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Assessing the Impact of Policy-Oriented Research: The Case of CIFOR’s Influence on the Indonesian Pulp and Paper Sector

Authors :
David A. Raitzer
Source :
World Development. 38:1506-1518
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2010.

Abstract

Summary Qualitative and quantitative methods are applied to assess the impact of CIFOR’s political economy research on the Indonesian pulp and paper sector. Key-informant interviews triangulated by trend-series tests suggest important influence through advocacy intermediaries and counterfactuals of slower adoption of improvements. Effects on conservation set-asides, overcapacity, and plantation establishment are estimated to avert loss of 76,000–212,000 hectares of natural forest (135,000 under main assumptions). Application of an economic-surplus framework for environmental benefits of forest conservation and avoided implicit wood subsidies finds benefits of US$19 to US$583 million (US$133 million main estimate), compared with US$500,000 of direct research costs.

Details

ISSN :
0305750X
Volume :
38
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
World Development
Accession number :
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