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Working Papers

2012

1. How Much DoWe Know about Rural-Urban Health Disparities: Lessons from Four Major Diseases in Virginia
   2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
2. Market participation decisions and market choices: A case study of Bolivian potato farmers
   2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists
3. Schooling achievement amongst Zimbabwean children during a period of economic chaos, 2001-2007/8
   2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2010

4. Is the Share of Agricultural Maintenance Research Rising?
   2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
5. Market participation and marketing performance: A case study of Bolivian potato farmers
   2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2008

6. Economic Impact Analysis of Marker-Assisted Breeding in Rice
   2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)
7. Those with blue hair please step forward: An economic theory of group formation and application to Cajas Rurales in Honduras
   2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2006

8. El espacio geográfico, los activos, los medios de vida y el bienstar en las zonas rurales de CentroAmérica: evidencia empìrica de Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua
   DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
9. Public Investment Targeting in Rural Central America
   2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
10. The Role of Trust in Knowledge Acquisition: Results from Field Experiments in the Ecuadorian Amazon
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2005

11. Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Technologies: A Case Study of Potato Farmers in Carchi, Ecuador
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)
12. Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America
    DSGD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
13. Geography, Livelihoods and Rural Poverty in Honduras: An Empirical Analysis using an Asset-base Approach
    Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research

2004

14. Export commodity production and broad-based rural development: coffee and cocoa in the Dominican Republic
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
15. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PEANUT RESEARCH ON POVERTY REDUCTION: RESISTANCE STRATEGIES TO CONTROL PEANUT VIRUSES IN UGANDA
    2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2003

16. DOES EXTENSION WORK? IMPACTS OF A PROGRAM TO ASSIST LIMITED-RESOURCE FARMERS IN VIRGINIA
    2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Agricultural Economics (2004)
17. PRODUCTIVITY AND LAND ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA: HEALTH, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, AND SEQUENTIAL ADOPTION
    2003 Annual Meeting, August 16-22, 2003, Durban, South Africa, International Association of Agricultural Economists
    Also in EPTD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2003) View citations (1)
    2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (2003)
    See also Journal Article in American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2004)

2002

18. The impact of the International Food Policy Research Institute's research program on rural finance policies for food security for the poor
    Impact assessments, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2001

19. Viewing microinsurance as a social risk management instrument
    Social Protection Discussion Papers, The World Bank View citations (9)
20. Vulnerability: a view from different disciplines
    Social Protection Discussion Papers, The World Bank View citations (37)

2000

21. TAXATION: NO SIMPLE ANSWERS
    Policy Papers, Virginia Tech, Rural Economic Analysis Program (REAP)
22. THE IMPACT OF WELFARE REFORM ACROSS METROPOLITAN AND NON-METROPOLITAN AREAS: A NON-PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
    2000 Annual meeting, July 30-August 2, Tampa, FL, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (2000) View citations (1)

1999

23. An asset-based approach to social risk management: a conceptual framework
    Social Protection Discussion Papers, The World Bank View citations (18)

1998

24. COMMUNITY PREFERENCES FOR TYPES OF BUSINESSES: A CASE STUDY OF THREE COUNTIES
    Report Papers, Virginia Tech, Rural Economic Analysis Program (REAP)
25. Policy for plenty: measuring the benefits of policy-oriented social science research
    Impact assessments, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
26. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MIGRANT, SEASONAL, AND H-2A FARMWORKERS ON THE VIRGINIA ECONOMY
    Report Papers, Virginia Tech, Rural Economic Analysis Program (REAP)

1997

27. RURAL VIRGINIA: PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE THROUGH CHANGING POLICY
    Report Papers, Virginia Tech, Rural Economic Analysis Program (REAP) View citations (1)

1991

28. Is export diversification the best way to achieve export growth and stability? A look at three African countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Is the share of agricultural maintenance research rising in the United States?
   Food Policy, 2013, 38, (C), 126-135

2012

2. The Twin-Transfer Squeeze on Rural Households and Governments in Virginia
   Choices, 2012, 27, (3)
3. Women rule: potato markets, cellular phones and access to information in the Bolivian highlands
   Agricultural Economics, 2012, 43, (4), 405-415

2011

4. Agricultural extension, trust, and learning: results from economic experiments in Ecuador
   Agricultural Economics, 2011, 42, (6), 685-699

