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Working Papers

2025

1. Agricultural insurance in Uzbekistan: Current status and need for structural changes
   IAMO Policy Briefs, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)

2024

2. How sustainable is premium subsidization for index insurance? - A quantitative impact analysis along a global program database
   GEWISOLA 64th Annual Conference, Giessen, Germany, September 25–27, 2024, GEWISOLA

2022

3. Besonnen handeln - Die Rolle Chinas in unruhigen Agrarmärkten
   IAMO Policy Briefs, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
   Also in IAMO Policy Briefs, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2022)
4. Crop index insurance for more welfare and climate resilience? An experimental approach
   2022 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Anaheim, California, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
5. Der Ukrainekrieg offenbart angespannte Versorgungslagen auf Weltagrarmärkten: Gefordert sind wettbewerblich agierende globale Handelsstrukturen zur Krisenbewältigung
   IAMO Policy Briefs, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
   Also in IAMO Policy Briefs, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2022)
6. Keep calm and trade on: China's decisive role in agricultural markets under turmoil
   IAMO Policy Briefs, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
   Also in IAMO Policy Briefs, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2022)
7. The war in Ukraine exposes supply tensions on global agricultural markets: Openness to global trade is needed to cope with the crisis
   IAMO Policy Briefs, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) View citations (7)
   Also in IAMO Policy Briefs, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2022) View citations (7)
8. 动荡局势下的中国粮食安全分析及应对: 保持冷静, 继续维护贸易畅通
   (Keep calm and trade on: China's decisive role in agricultural markets under turmoil)
   IAMO Policy Briefs, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
9. 动荡局势下的中国粮食安全分析及应对：保持冷静，继续维护贸易畅通
   IAMO Policy Briefs, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)

2021

10. Adopting Index Insurance and/or Precautionary Savings: Peer Effects in Complex Decision-Making in Uzbek Experiments
    2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
11. Promote or Inhibit？the Effects of Forest Carbon Sinks Projects on Agricultural Development: Evidence from Sichuan, China
    2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2019

12. Trade and dietary diversity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
    IAMO Discussion Papers, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) View citations (13)
    Also in IAMO Discussion Papers, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2019) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Trade and dietary diversity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Food Policy, Elsevier (2019) View citations (8) (2019)

2018

13. Agricultural machinery for cleaner air An analysis of the effectiveness of three policy measures for reducing residue burning in Northern China
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (2)
14. Landwirtschaft in Zeiten der Dürre: Wie Digitalisierung ein nachhaltiges Risikomanagement unterstützen kann
    IAMO Policy Briefs, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
    Also in IAMO Policy Briefs, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2018)
15. The brink of poverty: Efficiency and effectiveness of targeted social assistance for poverty reduction in rural China
    Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Transition Economies, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
    See also Book The brink of poverty: Efficiency and effectiveness of targeted social assistance for poverty reduction in rural China, Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Transition Economies, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2018) (2018)

2017

16. Social transfers in rural China: Do they contribute to poverty reduction?
    IAMO Policy Briefs, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
    Also in IAMO Policy Briefs, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2017)
17. Sozialhilfe im ländlichen China: Trägt sie zur Armutsreduktion bei?
    (Social transfers in rural China: Do they contribute to poverty reduction?)
    IAMO Policy Briefs, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
    Also in IAMO Policy Briefs, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2017)

2015

18. Nutrition transition in two emerging countries: A comparison between China and Russia
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)

2014

19. Economic growth and nutrition transition: an empirical study comparing demand elasticities for foods in China and Russia
    2014 International Congress, August 26-29, 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (8)

Undated

20. Self-sufficiency Policy Reforms and their Impact on Wheat Productivity in Armenia
    Samarkand Conference 2016, November 2-4, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)

Journal Articles

2026

1. An accuracy assessment of satellite-based cotton yield estimation using panel data regression: A case study of Uzbekistan
   EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2026, 28, (3), 6799-6830
   Also in Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2026, 28, (3), 6799-6830 (2026)
2. Consequences of increased farm resilience on food security in Tajikistan
   Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2026, 18, (2), 443-464 View citations (1)
   Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2026, 18, (2), 443-464 (2026) View citations (1)
   Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2026, 18, (2), 465-466 (2026)
3. To specialize or not to specialize? - A technical efficiency analysis in three transition economies
   EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2026, 53, (1), 177-213

