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Working Papers

2024

1. The Political Economy of Targeting
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
2. The impacts of the Microfinance Multiplied approach on seasonal food insecurity
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
3. Weathering Shocks: Unraveling the Effects of Short-Term Weather Shocks on Poverty in Paraguay
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2023

4. Is the Magic Happening ? A Systematic Literature Review of the Economic Multiplier of Cash Transfers
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. Predicting social assistance beneficiaries
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

2022

6. Leaving no one behind: Urban poverty traps in Sub-Saharan Africa
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
   See also Journal Article Leaving no one behind: Urban poverty traps in Sub-Saharan Africa, World Development, Elsevier (2023) (2023)
7. Money is not enough
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
8. Within Growing Season Weather Variability and Land Allocation Decisions: Evidence from Maize Farmers in Ethiopia
   96th Annual Conference, April 4-6, 2022, K U Leuven, Belgium, Agricultural Economics Society - AES

2021

9. Access to social protection for platform and other non-standard workers: A literature review
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
10. Economic development, weather shocks and child marriage in South Asia: A machine learning approach
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
11. How social assistance affects subjective Well-being: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
    See also Journal Article How Social Assistance Affects Subjective Wellbeing: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) (2022)
12. Within Growing Season Weather Variability and Adaptation in Agriculture: Evidence from Cropping Patterns of Ethiopia
    2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2019

13. The future of work and its implications for social protection and the welfare state
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)

2018

14. Price opinion data in subsidized economies: Empirical evidence from Iraq
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
15. Thailand's vocational training and upward mobility: Impact Heterogeneity and Policy Implications
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
16. The economic impacts of a social pension on recipient households with unequal access to markets in Uganda
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
17. The relevance of local structures for economic multiplier effects of social pensions in Uganda
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

2017

18. Fostering social mobility: The case of the 'Bono de Desarrollo Humano' in Ecuador
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
    See also Journal Article Fostering social mobility. The case of the Bono de Desarrollo Humano in Ecuador, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
19. Rates of return to antipoverty transfers in Uganda
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
20. Social protection investments, human capital, and income growth: Simulating the returns to social cash transfers in Uganda
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (4)

2016

21. Institutional factors and people's preferences in social protection
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)
22. Social welfare benefits and their impacts on labour market participation among men and women in Mongolia
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)
23. The effect of means-tested social transfers on labour supply: heads versus spouses - An empirical analysis of work disincentives in the Kyrgyz Republic
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
    See also Journal Article Effect of Means-Tested Social Transfers on Labor Supply: Heads Versus Spouses—An Empirical Analysis of Work Disincentives in the Kyrgyz Republic, The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2015

24. Improving Labor Market Outcomes for Poor and Vulnerable Groups in Mongolia
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (6)

2014

25. Do remittances and social assistance have different impacts on expenditure patterns of recipient households?: The Moldovan case
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)

2013

26. Estimation of rates of return of social protection instruments. Making the case for non-contributory social transfers in Cambodia
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (6)
27. Kyrgyz Republic: Minimum Living Standards and Alternative Targeting Methods for Social Transfers
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
28. Making the Investment Case for Social Protection: Methodological challenges with lessons learnt from a recent study in Cambodia
    Innocenti Working Papers View citations (2)
29. Switching off or switching source: energy consumption and household
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)
30. The impact of migration on children left behind in Moldova
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (11)

2012

31. Chronic and transitory poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic: What can synthetic panels tell us?
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (13)
32. Switching the lights off: The impact of energy tariff increases on households in the Kyrgyz Republic
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Switching the lights off: The impact of energy tariff increases on households in the Kyrgyz Republic, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
33. The impact of migration on elderly left behind in Moldova
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
34. Whom to target: an obvious choice?
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)

2011

35. Protecting Vulnerable Families in Central Asia: Poverty, vulnerability and the impact of the economic crisis
    Innocenti Working Papers View citations (5)
    Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2011) View citations (5)

2008

36. A global measurement approach versus a country-specific measurement approach – Do they draw the same picture of child poverty? The case of Vietnam
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
37. Measuring Child Poverty and Well-Being: a literature review
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (35)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Perceived position on the social ladder and redistributive preferences – A survey experiment from the Kyrgyz Republic
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 81, (C) View citations (1)
2. Rural Roads, Child Labor, and Schooling in Rural Ethiopia
   Journal of Development Studies, 2024, 60, (11), 1675-1690

2023

3. Early growing season weather variation, expectation formation and agricultural land allocation decisions in Ethiopia
   Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2023, 74, (1), 255-272
4. Leaving no one behind: Urban poverty traps in Sub-Saharan Africa
   World Development, 2023, 172, (C)
   See also Working Paper Leaving no one behind: Urban poverty traps in Sub-Saharan Africa, MERIT Working Papers (2022) (2022)
5. The contribution of personality traits and social norms to the gender pay gap: A systematic literature review
   Journal of Economic Surveys, 2023, 37, (2), 377-408

2022

6. How Inclusive are the Local Economic Impacts of Social Protection in Uganda?
   The European Journal of Development Research, 2022, 34, (5), 2156-2178
7. How Social Assistance Affects Subjective Wellbeing: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan
   Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58, (4), 827-847
   See also Working Paper How social assistance affects subjective Well-being: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan, MERIT Working Papers (2021) (2021)
8. Prioritarian rates of return to antipoverty transfers
   Journal of International Development, 2022, 34, (3), 550-563
9. Thailand’s vocational training and upward mobility: impact heterogeneities and policy implications
   Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2022, 14, (4), 380-394

2021

10. Fostering social mobility. The case of the Bono de Desarrollo Humano in Ecuador
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2021, 13, (4), 385-404 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Fostering social mobility: The case of the 'Bono de Desarrollo Humano' in Ecuador, MERIT Working Papers (2017) (2017)

2020

11. Human capital returns to cash transfers in Uganda: does it matter in the long run?
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2020, 12, (1), 54-73 View citations (2)

2019

12. Effect of Means-Tested Social Transfers on Labor Supply: Heads Versus Spouses—An Empirical Analysis of Work Disincentives in the Kyrgyz Republic
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2019, 31, (2), 189-214 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The effect of means-tested social transfers on labour supply: heads versus spouses - An empirical analysis of work disincentives in the Kyrgyz Republic, MERIT Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2018

13. Unpacking the Relationship between Parental Migration and Child well-Being: Evidence from Moldova and Georgia
    Child Indicators Research, 2018, 11, (2), 423-440 View citations (7)

2016

14. Estimation of rates of return on social protection: ex ante microsimulation of social transfers in Cambodia
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2016, 8, (1), 67-86 View citations (5)
15. The political economy of targeting – a critical review
    Development Policy Review, 2016, 34, (6), 809-829

2014

16. Switching off or switching source: energy consumption and household response to higher energy prices in the Kyrgyz Republic
    Central Asian Survey, 2014, 33, (4), 531-549
17. Switching the lights off: The impact of energy tariff increases on households in the Kyrgyz Republic
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, 42, (3), 755-769 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Switching the lights off: The impact of energy tariff increases on households in the Kyrgyz Republic, MERIT Working Papers (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2010

18. Child Poverty in Vietnam: Providing Insights Using a Country-Specific and Multidimensional Model
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2010, 98, (1), 129-145 View citations (43)

2009

19. Equal opportunities for all children in Vietnam? Assessing the distribution of child poverty from a monetary and multidimensional perspective
    Journal of Income Distribution, 2009, 18, (3-4), 206-231 View citations (2)