variations", Working Papers in Economics, No. 151, Department of Economics, Gothenburg University.

E21. Köhlin, G. and P. J. Parks (2000), "Spatial Variability and Incentives to Harvest: Deforestation and Fuelwood Collection in South Asia", Studies in Environmental Economics and Development 2000:3, Göteborg University.

E20. Köhlin, G. and W. F. Hyde (1999), "Social Forestry Reconsidered", Studies in Environmental Economics and Development 1999:6, Göteborg University.

E19. Köhlin, G. (1999), "The Value of Time saved due to community plantations in developing countries: The case of the Orissa Social Forestry Project", Studies in Environmental Economics and Development 1999:4, Göteborg University.

E18. Köhlin, G. (1997), "Contingent Valuation in Project Planning and Evaluation - the Case of Social Forestry in Orissa, India", Studies in Environmental Economics and Development 1997:2, Göteborg University.

E17. Köhlin, G. (1996), Capacity Building of Environmental Economics in Developing Countries - Synthesis of Experience Workshop, Marstrand, Sweden.

E16. Köhlin, G. (1995), "Approaches to valuation of the Orissa Social Forestry Project", Studies in Environmental Economics and Development 1995:7, Göteborg University.

E15. Köhlin, G. (1994), "Comparison of Methods for Valuation of Social Forestry Projects: Cases from Orissa, India", Studies in Environmental Economics and Development 1994:12, Göteborg University.

E14. Köhlin, G. (1993), "Sustainability, Deforestation and Policy Implications for Africa", Studies in Environmental Economics and Development 1993:2, Göteborg University.

E13. Söderstedt, L., M. Aguilar, G. Köhlin and T. Sterner (1993), Natural Resource Accounting.

E12. Köhlin, G. and L. Höglund (1993), "Strukturanpassningsprogrammens effekter på miljön - en skiss över möjliga samband", EME Rapport 1993:1, Göteborg universitet.

E11. Köhlin, G. and T. Sterner (1992), "Making the rich pay for the global environment", Studies in Environmental Economics and Development 1992:3, Göteborg University.

E10. Köhlin, G. M. Munasinghe (1992), Economic Valuation of the Environment in Developing Countries: A Review of Methods and Case Studies, Divisional Working Paper No. 1992-31,World Bank Environment Department.