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Working Papers

2020

1. Beyond the "Inverse Relationship": Area Mismeasurement Affects Actual Productivity, Not Just How We Understand It
   2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)
   Also in Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) (2019)

2019

2. Area Mismeasurement Impact on Farmers' Input Choices and Productivity
   Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) View citations (1)

2017

3. FOOD SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION AND MARKET EVOLUTIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE RISE OF LARGE-SCALE GRAIN TRADING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
   Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) View citations (2)
   Also in Food Security International Development Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (2017) View citations (2)
4. Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-Generation Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs, 2000-2015
   Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) View citations (1)

2016

5. AGRICULTURAL INPUT SUBSIDY PROGRAMS IN AFRICA: AN ASSESSMENT OF RECENT EVIDENCE
   Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) View citations (10)
   Also in Food Security International Development Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (2016) View citations (10)
6. UNDERSTANDING FERTILIZER EFFECTIVENESS AND ADOPTION ON MAIZE IN ZAMBIA
   Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP) View citations (5)
   Also in Food Security International Development Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (2016) View citations (8)

2015

7. Soil Management and Crop Response to Fertilizer Use in sub-Saharan Africa: Methodological and Policy Issues
   2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2014

8. Analysis of the Sunflower Value Chain in Zambia’s Eastern Province
   Food Security Collaborative Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (1)

2013

9. Analysis of the Soya Bean Value Chain in Zambia’s Eastern Province
   Food Security Collaborative Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (4)
10. Challenges of Smallholder Soybean Production and Commercialization in Eastern Province of Zambia
    Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (1)

2012

11. Can the FISP More Effectively Achieve Food Production and Poverty Reduction Goals?
    Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (16)
12. Getting More “Bang for the Buck”: Diversifying Subsidies Beyond Fertilizer and Policy Beyond Subsidies
    Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (2)

2011

13. Mountains of Maize, Persistent Poverty
    Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (19)
14. Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Study of Household Wealth Dynamics in Rural Kenya
    2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (5)
15. The 2011 Surplus in Smallholder Maize Production in Zambia: Drivers, Beneficiaries, & Implications for Agricultural & Poverty Reduction Policies
    Food Security Collaborative Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (16)
16. The Cost of Maize Production by Smallholder Farmers in Zambia
    Food Security Collaborative Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (9)

2010

17. Factors Contributing to Zambia's 2010 Maize Bumper Harvest
    Food Security Collaborative Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (19)
    Also in Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (2010) View citations (18)
18. Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Study of Rural Household Wealth Dynamics in Kenya
    Working Papers, Egerton University, Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Study of Rural Household Wealth Dynamics in Kenya, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (12) (2013)

2008

19. Spatial Disadvantages or Spatial Poverty Traps: Household Evidence from Rural Kenya
    Food Security International Development Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (8)

2007

20. Factors Associated with Farm Households’ Movement Into and Out of Poverty in Kenya: The Rising Importance of Livestock
    Food Security International Development Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (15)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Beyond the “inverse relationship”: Area mismeasurement may affect actual productivity, not just how we understand it
   Agricultural Economics, 2023, 54, (4), 557-569

2022

2. Does subsidizing legume seeds improve farm productivity and nutrition in Malawi?
   Food Policy, 2022, 113, (C) View citations (5)
3. Exploring adoption effects of subsidies and soil fertility management in Malawi
   Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2022, 73, (3), 874-892 View citations (6)
4. Nitrogen efficiency by soil quality and management regimes on Malawi farms: Can fertilizer use remain profitable?
   World Development, 2022, 152, (C) View citations (4)

2021

5. Adoption of ox-drawn minimum tillage ripping by smallholder farmers in Zambia
   Agrekon, 2021, 60, (3), 335-351 View citations (1)
6. Disparate access to quality land and fertilizers explain Malawi’s gender yield gap
   Food Policy, 2021, 100, (C) View citations (3)

2020

7. An in‐depth examination of maize yield response to fertilizer in Central Malawi reveals low profits and too many weeds
   Agricultural Economics, 2020, 51, (6), 923-940 View citations (9)
8. Do Medium‐scale Farms Improve Market Access Conditions for Zambian Smallholders?
   Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020, 71, (2), 517-533 View citations (6)

2019

9. Evidence against Imposing Restrictions on Hurdle Models as a Test for Simultaneous versus Sequential Decision Making
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2019, 101, (5), 1473-1481 View citations (4)
10. Understanding fertilizer adoption and effectiveness on maize in Zambia
    Food Policy, 2019, 86, (C), - View citations (20)

2018

11. Female access to fertile land and other inputs in Zambia: why women get lower yields
    Agriculture and Human Values, 2018, 35, (4), 761-775 View citations (9)
12. Review: Taking stock of Africa’s second-generation agricultural input subsidy programs
    Food Policy, 2018, 75, (C), 1-14 View citations (92)
13. The Quiet Rise of Large-Scale Trading Firms in East and Southern Africa
    Journal of Development Studies, 2018, 54, (5), 895-914 View citations (10)

2017

14. Factors explaining the low and variable profitability of fertilizer application to maize in Zambia
    Agricultural Economics, 2017, 48, (1), 115-126 View citations (59)

2015

15. A Triple-Hurdle Model of Production and Market Participation in Kenya's Dairy Market
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2015, 97, (4), 1227-1246 View citations (43)

2014

16. Smallholder land ownership in Kenya: distribution between households and through time
    Agricultural Economics, 2014, 45, (2), 185-198 View citations (4)
17. Spatial equilibrium and price transmission between Southern African maize markets connected by informal trade
    Food Policy, 2014, 49, (P1), 59-70 View citations (16)

2013

18. Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Study of Rural Household Wealth Dynamics in Kenya
    Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (10), 1358-1374 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Study of Rural Household Wealth Dynamics in Kenya, Working Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2009

19. Do input subsidy programs “crowd in” or “crowd out” commercial market development? Modeling fertilizer demand in a two‐channel marketing system
    Agricultural Economics, 2009, 40, (1), 79-94 View citations (80)
20. Fitting and interpreting Cragg's tobit alternative using Stata
    Stata Journal, 2009, 9, (4), 584-592 View citations (117)