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Working Papers

2026

1. Fine-Scale Spatial Disaggregation of Statistical Data via Graph Neural Networks
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Tracking Air Pollution from Space: High-Resolution Daily Estimates for PM2.5, O3, NO2, and CO
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2025

3. Biodiversity Guidance for Road Corridor Investments: Mobilizing New Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
4. Bridging Conflicts and Biodiversity Protection: The Critical Role of Reliable and Comparable Data
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. Country-Level Pathways to 30x30 and Their Implications for Global Biodiversity Protection
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
6. Fishing and Climate Change in Coastal Bangladesh: The Economic and Health Impacts of Increasing Salinity
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
7. Implementing 30x30: Lessons from Country Case Studies
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
8. Satellite-Based Measures for Tracking Atmospheric CO₂ and CH₄ at National, Subnational, and Urban Scales
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2024

9. Estimating Extinction Threats with Species Occurrence Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
10. Infrastructure Complementarities and Local Economic Growth: Evidence from Electrification and Highway Construction in Brazil
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
11. Revisiting Global Biodiversity: A Spatial Analysis of Species Occurrence Data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2023

12. Does Market Integration Increase Rural Land Inequality ? Evidence from India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2022

13. Estimating Local Agricultural GDP across the World
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
14. How Accurate Is a Poverty Map Based on Remote Sensing Data ? An Application to Malawi
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article How accurate is a poverty map based on remote sensing data? An application to Malawi, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (7) (2024)

2021

15. Lake Chad Regional Economic Memorandum
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
    Also in World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2021) View citations (2)

2019

16. Analysis of Spatial Patterns of Settlement, Internal Migration, and Welfare Inequality in Zimbabwe
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
17. Generating Gridded Agricultural Gross Domestic Product for Brazil: A Comparison of Methodologies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
18. Temporary Trade Shocks, Spatial Reallocation, and Persistence in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in West Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2019)

2018

19. Bridge to Bigpush or Backwash? Market Integration, Reallocation, and Productivity Effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Bridge to bigpush or backwash? Market integration, reallocation and productivity effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2022) View citations (4) (2022)
20. Obstacles on the road to Palestinian economic growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
21. Transport Costs, Comparative Advantage, and Agricultural Development: Evidence from Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (5)

2017

22. Mapping the World Population One Building at a Time
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (25)
23. Roads and the geography of economic activities in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
24. Urbanization and development: is Latin America and the Caribbean different from the rest of the world?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)

2016

25. Climate change and water variability: do water treaties contribute to river basin resilience ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
26. Mangroves as protection from storm surges in a changing climate
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
27. Roads and rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (22) (2018)

2015

28. Where are Iraq’s Poor?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (4)

2014

29. Assessing the Economic and Political Impacts of Climate Change on International River Basins using Surface Wetness in the Zambezi and Mekong Basins
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
30. Climate change, conflict, and cooperation: global analysis of the resilience of international river treaties to increased water variability
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
31. Do Remittances Reach Households Living in Unfavorable Climate Areas? Evidence from the Republic of Yemen
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
32. Is Climate Change Likely to Lead to Higher Net Internal Migration? The Republic of Yemen’s Case
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
33. Protected areas and deforestation: new results from high resolution panel data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Protected areas and deforestation: new results from high‐resolution panel data, Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing (2017) View citations (8) (2017)
34. Seeing is Believing
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
35. Urbanisation et croissance dans les villes du Mali
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)

2013

36. Market Accessibility and Regional Maps: Kyrgyz Republic
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2012

37. Aligning climate change mitigation and agricultural policies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
38. Assessing economic and political impacts of Hydrological variability on treaties: case studies on the Zambezi and Mekong basins
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
39. Health costs and benefits of ddt use in malaria control and prevention
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
40. Sea-level rise and coastal wetlands: impacts and costs
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2011

41. Economic Dynamics and Forest Clearing: A Spatial Econometric Analysis for Indonesia
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2011) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Economic dynamics and forest clearing: A spatial econometric analysis for Indonesia, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (26) (2013)

2010

42. Adaptation to climate extremes in developing countries: the role of education
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
43. The Economics of Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Developing Countries
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (13)
44. The impact of water supply variability on treaty cooperation between international bilateral river basin riparian states
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2009

45. Forecasting local climate for policy analysis: a pilot application for Ethiopia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

Journal Articles

2025

1. Estimating the spillover economic effects of foreign conflict shocks: Evidence from Boko Haram
   World Development, 2025, 193, (C) View citations (2)

2024

2. How accurate is a poverty map based on remote sensing data? An application to Malawi
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 171, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper How Accurate Is a Poverty Map Based on Remote Sensing Data ? An Application to Malawi, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2022) View citations (4) (2022)
3. Temporary trade shocks and regional development: evidence from the closure of Abidjan port
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2024, 24, (2), 333-352 View citations (2)

2023

4. Linking sea-level research with local planning and adaptation needs
   Nature Climate Change, 2023, 13, (8), 760-763 View citations (2)

2022

5. Bridge to bigpush or backwash? Market integration, reallocation and productivity effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh
   (Agricultural technology choice and transport)
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2022, 22, (4), 853-871 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Bridge to Bigpush or Backwash? Market Integration, Reallocation, and Productivity Effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh, MPRA Paper (2018) View citations (9) (2018)

2018

6. Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of Development Studies, 2018, 54, (5), 856-874 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Roads and rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2017

7. Protected areas and deforestation: new results from high‐resolution panel data
   Natural Resources Forum, 2017, 41, (1), 55-68 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Protected areas and deforestation: new results from high resolution panel data, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2013

8. Economic dynamics and forest clearing: A spatial econometric analysis for Indonesia
   Ecological Economics, 2013, 85, (C), 85-96 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper Economic Dynamics and Forest Clearing: A Spatial Econometric Analysis for Indonesia, Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)

2010

9. Does precipitation and runoff variability affect treaty cooperation between states sharing international bilateral rivers?
   Ecological Economics, 2010, 69, (12), 2568-2581 View citations (17)

Chapters

2018

1. Use of Satellite Information on Wetness and Temperature for Crop Yield Prediction and River Resource Planning
   Springer View citations (1)