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Working Papers

2021

1. Is agricultural insurance fulfilling its promise for the developing world?
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2. Nutrition-sensitive social protection programs within food systems
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2020

3. Gender-sensitive social protection: A critical component of the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
   Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
4. Learning together: Experimental evidence on the impact of group-based nutrition interventions in rural Bihar
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   See also Journal Article Learning together: Experimental evidence on the impact of group-based nutrition interventions in rural Bihar, World Development, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

5. Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
6. Towards gender equality: A review of evidence on social safety nets in Africa
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)

2018

7. Social networks, mobility, and political participation: The potential for women’s self-help groups to improve access and use of public entitlement schemes in India
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
8. Social networks, mobility, and political participation: The potential for women’s self-help groups to improve access and use of public entitlement schemes in India
   2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Social networks, mobility, and political participation: The potential for women’s self-help groups to improve access and use of public entitlement schemes in India, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (12) (2019)
9. Women’s aspirations for the future, and their financial, social and educational investments
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2017

10. Insuring Against Drought: Evidence on Agricultural Intensification and Demand for Index Insurance from a Randomized Evaluation in Rural Bangladesh
    2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (6)
11. Insuring against droughts: Evidence on agricultural intensification and index insurance demand from a randomized evaluation in rural Bangladesh
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
12. Synopsis: The impact of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme on the nutritional status of children: 2008–2012
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
13. The impact of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme on the nutritional status of children: 2008–2012
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2017) View citations (5)

2016

14. Microinsurance Decisions: Gendered Evidence from Rural Bangladesh
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2015)

2015

15. Demand for Complementary Financial and Technological Tools for Managing Drought Risk: Evidence from Rice Farmers in Bangladesh
    2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (5)
16. Demand for complementary financial and technological tools for managing drought risk
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Demand for Complementary Financial and Technological Tools for Managing Drought Risk, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2014

17. Bargaining power and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
    Also in 2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2012) View citations (1)
18. Gender, shocks, and resilience
    2020 conference briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
19. Land rights knowledge and conservation in rural Ethiopia: Mind the gender gap
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)

2013

20. Biofortification, crop adoption and health information: Impact pathways in Mozambique and Uganda
    2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Biofortification, Crop Adoption and Health Information: Impact Pathways in Mozambique and Uganda, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2018) View citations (35) (2018)
21. Targeting food security interventions: The case of Ethiopia’s productive safety net programme
    ESSP research notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2012

22. Policy reform toward gender equality in Ethiopia: Little by little the egg begins to walk
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Policy Reform toward Gender Equality in Ethiopia: Little by Little the Egg Begins to Walk, World Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (39) (2015)
23. The value of customized insurance for farmers in rural Bangladesh
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

2011

24. Adoption of weather index insurance: Learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Adoption of weather-index insurance: learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia, Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2013) View citations (80) (2013)
25. Do shocks affect men's and women's assets differently?: A review of literature and new evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (22)
26. Evaluating the long-term impact of antipoverty interventions in Bangladesh: An overview
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Evaluating the long-term impact of anti-poverty interventions in Bangladesh: an overview, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (6) (2011)
27. Gendered impacts of the 2007-08 food price crisis: Evidence using panel data from rural Ethiopia
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
28. Targeting food security interventions when “everyone is poorâ€: The case of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

2010

29. Access, adoption, and diffusion
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (13)
30. Does social capital build women's assets?: The long-term impacts of group-based and individual dissemination of agricultural technology in Bangladesh
    CAPRi working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Does social capital build women's assets? The long-term impacts of group-based and individual dissemination of agricultural technology in Bangladesh, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (29) (2011)

2009

31. State-Led or Market-Led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
32. State-led or Market-led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article State-led or market-led green revolution? Role of private irrigation investment vis-a-vis local government programs in West Bengal's farm productivity growth, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2007

33. Pro-Poor Targeting and Participatory Governance: Evidence from Central India
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Learning together: Experimental evidence on the impact of group-based nutrition interventions in rural Bihar
   World Development, 2023, 168, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Learning together: Experimental evidence on the impact of group-based nutrition interventions in rural Bihar, IFPRI discussion papers (2020) (2020)
2. Scale and Sustainability: The Impact of a Women’s Self-Help Group Program on Household Economic Well-Being in India
   Journal of Development Studies, 2023, 59, (4), 490-515

2022

3. COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 312, (C)
4. Is Agricultural Insurance Fulfilling Its Promise for the Developing World? A Review of Recent Evidence
   Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2022, 14, (1), 291-311 View citations (15)

2021

5. The power of the collective empowers women: Evidence from self-help groups in India
   World Development, 2021, 146, (C) View citations (17)

2020

6. Bargaining power, decision making, and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda
   Food Policy, 2020, 95, (C) View citations (4)
7. Demand for Complementary Financial and Technological Tools for Managing Drought Risk
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2020, 68, (2), 607 - 653 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Demand for complementary financial and technological tools for managing drought risk, IFPRI discussion papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)
8. Multidimensional predictors of common mental disorders among Indian mothers of 6- to 24-month-old children living in disadvantaged rural villages with women’s self-help groups: A cross-sectional analysis
   PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (6), 1-15
9. Randomized controlled trials of multi-sectoral programs: Lessons from development research
   World Development, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (6)

