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E-mail:	don.larson@iides.org
Homepage:	https://sites.google.com/site/decrgdonaldflarson/
Workplace:	Global Research Institute, College of William and Mary, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2019

1. Intra-household resource allocation when food prices soar: Impacts on child growth in Indonesia
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2018

2. The consequences of cyclone and seasonal crop risks for wealth and technology adoption in rural Mozambique
   2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2016

3. Long-term impacts of an unanticipated risk event: the 2007/08 food price crisis and child growth in Indonesia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
4. On the central role of small farms in African rural development strategies
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

2015

5. Are Women Less Productive Farmers? How Markets and Risk Affect Fertilizer Use, Productivity, and Measured Gender Effects in Uganda
   2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (4)
6. Uzbekistan: Strengthening the Horticulture Value Chain
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2014

7. Agricultural policies and trade paths in Turkey
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Agricultural Policies and Trade Paths in Turkey, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
8. Food security and storage in the Middle East and North Africa
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (11)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article Food Security and Storage in the Middle East and North Africa, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2014) View citations (17) (2014)

2013

9. A conceptual model of incomplete markets and the consequences for technology adoption policies in Ethiopia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
10. Blue water and the consequences of alternative food security policies in the Middle East and North Africa for water security
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
11. Differential Effects of Food Security Policies on Subsistence Farmers and the Urban Poor
    2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)

2012

12. Aligning climate change mitigation and agricultural policies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
13. Should African Rural Development Strategies Depend on Smallholder Farms? An Exploration of the Inverse Productivity Hypothesis
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article Should African rural development strategies depend on smallholder farms? An exploration of the inverse-productivity hypothesis, Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2014) View citations (72) (2014)
14. The cost structure of the clean development mechanism
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2011

15. Agriculture and the clean development mechanism
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
16. The Grain Chain: Food Security and Managing Wheat Imports in Arab Countries
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2010

17. Can Africa replicate Asia's green revolution in rice ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
18. Incomplete markets and fertilizer use: evidence from Ethiopia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
19. Measures of Fixed Capital in Agriculture
    Discussion Papers, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management View citations (13)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (20)
20. Resource management and the effects of trade on vulnerable places and people: lessons from six case studies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
21. Will the clean development mechanism mobilize anticipated levels of mitigation ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

2009

22. Substitution and technological change under carbon cap and trade: lessons from Europe
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
23. The Cost Structure of Emissions Abatement through the Clean Development Mechanism
    2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
24. The performance of Bulgarian food markets during reform
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2008

25. Carbon markets, institutions, policies, and research
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
26. FACTORS AFFECTING LEVELS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN CARBON ABATEMENT PROJECTS
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
27. Heterogeneous technology and panel data: The case of the agricultural production function
    Discussion Papers, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management View citations (20)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Heterogeneous technology and panel data: The case of the agricultural production function, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (65) (2012)

2007

28. Will markets direct investments under the Kyoto Protocol ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

2006

29. Mutual Crop Insurance and Moral Hazard: The Case of Mexican Fondos
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Mutual Crop Insurance and Moral Hazard: The Case of Mexican Fondos, Proceedings “Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V.”, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA) (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2004

30. How Endowments, Factor Accumulation, and Technology Choice Determine Growth and Productivity in Agriculture
    Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society
31. The environment as a factor of production
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The environment as a factor of production, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2006) View citations (57) (2006)

2003

32. Commodity market reform in Africa: some recent experience
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Commodity market reform in Africa: some recent experience, Economic Systems, Elsevier (2003) View citations (36) (2003)
33. Intersectoral migration in Southeast Asia - evidence from Indonesia, Thailan, and the Philippines
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Intersectoral Migration in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association (2003) View citations (11) (2003)

2002

34. Agricultural markets and risks - management of the latter, not the former
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (23)
35. Can Financial Markets be Tapped to Help Poor People Cope with Weather Risks?
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (26)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations (48)
36. DETERMINANTS OF AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN THAILAND, INDONESIA AND THE PHILIPPINES
    Discussion Papers, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management View citations (31)
37. Determinants of agricultural growth in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)
38. Do farmers chooseto be inefficient? evidence from Bicol, Philippines
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

2001

39. Sugar policy and reform
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)

1999

40. A Cross-Country Database for Sector Investment and Capital
    Working Papers, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Center for Agricultural Economic Research View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A Cross-Country Database for Sector Investment and Capital, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2000) View citations (61) (2000)
41. Risks, lessons learned, and secondary markets for greenhouse gas reductions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
42. Using Markets to Deal with Commodity Price Volatility: What Can Governments and Donors Do to Develop Markets that Ameliorate Commodity Price Volatility?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

