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Gunnar Köhlin is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has a research focus primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Soil Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Economics and Econometrics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research addresses a range of topics, notably Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Land Rights and Reforms, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Agricultural risk and resilience, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, and Environmental Education and Sustainability.

Köhlin has published extensively, with notable contributions appearing in various academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive (Gothenburg University), RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Water Resources and Economics, and Land Use Policy.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • The Impact of Climate Change and Adaptation on Food Production in Low-Income Countries: Evidence from the Nile Basin, Ethiopia (2023, RePEc: Research Papers in Economics)
  • Is energy the golden thread? A systematic review of the impacts of modern and traditional energy use in low- and middle-income countries (2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
  • COVID-19 and handwashing: Implications for water use in Sub-Saharan Africa (2021, Water Resources and Economics)
  • The Role of Production Risk in Sustainable Land-Management Technology Adoption in the Ethiopian Highlands (2023, Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive)
  • Market Imperfections and Farm Technology Adoption Decisions: A Case Study from the Highlands of Ethiopia (2023, Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive)

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, including Mahmud Yesuf, Marc Jeuland, Franklin Amuakwa-Mensah, Menale Kassie, and Richard T. Carson. These collaborations have contributed to studies in economics, environmental science, and agricultural practices, reflecting interdisciplinary research approaches.

Best Publications

  • Woodfuels, livelihoods, and policy interventions: changing perspectives

    J.E. Michael Arnold;Gunnar Köhlin;Reidar Persson

  • Cropping system diversification, conservation tillage and modern seed adoption in Ethiopia: Impacts on household income, agrochemical use and demand for labor

    Hailemariam Teklewold;Menale Kassie;Bekele Shiferaw;Gunnar Köhlin

  • Fuelwood revisited: what has changed in the last decade?

    J.E.M. Arnold;G. Kohlin;R. Persson;G. Shepherd

  • Preferences for domestic fuel: Analysis with socio-economic factors and rankings in Kolkata, India

    Gautam Gupta;Gunnar Köhlin

  • Estimating the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Low-Income Countries: Household Level Evidence from the Nile Basin, Ethiopia

    Salvatore Di Falco;Mahmud Yesuf;Gunnar Kohlin;Claudia Ringler

  • Fuelwood, forests and community management – evidence from household studies

    Priscilla Cooke;Gunnar Köhlin;William F. Hyde

  • Policy design for the Anthropocene

    Thomas Sterner;Edward B. Barbier;Ian Bateman;Inge van den Bijgaart

  • Determinants of Household Fuel Choice in Major Cities in Ethiopia

    Alemu Mekonnen;Gunnar Köhlin

  • Modeling household cooking fuel choice: A panel multinomial logit approach

    Yonas Alem;Abebe D. Beyene;Gunnar Köhlin;Alemmu Mekonnen

  • Estimating Returns to Soil Conservation Adoption in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands

    Menale Kassie;John Pender;Mahmud Yesuf;Gunnar Kohlin

  • The Economics of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands

    Menale Kassie;Precious Zikhali;John Pender;Gunnar Köhlin

  • Urban energy transition and technology adoption: the case of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia.

    Zenebe Gebreegziabher;Alemu Mekonnen;Menale Kassie;Gunnar Köhlin

  • Fuel demand elasticities for energy and environmental policies: Indian sample survey evidence

    Haripriya Gundimeda;Gunnar Köhlin

  • Spatial variability and disincentives to harvest: deforestation and fuelwood collection in South Asia.

    Gunnar Kohlin;Peter J. Parks

  • Energy, gender and development : what are the linkages? Where is the evidence?

    Gunnar Kohlin;Erin O. Sills;Subhrendu K. Pattanayak;Christopher Wilfong

  • The impact of climate change and adaptation on food production in low income countries: Evidence from the Nile basin, Ethiopia

    M. Yesuf;S. di Falco;T. Deressa;Claudia Ringler

  • Is energy the golden thread? A systematic review of the impacts of modern and traditional energy use in low- and middle-income countries

    Marc Jeuland;Marc Jeuland;T. Robert Fetter;Yating Li;Subhrendu K. Pattanayak

  • Social Forestry Reconsidered

    William F. Hyde;Gunnar Köhlin

  • DOES ADOPTION OF MULTIPLE CLIMATE-SMART PRACTICES IMPROVE FARMERS’ CLIMATE RESILIENCE? EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE NILE BASIN OF ETHIOPIA

    Hailemariam Teklewold;Alemu Mekonnen;Alemu Mekonnen;Gunnar Kohlin;Salvatore Di Falco

  • Risk preferences as determinants of soil conservation decisions in Ethiopia.

    H. Teklewold;G. Kohlin

  • Cropping system diversification, conservation tillage and modern seed adoption in Ethiopia: Impacts on household income, agrochemical use

    Hailemariam Teklewold;Menale Kassie;Bekele Shiferaw;Gunnar Köhlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Menale Kassie
Menale Kassie International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Salvatore Di Falco
Salvatore Di Falco University of Geneva
Thomas Sterner
Thomas Sterner University of Gothenburg
John Pender
John Pender United States Department of Agriculture
Erin O. Sills
Erin O. Sills North Carolina State University
Peter Martinsson
Peter Martinsson University of Gothenburg
Martin Dufwenberg
Martin Dufwenberg University of Arizona
Stein T. Holden
Stein T. Holden Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Fredrik Carlsson
Fredrik Carlsson University of Gothenburg

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