2019

10. Ex ante and ex post effects of hybrid index insurance in Bangladesh
    Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 136, (C), 1-17 View citations (50)
11. Social networks, mobility, and political participation: The potential for women’s self-help groups to improve access and use of public entitlement schemes in India
    World Development, 2019, 114, (C), 28-41 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Social networks, mobility, and political participation: The potential for women’s self-help groups to improve access and use of public entitlement schemes in India, 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2018

12. Biofortification, Crop Adoption and Health Information: Impact Pathways in Mozambique and Uganda
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2018, 100, (3), 906-930 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Biofortification, crop adoption and health information: Impact pathways in Mozambique and Uganda, 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C. (2013) View citations (12) (2013)
13. Do shocks affect men's and women's assets differently? Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda
    Development Policy Review, 2018, 36, (1), 3-34 View citations (11)
14. Social Protection, Food Security, and Asset Formation
    World Development, 2018, 101, (C), 88-103 View citations (47)
15. What it takes: evidence from a nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture intervention in rural Zambia
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2018, 10, (3), 341-372 View citations (17)

2015

16. A Chat about Insurance: Experimental Results from Rural Bangladesh
    Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2015, 37, (3), 477-501 View citations (6)
17. If They Grow It, Will They Eat and Grow? Evidence from Zambia on Agricultural Diversity and Child Undernutrition
    Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (8), 1060-1077 View citations (70)
18. Policy Reform toward Gender Equality in Ethiopia: Little by Little the Egg Begins to Walk
    World Development, 2015, 67, (C), 406-423 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Policy reform toward gender equality in Ethiopia: Little by little the egg begins to walk, ESSP working papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)

2014

19. Can Social Protection Work in Africa? The Impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2014, 63, (1), 1 - 26 View citations (56)

2013

20. Adoption of weather-index insurance: learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia
    Agricultural Economics, 2013, 44, (4-5), 385-398 View citations (80)
    See also Working Paper Adoption of weather index insurance: Learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia, ESSP working papers (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
21. Gendered impacts of the 2007–2008 food price crisis: Evidence using panel data from rural Ethiopia
    Food Policy, 2013, 38, (C), 11-22 View citations (18)

2012

22. Beyond “Death Do Us Part”: The Long-Term Implications of Divorce Perceptions on Women’s Well-Being and Child Schooling in Rural Ethiopia
    World Development, 2012, 40, (12), 2478-2489 View citations (12)
23. Inheritance Practices and Gender Differences in Poverty and Well-Being in Rural Ethiopia
    Development Policy Review, 2012, 30, (5), 573-595 View citations (23)
24. State-led or market-led green revolution? Role of private irrigation investment vis-a-vis local government programs in West Bengal's farm productivity growth
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 222-235 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper State-led or Market-led Green Revolution? Role of Private Irrigation Investment vis-a-vis Local Government Programs in West Bengal’s Farm Productivity Growth, Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
25. The Impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme and Related Transfers on Agricultural Productivity
    Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21, (5), -786 View citations (65)

2011

26. Access, adoption, and diffusion: understanding the long-term impacts of improved vegetable and fish technologies in Bangladesh
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2011, 3, (2), 193-219 View citations (18)
27. Does social capital build women's assets? The long-term impacts of group-based and individual dissemination of agricultural technology in Bangladesh
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2011, 3, (2), 220-242 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Does social capital build women's assets?: The long-term impacts of group-based and individual dissemination of agricultural technology in Bangladesh, CAPRi working papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
28. Evaluating the long-term impact of anti-poverty interventions in Bangladesh: an overview
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2011, 3, (2), 153-174 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Evaluating the long-term impact of antipoverty interventions in Bangladesh: An overview, IFPRI discussion papers (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

Chapters

2022

1. Uneven recovery and a lingering food crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic for rural safety net transfer recipients in Ethiopia
   Chapter 18 in COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, 2022, pp 110-121

2021

2. Toward inclusive food systems: Pandemics, vulnerable groups, and the role of social protection
   Chapter 5 in 2021 Global food policy report: Transforming food systems after COVID-19, 2021, pp 54-63

2020

3. Why gender matters in COVID-19 responses: Now and in the future
   Chapter 20 in COVID-19 and global food security, 2020, pp 88-90 View citations (4)
4. Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
   Chapter 21 in COVID-19 and global food security, 2020, pp 91-94

2019

5. Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa
   Chapter 10 in 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes, 2019, pp ReSAKSS140-148 View citations (1)

2014

6. Gender and resilience
   Chapter 17 in 2013 Global Food Policy Report, 2014 View citations (1)

2012

7. Targeting food security interventions in Ethiopia: The productive safety net programme
   Chapter 10 in Food and agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and policy challenges, 2012 View citations (6)