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Working Papers

2024

1. September 2024 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New
   Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series, The World Bank
2. The Welfare Cost of Drought in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. The World Bank’s New Inequality Indicator: The Number of Countries with High Inequality
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2023

4. Counting People Exposed to, Vulnerable to, or at High Risk From Climate Shocks — A Methodology
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. Long COVID: The Evolution of Household Welfare in Developing Countries during the Pandemic
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2021

6. Anticipatory Cash Transfers in Climate Disaster Response
   CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (11)
7. Is the Price Right? Returns to Input Adoption in Uganda
   Working Papers, California Polytechnic State University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2020

8. What is the Impact of Weather Shocks on Prices?: Evidence from Ethiopia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2019

9. The Chronology of a Disaster
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)

2018

10. Growth, safety nets and poverty: assessing progress in Ethiopia from 1996 to 2011
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
11. Redistribution and group participation: experimental evidence from Africa and the UK
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article Redistribution and Group Participation: Experimental Evidence from Africa and the UK, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2019) (2019)
12. Vanishing Returns? Potential Returns and Constraints to Input Adoption among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2017

13. A Fiscal Incidence Analysis for Ethiopia
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
14. Insuring Against Drought: Evidence on Agricultural Intensification and Demand for Index Insurance from a Randomized Evaluation in Rural Bangladesh
    2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (6)
15. Insuring against droughts: Evidence on agricultural intensification and index insurance demand from a randomized evaluation in rural Bangladesh
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
16. With a little help: shocks, agricultural income, and welfare in Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2016

17. Vulnerability to drought and food price shocks: evidence from Ethiopia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Vulnerability to Drought and Food Price Shocks: Evidence from Ethiopia, World Development, Elsevier (2017) View citations (35) (2017)

2015

18. Formal and informal insurance: experimental evidence from Ethiopia
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (4)
19. Managing Risk with Insurance and Savings: Experimental Evidence for Male and Female Farm Managers in the Sahel
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (14)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (13)
20. Managing risk with insurance and savings: Experimental evidence for male and female farm managers in West Africa
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (12)
21. Redistribution and Group Participation: Comparative Experimental Evidence from Africa and the UK
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2014

22. Strengthening Producer Organizations in Uganda: The Impact on Labor and Non-labor Inputs
    2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2013

23. Borrowing from the insurer: An empirical analysis of demand and impact of insurance in China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
24. Cost-benefit analysis of the african risk capacity facility
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
25. Demand for weather hedges in India: An empirical exploration of theoretical predictions
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (12)
26. Insuring against the weather
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
27. Insuring countries against natural disasters: Pool rules
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2012

28. The value of customized insurance for farmers in rural Bangladesh
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

2011

29. Adoption of weather index insurance: Learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (14)
    Also in ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Adoption of weather-index insurance: learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia, Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2013) View citations (79) (2013)
30. Flexible insurance for heterogeneous farmers: Results from a small-scale pilot in Ethiopia
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (21)
31. Mainstreaming gender sensitivity in cash crop market supply chains
    ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) View citations (22)

2010

32. An experiment on the impact of weather shocks and insurance on risky investment
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (12)
33. Breaking the norm: An empirical investigation into the unraveling of good behavior
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Breaking the norm: An empirical investigation into the unraveling of good behavior, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
34. Understanding Small-Holder Constraints to Jatropha Investment
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2009

35. Innovations in insuring the poor
    2020 vision focus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)

2008

36. Understanding the investment and abandonment behavior of poor households: An empirical investigation
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2007

37. Characteristics and causes of severe poverty and hunger
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
38. Developing and connecting markets for poor farmers
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
39. Quality control in non-staple food markets: Evidence from India
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Quality control in nonstaple food markets: evidence from India, Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2008) View citations (40) (2008)
40. The poorest and hungry: Looking below the line
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
41. The world's most deprived: Characteristics and causes of extreme poverty and hunger
    2020 vision discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (47)
42. The world's most deprived: Characteristics and causes of extreme poverty and hunger [In Chinese]
    2020 vision discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (16)

