Works in progress
A Global Impact Evaluation of Ecosystem Restoration
With Wyclife A. Oluoch, Dan M. Kluger, Thomas Stephen, Thomas Elliott, Leland Werden, Thomas Crowther, Thales A. P. West, Kathy Baylis, David Wuepper
In this project, we analyze over 1,400 restoration projects of various land cover and globally distributed from the platform Restor, using remote sensing and a synthetic control approach to causally quantify their effectiveness of each restoration intervention. For each restoration site, we use data from 1,000 control sites randomly sampled, we match these according to carefully selected covariates, and construct a counterfactual to assess restoration additionality.
A Systematic Review of Ecosystem Restoration Interventions
With Zahra Didarali, Louisa Gonser, David Wuepper
In this large-scale systematic review, we examine restoration interventions in various land and land-water ecosystems, focusing on restoration intervention effects, assessment methods, and key factors like restoration approach, stakeholders involved, and study design. We emphasize identifying effective tools for different ecosystems.
The Devil is in the Details: Contractual Drivers of Forest Conservation, A Causal Machine Learning Estimation
Collaboration with Ivàn Gonzalez-Gordon, David Wuepper, Martin Kesternich, Andreas Löschel
This study evaluates the effectiveness of different contractual payment schemes within Ecuador's Socio Bosque Program (SBP) on forest conservation outcomes, using econometric techniques and causal machine learning methods to analyze deforestation, land use, biodiversity loss, and carbon storage. By leveraging a large, multi-regional dataset, the study aims to provide policy insights into optimizing PES contract designs for better conservation results.
Nudging Consumers Towards Meat Alternatives: A Large-Scale Experiment in Switzerland
Collaboration with Lukas Fesenfeld, David Wuepper
The study aims to assess the impact of product placement on consumer behavior and preferences. For that, an on-going experiment, conducted in collaboration with a supermarket chain, involves changing the placement of meat and meat alternatives in 16 supermarkets across Switzerland.
Impact of the 2018 VAT Reduction on Consumption and Production in Latvia
Collaboration with Zeng Li, Lukas Fesenfeld, David Wuepper
This study examines the impact of the 2018 Value-Added Tax VAT reduction on food production and consumption in Latvia, using a synthetic control method to estimate its effects. Additionally, interviews are conducted to gather qualitative insights into how the policy influenced consumer behavior and industry practices.
Past Research
Reports
Clémence, S., Dapčević Hadnađev, T., Gellynck, X., Rainer, H., Mastilović, J., Meixner, O., Pichlbauer, M., Plzáková, L., Pojić, M., Šarić, B., Schouteten, J., Škrobot, D., Van Parys, E., Zagata, L., & Zorn, A. (2022). Value chains for new food products—CROPDIVA D5.1. Project CROPDIVA. https://ira.agroscope.ch/en-US/publication/50806.
Clémence, S., & Zorn, A. (2022). The Food and Feed Value Chains of Faba Bean, Lupin, Triticale and Oat in Switzerland — CROPDIVA D5.1 (Swiss Individual Case Studies). Project CROPDIVA. https://www.cropdiva.eu/.
To download all case studies: https://www.cropdiva.eu/sites/default/files/download/CROPDIVA_D5.1_ValueChainAnalyses_v1.1.zip.
Xue, L., Clémence, S., Dugasse, E., & Moncherry, L. (2022). Freight movements on Mahé. (pp. 64–75). In: Krütli, P., Nef, D., Kangethe, P., Etongo, D., & Stauffacher, M. (2022). Sustainable Land Use – Seychelles’ Transport System. USYS TdLab Transdisciplinary Case Study 2021. ETH Zurich, USYS TdLab. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000622878.
Presentations
Clémence, S., Masson, S., & Zorn, A. (2022). Project PestiRed: Reducing pesticide use while maintaining profitability. Joint Conference of the Slovenian Association of Agricultural Economists (DAES) and the Austrian Association of Agricultural Economists (ÖGA), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Zorn, A., Meier, L., Clémence, S., Buchmann, J., de Jong, A.-V., Masson, S., Seiler, A., Steinger, T., Vogelgsang, S., Wirth, J., & Jeanneret, P. (2022). Beurteilung alternativer Pflanzenschutzmassnahmen durch LandwirtInnen. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie (SGA) - Jahrestagung 2022, Switzerland, Frick (FIBL).
Zorn, A., Clémence, S., Seiler, A., de Jong, A.-V., Buchmann, J., Masson, S., Steinger, T., Vogelgsang, S., Wirth, J., & Jeanneret, P. (2022). Wirtschaftlichkeit und Akzeptanz alternativer Pflanzenschutzmassnahmen. 9. Nationale Ackerbautaung, Plattform Ackerbau Schweiz PAG-CH (online). https://www.pag-ch.ch/de/translate-to-german-manifestations/translate-to-german-journees-nationales-pag/translate-to-german-9e-journee-nationale.
Meier, L., Clémence, S., & Zorn, A. (2022). Nutzung von Daten aus elektronischen Feldkalendern. 42. Jahrestagung der GIL (Gesellschaft für Informatik in der Land-, Forst- und Ernährungswirtschaft), Tänikon, Agroscope (online-Veranstaltung). https://gil-net.de/tagung-2022/.
Poster
Clémence, S., Meier, L., Zorn, A., Masson, S., Buchmann, J., de Jong, A.-V., Seiler, A., Steinger, T., Vogelgsang, S., Wirth, J., & Jeanneret, P. (2022). Est-il possible de remplacer des produits phytosanitaires par des mesures alternatives sans pertes économiques? Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie (SGA) - Jahrestagung 2022, Switzerland, Frick (FiBL).