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Working Papers

2018

1. Diversify more or less? Household resilience and food security in rural Nigeria
   Working Papers PMMA, PEP-PMMA View citations (2)

2006

2. Interpersonal, Intertemporal and Spatial Variation in Risk Perceptions: Evidence from East Africa
   Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (3)
   Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2006) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Interpersonal, Intertemporal and Spatial Variation in Risk Perceptions: Evidence from East Africa, World Development, Elsevier (2008) View citations (39) (2008)
3. Milk Money and Intra-Household Bargaining: Evidence on Pastoral Migration and Milk Sales from Northern Kenya
   2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)

2005

4. Are Household Production Decisions Cooperative? Evidence on Pastoral Migration and Milk Sales from Northern Kenya
   Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2005) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Are Household Production Decisions Cooperative? Evidence on Pastoral Migration and Milk Sales from Northern Kenya, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2006) View citations (45) (2006)
5. Perceptions of Risk within Pastoralist Households in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia
   2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)

2003

6. BAYESIAN HERDERS: ASYMMETRIC UPDATING OF RAINFALL BELIEFS IN RESPONSE TO EXTERNAL FORECASTS
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (7)
7. EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS IN A SPATIALLY VARIED ECONOMY
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (1)
8. Poverty Traps and Safety Nets
   Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (8)

2002

9. ARE HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION DECISIONS COOPERATIVE? EVIDENCE ON MIGRATION AND MILK SALES FROM NORTHERN KENYA
   2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
10. SOCIAL IDENTITY AND MANIPULATIVE INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS AMONG EAST AFRICAN PASTORALISTS
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (2)

1998

11. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF PASTORAL MIGRATION DECISIONS: GABRA HERDERS IN NORTHERN KENYA
    1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Diversify More or Less? Household Income Generation Strategies and Food Security in Rural Nigeria
   Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (3), 560-577 View citations (14)

2019

2. Land Use and Tenure Insecurity in the Drylands of Southern Ethiopia
   Journal of Development Studies, 2019, 55, (6), 1307-1324 View citations (3)

2018

3. Mobile Peoples, Contested Borders: Land use Conflicts and Resolution Mechanisms among Borana and Guji Communities, Southern Ethiopia
   World Development, 2018, 103, (C), 119-132 View citations (5)

2016

4. Cattle sharing and rental contracts in an Agrarian economy: evidence from Ethiopia
   Agricultural Economics, 2016, 47, (5), 479-492 View citations (2)

2012

5. Risk and intertemporal substitution: Livestock portfolios and off-take among Kenyan pastoralists
   Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97, (2), 415-426 View citations (30)

2010

6. Dynamic Field Experiments in Development Economics: Risk Valuation in Morocco, Kenya, and Peru
   Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2010, 39, (2), 17 View citations (24)
   Also in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2010, 39, (2), 176-192 (2010) View citations (21)
7. Explaining index‐based livestock insurance to pastoralists
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2010, 70, (3), 333-352 View citations (10)

2009

8. Anandajayasekeram, Ponniah, Mandivamba Rukuni, Suresh Chandra Babu, Frikkie Liebenberg, and C. L. KeswaniImpact of Science on African Agriculture and Food Security
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 91, (4), 1159-1160
9. Do Community Members Share Development Priorities? Results of a Ranking Exercise in East African Rangelands
   Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (10), 1663-1683 View citations (4)
10. Empirical forecasting of slow-onset disasters for improved emergency response: An application to Kenya's arid north
    Food Policy, 2009, 34, (4), 329-339 View citations (13)
11. Understanding Declining Mobility and Inter‐household Transfers among East African Pastoralists
    Economica, 2009, 76, (302), 315-336 View citations (9)

2008

12. Interpersonal, Intertemporal and Spatial Variation in Risk Perceptions: Evidence from East Africa
    World Development, 2008, 36, (8), 1453-1468 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Interpersonal, Intertemporal and Spatial Variation in Risk Perceptions: Evidence from East Africa, Working Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2007

13. Bayesian Herders: Updating of Rainfall Beliefs in Response to External Forecasts
    World Development, 2007, 35, (3), 480-497 View citations (50)
14. Educational Investments in a Dual Economy
    Economica, 2007, 74, (294), 351-369 View citations (9)

2006

15. Are Household Production Decisions Cooperative? Evidence on Pastoral Migration and Milk Sales from Northern Kenya
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 88, (3), 525-541 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Are Household Production Decisions Cooperative? Evidence on Pastoral Migration and Milk Sales from Northern Kenya, Center Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (3) (2005)
16. Confronting the risk of asset loss: What role do livestock transfers in northern Kenya play?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 81, (2), 415-437 View citations (23)
17. Foreword
    Agricultural Economics, 2006, 34, (2), 121-121
18. Introduction: The dynamics of coupled human and natural systems
    Environment and Development Economics, 2006, 11, (1), 9-13
19. Policy, technology, and management strategies for achieving sustainable agricultural intensification
    Agricultural Economics, 2006, 34, (2), 123-127 View citations (14)
20. Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar
    Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (2), 248-277 View citations (134)

2005

21. Institutional Arrangements for Rural Poverty Reduction and Resource Conservation
    World Development, 2005, 33, (2), 193-197 View citations (31)
22. Linkages Between Community, Environmental, and Conflict Management: Experiences from Northern Kenya
    World Development, 2005, 33, (2), 285-299 View citations (9)

2004

23. Contrasting income shocks with asset shocks: livestock sales in northern Kenya
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2004, 56, (2), 263-284 View citations (57)

2003

24. Analyzing and Addressing Localized Degradation in the Commons
    Land Economics, 2003, 79, (4), 515-536 View citations (12)
25. Assessing the Value of Climate Forecast Information for Pastoralists: Evidence from Southern Ethiopia and Northern Kenya
    World Development, 2003, 31, (9), 1477-1494 View citations (57)

2001

26. Differential Risk Exposure and Stochastic Poverty Traps Among East African Pastoralists
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2001, 83, (3), 674-679 View citations (54)

Chapters

2014

1. Resilience and pastoralism in Africa South of the Sahara
   Chapter 9 in 2013 Global Food Policy Report, 2014

2008

2. The Environment and Development
   Chapter 28 in International Handbook of Development Economics, Volumes 1 & 2, 2008