2006

43. Coffee Price Risk in the Market: Exporter, Trader and Producer Data from Uganda
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (4)
44. The role of risk in shaping production decisions: an empirical analysis
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2005

45. Assessing rhetoric and reality in the predictability of aid
    Human Development Occasional Papers (1992-2007), Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) View citations (7)
46. Price Transmission and Trader Entry in Domestic Commodity Markets
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Price Transmission and Trader Entry in Domestic Commodity Markets, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2008) View citations (66) (2008)

2004

47. Selling at the farm-gate or travelling to market
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Selling at the Farmgate or Traveling to Market, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2005) View citations (146) (2005)
48. The Transmission of International Commodity Prices to Domestic Producers
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2003) View citations (8)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Strengthening producer organizations to increase market access of smallholder farmers in Uganda
   Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2021, 50, (3), 436-464 View citations (1)

2020

2. Delayed Premium Payment, Insurance Adoption, and Household Investment in Rural China
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020, 102, (4), 1177-1197 View citations (6)

2019

3. Ex ante and ex post effects of hybrid index insurance in Bangladesh
   Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 136, (C), 1-17 View citations (42)
4. Redistribution and Group Participation: Experimental Evidence from Africa and the UK
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (3), 717-735
   See also Working Paper Redistribution and group participation: experimental evidence from Africa and the UK, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) (2018)

2017

5. Vulnerability to Drought and Food Price Shocks: Evidence from Ethiopia
   World Development, 2017, 96, (C), 65-77 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper Vulnerability to drought and food price shocks: evidence from Ethiopia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (4) (2016)

2016

6. Demand for a Simple Weather Insurance Product in India: Theory and Evidence
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2016, 98, (4), 1250-1270 View citations (31)

2015

7. A Chat about Insurance: Experimental Results from Rural Bangladesh
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2015, 37, (3), 477-501 View citations (6)

2014

8. Offering rainfall insurance to informal insurance groups: Evidence from a field experiment in Ethiopia
   Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 106, (C), 132-143 View citations (120)

2013

9. Adoption of weather-index insurance: learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia
   Agricultural Economics, 2013, 44, (4-5), 385-398 View citations (79)
   See also Working Paper Adoption of weather index insurance: Learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia, IFPRI discussion papers (2011) View citations (14) (2011)

2012

10. A field experiment on the impact of weather shocks and insurance on risky investment
    Experimental Economics, 2012, 15, (2), 341-371 View citations (52)
11. Breaking the norm: An empirical investigation into the unraveling of good behavior
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (1), 150-162 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Breaking the norm: An empirical investigation into the unraveling of good behavior, IFPRI discussion papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2010

12. Investment and Abandonment Behavior of Rural Households: An Empirical Investigation
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2010, 92, (4), 1065-1086 View citations (16)
13. Liberalisation and Producer Price Risk: Examining Subjective Expectations in the Ugandan Coffee Market
    Journal of African Economies, 2010, 19, (4), 433-458 View citations (17)

2009

14. Using Stated Preferences and Beliefs to Identify the Impact of Risk on Poor Households
    Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (2), 151-171 View citations (46)

2008

15. Price Transmission and Trader Entry in Domestic Commodity Markets
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, (4), 729-766 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Price Transmission and Trader Entry in Domestic Commodity Markets, Economics Series Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
16. Quality control in nonstaple food markets: evidence from India
    Agricultural Economics, 2008, 38, (3), 251-266 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Quality control in non-staple food markets: Evidence from India, IFPRI discussion papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2005

17. Selling at the Farmgate or Traveling to Market
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2005, 87, (3), 717-734 View citations (146)
    See also Working Paper Selling at the farm-gate or travelling to market, CSAE Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (5) (2004)