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Working Papers

2014

1. Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
2. The changing landscape of agriculture in Ghana: Drivers of farm mechanization and its impacts on cropland expansion and intensification
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2013

3. Agricultural mechanization in Ghana: Is specialization in agricultural mechanization a viable business model?
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (21)
   Also in GSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013) View citations (19)
4. Animal traction in Ghana
   GSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

2012

5. Mechanization in Ghana: Searching for sustainable service supply models
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (15)

2010

6. How Best to Target the Poor? An operational targeting of the poor using indicator-based proxy means tests
   2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) View citations (2)
7. To Target or Not to Target? The cost efficiency of indicator-based targeting
   2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2009

8. Operational Models for Improving the Targeting Efficiency of Agricultural and Development Policies: A systematic comparison of different estimation methods using out-of-sample tests
   2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists
9. Targeting the poor and smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from Malawi
   Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Targeting the Poor and Smallholder Farmers Empirical Evidence from Malawi, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Humboldt-Universitaat zu Berlin (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2007

10. Proxy Means Tests for Targeting the Poorest Households -- Applications to Uganda
    106th Seminar, October 25-27, 2007, Montpellier, France, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (6)

2006

11. Developing Poverty Assessment Tools Based on Principal Component Analysis: Results from Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Uganda, and Peru
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (9)

Journal Articles

2014

1. Mechanization in Ghana: Emerging demand, and the search for alternative supply models
   Food Policy, 2014, 48, (C), 168-181 View citations (76)

2013

2. Agricultural Mechanization in Ghana: Is Specialized Agricultural Mechanization Service Provision a Viable Business Model?
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2013, 95, (5), 1237-1244 View citations (35)

2012

3. Operational Models for Improving the Targeting Efficiency of Development Policies: A Systematic Comparison of Different Estimation Methods Using Out-of-sample Tests
   The European Journal of Development Research, 2012, 24, (3), 465-490

2011

4. To target or not to target? The costs, benefits, and impacts of indicator-based targeting
   Food Policy, 2011, 36, (5), 627-637 View citations (14)
   Also in Food Policy, 2011, 36, (5), 626-636 (2011) View citations (11)

2010

5. Targeting the Poor and Smallholder Farmers Empirical Evidence from Malawi
   Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 2010, 49, (4), 18 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Targeting the poor and smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from Malawi, Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series) (2009) View citations (1) (2009)