Lars är adjungerad professor i nationalekonomi, och har ett särskilt intresse för naturresurs- och miljöekonomi. 

Forskningsområde

Under de senaste åren har Lars arbetat med resursproblem, särskilt jorderosion, i Östra Afrika samt med ekonomiska analyser inom kemikalieområdet. Tidigare arbetade han med ett flertal miljö- och resursproblem, inklusive styrmedel, i svenskt jordbruk. 

Publikationer

Hellstrand, S., Skånberg, K. and Drake, L (2010). A biophysically anchored production function. Environment, Development & Sustainability, vol 12/4:573-596.

Ekere, W., Mugisha, J. and Drake, L. (2009). Factors influencing waste separation and utilization among households in the Lake Victoria crescent, Uganda. Waste Management. 29(12):3047-51. 

Walekhwa, P., Mugisha, J. and Drake, L. (2009). Biogas energy from family-sized digesters in Uganda: Critical factors and policy implications. Energy Policy, vol. 37(7): 2754-2762. 

Hellstrand, S., Skånberg, K. and Drake, L (2009). The Relevance of Ecological and Economic Policies for Sustainable Development. Environment, Development & Sustainability, vol 11/4:853-870. 

Saifi, B. and Drake, L. (2008). A coevolutionary model for promoting agricultural sustainability. Ecological Economics, vol 65(1):24-34

Saifi, B. and Drake, L. (2008). Swedish agriculture during the twentieth century in relation to sustainability.  Ecological Economics vol 68/1-2, Dec 2008:370-380.

Belaineh, L and Drake, L. (2005). Determinants of Smallholder Farmer’s Risk Perceptions in the Eastern Highlands of Ethiopia. Journal of Risk Research, vol 8:383-416. 

Bekele, W. and Drake, L. (2003). Determinants of Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Measures by Subsistence Farmers in the Eastern Highlands of Ethiopia. Ecological Economics vol 46(3):437-451.