1998

43. A new database on investment and capital for agriculture and manufacturing
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (28)
44. Commodity risk management and development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (33)

1997

45. Agricultural development: issues, evidence, and consequences
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
    See also Chapter Agricultural Development: Issues, Evidence and Consequences, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (1998) View citations (5) (1998)
46. The determinants of agricultural production: a cross-country analysis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (38)

1996

47. Dealing with commodity price uncertainty
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (40)
48. Indonesia's palm oil subsector
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
49. Uncertainty and the price for crude oil reserves
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

1995

50. On the intersectoral migration of agricultural labor
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article On the Intersectoral Migration of Agricultural Labor, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (1997) View citations (47) (1997)

1994

51. Copper and the negative price of storage
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
52. The adding-up problem: strategies for primary commodity exports in sub-Saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)

1993

53. Policies for coping with price uncertainty for Mexican maize: policies for maize price variability in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

1991

54. Abolishing green rates: the effects on cereals, sugar, and oilseeds in West Germany
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
55. Tariff-based commodity price stabilization schemes in Venezuela
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
56. The effects of option hedging on the costs of domestic price stabilization schemes
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)

1990

57. On the relevance of world agricultural prices
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
58. The Indonesian vegetable oils sector: modeling the impact of policy changes
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

1989

59. Recent trends and prospects for agricultural commodity exports in sub-Saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

Undated

60. Sectoral Investment and Capital
    Instructional Stata datasets for econometrics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Long-term impacts of an unanticipated spike in food prices on child growth in Indonesia
   World Development, 2019, 113, (C), 330-343 View citations (4)

2016

2. Agricultural Policies and Trade Paths in Turkey
   The World Economy, 2016, 39, (8), 1194-1224 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Agricultural policies and trade paths in Turkey, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
3. The incidence and extent of the CDM across developing countries
   Environment and Development Economics, 2016, 21, (4), 415-438 View citations (4)

2015

4. COSTS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ABATEMENT UNDER THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
   Climate Change Economics (CCE), 2015, 06, (01), 1-34 View citations (1)

2014

5. Food Security and Storage in the Middle East and North Africa
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2014, 28, (1), 48-73 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Food security and storage in the Middle East and North Africa, Post-Print (2014) View citations (11) (2014)
6. Should African rural development strategies depend on smallholder farms? An exploration of the inverse-productivity hypothesis
   Agricultural Economics, 2014, 45, (3), 355-367 View citations (72)
   See also Working Paper Should African Rural Development Strategies Depend on Smallholder Farms? An Exploration of the Inverse Productivity Hypothesis, World Bank Publications - Reports (2012) (2012)

2012

7. Heterogeneous technology and panel data: The case of the agricultural production function
   Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (1), 139-149 View citations (65)
   See also Working Paper Heterogeneous technology and panel data: The case of the agricultural production function, Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (20) (2008)
8. Short Term Electric Production Technology Switching Under Carbon Cap and Trade
   Energies, 2012, 5, (10), 1-21 View citations (6)

2011

9. Local Actions, Global Impacts: International Cooperation and the CDM
   Global Environmental Politics, 2011, 11, (4), 108-133 View citations (4)

2009

10. Do farmers choose to be inefficient? Evidence from Bicol
    Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 90, (1), 24-32 View citations (20)
11. Will Markets Direct Investments Under the Kyoto Protocol? Lessons from the Activities Implemented Jointly Pilots
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2009, 43, (3), 433-456 View citations (6)

2008

12. A Review of Carbon Market Policies and Research
    International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2008, 2, (3), 177-236 View citations (9)

2007

13. On inverse carrying charges and spatial arbitrage
    Journal of Futures Markets, 2007, 27, (4), 305-336 View citations (6)

2006

14. How Endowments, Accumulations, and Choice Determine the Geography of Agricultural Productivity in Ecuador
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2006, 20, (3), 449-471 View citations (6)
15. Mutual Crop Insurance and Moral Hazard: The Case of Mexican Fondos
    Proceedings “Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V.”, 2006, 41 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Mutual Crop Insurance and Moral Hazard: The Case of Mexican Fondos, 2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
16. The environment as a factor of production
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2006, 52, (3), 645-662 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper The environment as a factor of production, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (7) (2004)