2010

5. Economic impact analysis of marker-assisted breeding for resistance to pests and post harvest deterioration in cassava
   Journal of Cooperatives, 2010, 04, (2) View citations (1)

2009

6. Economic Impact Analysis of Marker-Assisted Breeding for Tolerance to Salinity and Phosphorous Deficiency in Rice
   Review of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 31, (4), 779-792 View citations (2)

2008

7. Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Integrated Pest Management Extension Methods: An Example from Bangladesh
   Review of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 30, (2), 252-269 View citations (3)
8. Poverty and Social Impact in the Agricultural Sector: Lessons from Experience
   Development Policy Review, 2008, 26, (2), 189-210

2007

9. Effectiveness of Integrated Pest Management Dissemination Techniques: A Case Study of Potato Farmers in Carchi, Ecuador
   Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2007, 39, (03) View citations (3)

2004

10. Does Extension Work? Impacts of a Program to Assist Limited-Resource Farmers in Virginia
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 26, (3), 361-372 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
11. Poverty, Policy, and Space: Discussion
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 86, (5), 1297-1298
12. Productivity and Land Enhancing Technologies in Northern Ethiopia: Health, Public Investments, and Sequential Adoption
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004, 86, (2), 321-331 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

13. Access to credit, plot size and cost inefficiency among smallholder tobacco cultivators in Malawi
    Agricultural Economics, 2003, 29, (1), 99-109 View citations (5)
14. Changes in Consumption and Saving Behavior before and after Economic Shocks: Evidence from Zimbabwe
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2003, 52, (1), 187-215 View citations (9)
15. Measuring the impacts of agricultural research on poverty reduction
    Agricultural Economics, 2003, 29, (1), 1-14 View citations (5)

2002

16. Changes in Well-being in Zimbabwe, 1990-6: Evidence Using Semi-parametric Density Estimates
    Journal of African Economies, 2002, 11, (3), 326-364 View citations (2)
17. Readings in Development Economics: Volumes I and II: Pranab Bardhan, Christopher Udry, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2000, Vol. I, 366 pp., US$ 29.95, Softcover, ISBN: 0-262-52282-9; Vol. II, 437 pp., US$ 29.95, Softcover, ISBN: 0-262-52283-7
    Agricultural Economics, 2002, 27, (2), 183-185

2001

18. Changes in poverty in Zimbabwe between 1990 and 1996: Worsening outcomes under adverse conditions
    Development Southern Africa, 2001, 18, (5), 553-579 View citations (3)
19. Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Single Female-Headed Families: A Semi-parametric Analysis
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2001, 47, (1), 81-104

1999

20. Labor Shortages on Small Landholdings in Malawi: Implications for Policy Reforms
    World Development, 1999, 27, (8), 1461-1475 View citations (8)

1997

21. Measuring the Benefits of Policy Research
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1997, 79, (5), 1534-1538 View citations (6)

1996

22. Ruttan, Vernon W. United States Development Assistance Policy: The Domestic Politics of Foreign Economic Aid. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, 657 pp., $65.00
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1996, 78, (3), 842-844
23. Seeking guidelines for poverty reduction in rural Zambia
    World Development, 1996, 24, (11), 1711-1723 View citations (11)

1995

24. Interacciones entre Políticas de Precios y Gastos en Investigación Agropecuaria
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 1995, 32, (96), 199-216 View citations (1)
25. SYSTEM MISSPECIFICATION TESTING AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE DEMAND FOR MEATS
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1995, 20, (01) View citations (44)

1994

26. MIGRANT FARM WORKERS ON VIRGINIA'S EASTERN SHORE: AN ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC IMPACTS
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1994, 26, (01) View citations (1)
27. On-site economic evaluation of soil conservation practices in Honduras
    Agricultural Economics, 1994, 11, (2-3), 257-269
28. Soil conservation practices and farm income in the Dominican Republic
    Agricultural Systems, 1994, 46, (1), 59-77 View citations (3)
29. The interactions between health benefits and farm wages in Virginia
    Agribusiness, 1994, 10, (3), 229-240
30. Welfare Analysis When Budget Constraints Are Nonlinear: The Case of Flood Hazard Reduction
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1994, 26, (2), 181-199 View citations (4)

1992

31. SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR MARRIED FEMALE LABOR: RURAL AND URBAN DIFFERENCES IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
    Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1992, 24, (02) View citations (2)