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Working Papers

2009

1. Linking urban consumers and rural farmers in India: A comparison of traditional and modern food supply chains
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2. The political economy of relief aid allocation: evidence from Madagascar
   LICOS Discussion Papers, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, K.U.Leuven

2008

3. Evaluating Alternative Approaches to Poverty Alleviation: Rice Tariffs versus Targeted Transfers in Madagascar
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
4. Evaluating alternative policy responses to higher world food prices: The case of increasing rice prices in Madagascar
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
5. On measuring the benefits of lower transport costs
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2009)

2007

6. Quality control in non-staple food markets: Evidence from India
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   See also Journal Article in Agricultural Economics (2008)
7. The food retail revolution in poor countries: Is it coming or is it over? Evidence from Madagascar
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2006

8. Global Retail Chains and Poor Farmers: Evidence from Madagascar
   LICOS Discussion Papers, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, K.U.Leuven View citations
9. Insecurity and Welfare
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
10. Productivity in Malagasy Rice Systems: Wealth-Differentiated Constraints and Priorities
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
    See also Journal Article in Agricultural Economics (2007)
11. Rice Price Stabilization in Madagascar: Price and Welfare Implications of Variable Tariffs
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
12. Spillovers from Globalization on Land Use: Evidence from Madagascar
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2005

13. Missed opportunities and missing markets: Spatio-temporal arbitrage of rice in Madagascar
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations
14. The Impact of Media and Monotoring on Corruptin in Decentralized Public Programs: Evidence from Madagascar
    LICOS Discussion Papers, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, K.U.Leuven

2004

15. Crime and Poverty: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations
16. Increasing Returns and Market Efficiency in Agricultural Trade
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations
    Also in MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2005)
17. Public Service Provision, User Fees, and Political Turmoil
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2007)

2003

18. THEFT AND RURAL POVERTY: RESULTS OF A NATURAL EXPERIMENT
    2003 Annual Meeting, August 16-22, 2003, Durban, South Africa, International Association of Agricultural Economists
19. Transaction costs and agricultural productivity
    MSSD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations

2000

20. Pathways of rural development in Madagascar
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2000)
21. Returns to Social Network Capital among Traders
    Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d\'Agliano, University of Milano

1999

22. ECONOMIC COSTS OF THE U.S. WHEAT EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM: MANNA FROM HEAVEN OR FROM TAXPAYERS?
    Working Papers, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium
23. Infrastructure, market access, and agricultural prices
    MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations
24. Property Rights in a Flea Market Economy
    Working Papers Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations
    Also in MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (1999) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2001)

1998

25. Marketing policy reform and competitiveness
    MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
26. Relationships and traders in Madagascar
    MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations

Journal Articles

commodities;

1. AJAE Appendix: Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices: The Case of Increasing Rice Prices in Madagascar
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics Appendices, commodities;

2009

2. Insecurity and Welfare: Evidence from County Data
   The Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (6), 831-863
3. Media, Monitoring, and Capture of Public Funds: Evidence from Madagascar
   World Development, 2009, 37, (1), 242-255
4. On measuring the benefits of lower transport costs
   Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 89, (1), 28-38
   See also Working Paper (2008)
5. Spatial integration at multiple scales: rice markets in Madagascar
   Agricultural Economics, 2009, 40, (3), 281-294

2008

6. Agricultural Technology, Productivity, and Poverty in Madagascar
   World Development, 2008, 36, (5), 797-822 View citations
7. Food Prices, Quality, and Quality's Pricing in Supermarkets versus Traditional Markets in Developing Countries*
   Review of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 30, (3), 480-490 View citations
8. Isolation and agricultural productivity
   Agricultural Economics, 2008, 39, (1), 1-15 View citations
9. Quality control in nonstaple food markets: evidence from India
   Agricultural Economics, 2008, 38, (3), 251-266
   See also Working Paper (2007)
10. The Food Retail Revolution in Poor Countries: Is It Coming or Is It Over?
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, 767-789 View citations

2007

11. Productivity in Malagasy rice systems: wealth-differentiated constraints and priorities
    Agricultural Economics, 2007, 37, (s1), 225-237
    See also Working Paper (2006)
12. Public Service Provision, User Fees and Political Turmoil
    Journal of African Economies, 2007, 16, (3), 485-518
    See also Working Paper (2004)
13. Spillovers from high-value agriculture for exports on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar
    Agricultural Economics, 2007, 37, (2-3), 265-275 View citations

2006

14. Crime, Transitory Poverty, and Isolation: Evidence from Madagascar
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 54, (3), 579-603 View citations
15. Unravelling the linkages between the millennium development goals for poverty, education, access to water and household water use in developing countries: Evidence from Madagascar
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (1), 22-40 View citations
16. Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (2), 248-277 View citations

2005

17. Increasing returns and market efficiency in agricultural trade
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 78, (2), 406-442 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
18. Media proliferation and democratic transition in Africa: The case of Madagascar
    World Development, 2005, 33, (11), 1939-1957

2002

19. Determinants of Deforestation and the Economics of Protection: An Application to Mexico
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 84, (4), 943-60 View citations

2001

20. Property Rights in a Flea Market Economy
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2001, 49, (2), 229-67 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
21. Social Capital and Agricultural Trade
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2001, 83, (3), 680-85 View citations

2000

22. Retail Margins, Price Transmission and Price Asymmetry in Urban Food Markets: The Case of Kinshasa (Zaire)
    Journal of African Economies, 2000, 9, (1), 1-23

1999

23. Poverty, Policies, and Deforestation: The Case of Mexico
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1999, 47, (2), 313-44 View citations
24. The effect of distance and road quality on food collection, marketing margins, and traders' wages: evidence from the former Zaire
    Journal of Development Economics, 1999, 60, (2), 467-495 View citations