2004

17. Agricultural dynamics in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines
    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2004, 48, (01), 32 View citations (6)
    Also in Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2004, 48, (1), 95-126 (2004) View citations (10)
18. Policies on Managing Risk in Agricultural Markets
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2004, 19, (2), 199-230 View citations (24)

2003

19. Commodity market reform in Africa: some recent experience
    Economic Systems, 2003, 27, (1), 83-115 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Commodity market reform in Africa: some recent experience, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (28) (2003)
20. Intersectoral Migration in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2003, 35, (Supplement), 13 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Intersectoral migration in Southeast Asia - evidence from Indonesia, Thailan, and the Philippines, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (7) (2003)

2002

21. Intersectoral Migration in Venezuela
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2002, 50, (2), 227-48 View citations (4)

2001

22. Risk premiums on inventory assets: the case of crude oil and natural gas
    Journal of Futures Markets, 2001, 21, (2), 109-126 View citations (34)
23. Uncertainty and the convenience yield in crude oil price backwardations
    Energy Economics, 2001, 23, (5), 533-548 View citations (13)

2000

24. A Cross-Country Database for Sector Investment and Capital
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2000, 14, (2), 371-91 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper A Cross-Country Database for Sector Investment and Capital, Working Papers (1999) View citations (2) (1999)

1999

25. Rethinking Within and Between Regressions: The Case of Agricultural Production Functions
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1999, (55-56), 475-501 View citations (32)

1998

26. Economic Effects of Taxes on Exports of Palm Oil Products
    Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 1998, 34, (3), 37-58 View citations (11)

1997

27. On the Intersectoral Migration of Agricultural Labor
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1997, 45, (2), 295-319 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper On the intersectoral migration of agricultural labor, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1995) View citations (16) (1995)
28. Pertanian dan Pembangunan
    Economic Journal of Emerging Markets, 1997, 2, (2), 205-210

1992

29. On the Transmission of World Agricultural Prices
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1992, 6, (3), 399-422 View citations (130)

1983

30. Summary Statistics and Forecasting Performance
    Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 1983, 35, (3), 12

Books

2013

1. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM):An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes
   World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. View citations (2)

2004

2. Rural Development and Agricultural Growth in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (5)

2001

3. Commodity Market Reforms: Lessons of Two Decades
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (68)

Edited books

2016

1. In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution
   Natural Resource Management and Policy, Springer View citations (25)

2010

2. Vulnerable Places, Vulnerable People
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (3)

Chapters

2016

1. Conclusions: Strategies Towards a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Springer
2. Introduction: Why an African Green RevolutionAfrican Green Revolution Is Needed and Why It Must Include Small Farms
   Springer View citations (1)
3. On the Determinants of Low Productivity in Maize Farming in Uganda: The Role of Markets, Fertilizer Use and Gender
   Springer View citations (2)

2013

4. AN UPDATED REVIEW OF CARBON MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS, POLICIES, AND RESEARCH
   Chapter 2 in The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes, 2013, pp 9-89
5. CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM AS A COOPERATION MECHANISM
   Chapter 7 in The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes, 2013, pp 219-247
6. CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
   Chapter 1 in The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes, 2013, pp 1-8 View citations (1)
7. CONCLUSION
   Chapter 9 in The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes, 2013, pp 293-306
8. DIFFUSION OF KYOTO'S CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
   Chapter 5 in The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes, 2013, pp 153-171 View citations (2)
9. THE ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED JOINTLY PILOTS: A FOUNDATION FOR CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM?
   Chapter 3 in The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes, 2013, pp 91-124
10. THE COST OF MITIGATION UNDER THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
    Chapter 4 in The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes, 2013, pp 125-151
11. WHY ADOPTION OF THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM DIFFERS ACROSS COUNTRIES?
    Chapter 6 in The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes, 2013, pp 173-218
12. WHY SO FEW AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM?
    Chapter 8 in The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Early History of Unanticipated Outcomes, 2013, pp 249-292

2010

13. Lessons from the Case Studies: 2
    Chapter 9 in Vulnerable Places, Vulnerable People, 2010 View citations (1)
14. Trade Liberalization, Rural Poverty and the Environment
    Chapter 1 in Vulnerable Places, Vulnerable People, 2010 View citations (1)

1998

15. Agricultural Development: Issues, Evidence and Consequences
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Agricultural development: issues, evidence, and consequences, The World Bank (1997) View citations (16) (1997)