2025

4. Institutional Trust and Subjective Well-Being in Post-Soviet Countries
   EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2025, 67, (4), 779-805
   Also in Comparative Economic Studies, 2025, 67, (4), 779-805 (2025)
5. Optimizing machine learning models for wheat yield estimation using a comprehensive UAV dataset
   EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2025, 11
6. The Impact of Agricultural Index Insurance on Farmers' Welfare and Climate Resilience: Findings From Uzbekistan
   Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2025, 69, (3), 598-610

2024

7. Assessing Peer Influence on Farmers’ Climate Adaptations: An Experimental Adoption of Index Insurance and Savings in Uzbekistan
   Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2024, 56, (1), 1-20 View citations (1)
   Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2024, 56, (1), 1-20 (2024) View citations (1)
8. Being Well-in with the Joneses? A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment on Conspicuous Consumption among Rural Communities
   Journal of Development Studies, 2024, 60, (6), 956-974
   Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2024, 60, (6), 956-974 (2024)
9. Can domestic wheat farming meet the climate change-induced challenges of national food security in Uzbekistan?
   EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2024, 40, (3), 448-462 View citations (1)
   Also in International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2024, 40, (3), 448-462 (2024) View citations (1)
10. Combining multiple UAV-based indicators for wheat yield estimation, a case study from Germany
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2024, 57, (1)
11. Household resilience and coping strategies to food insecurity: An empirical analysis from Tajikistan
    Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2024, 46, (4), 1646-1661 View citations (1)
    Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2024, 46, (4), 1646-1661 (2024) View citations (1)

2023

12. Household resilience capacity and food security: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2023, 15, (4), 967-988 View citations (10)
    Also in Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2023, 15, (4), 967-988 (2023) View citations (10)
13. Improving risk reduction potential of weather index insurance by spatially downscaling gridded climate data - a machine learning approach
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2023, 7, (4), 937-960 View citations (1)
14. The impact of agricultural extension type and form on technical efficiency under transition: An empirical assessment of wheat production in Uzbekistan
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023, 77, (C), 203-221 View citations (6)
15. The role of crop classification in detecting wheat yield variation for index-based agricultural insurance in arid and semiarid environments
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2023, 18, -
16. The role of peer imitation in agricultural index insurance adoption: Findings from lab‐in‐the‐field experiments in Kyrgyzstan
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2023, 27, (3), 1649-1672 View citations (2)
    Also in Review of Development Economics, 2023, 27, (3), 1649-1672 (2023) View citations (2)
17. The role of risk rationing in rural credit demand and uptake: lessons from Kyrgyzstan
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2023, 83, (1), 1-20 View citations (2)
    Also in Agricultural Finance Review, 2021, 83, (1), 1-20 (2021) View citations (3)
18. The role of smartphone-based weather information acquisition on climate change perception accuracy: Cross-country evidence from Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Uzbekistan
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2023, 41, -
19. Who benefits from payments for ecosystem services? Policy lessons from a forest carbon sink program in China
    Ecological Economics, 2023, 214, (C) View citations (6)

2022

20. The War in Ukraine, Agricultural Trade and Risks to Global Food Security
    Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2022, 57, (3), 157-163 View citations (34)
    Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2022, 57, (3), 157-163 (2022) View citations (34)

2021

21. Home Environment and Early Development of Rural Children: Evidence from Guizhou Province in China
    IJERPH, 2021, 18, (11), 1-18 View citations (1)
    Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 18, (11) (2021) View citations (1)
22. Mapping weather risk – A multi-indicator analysis of satellite-based weather data for agricultural index insurance development in semi-arid and arid zones of Central Asia
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 23 View citations (5)

2020

23. Price recall: Brand and store type differences
    Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2020, 53, (C) View citations (5)
24. Technical and environmental efficiency of livestock farms in China: A slacks-based DEA approach
    China Economic Review, 2020, 62, (C) View citations (12)
25. The Interrelationships between Parental Migration, Home Environment, and Early Child Development in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Study
    IJERPH, 2020, 17, (11), 1-13 View citations (1)
    Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2020, 17, (11) (2020) View citations (2)

2019

26. The effectiveness of regulations and technologies on sustainable use of crop residue in Northeast China
    Energy Economics, 2019, 81, (C), 519-527 View citations (13)
27. Trade and dietary diversity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
    Food Policy, 2019, 88, (C) View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Trade and dietary diversity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, IAMO Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (13) (2019)

2016

28. The brink of poverty: Implementation of a social assistance programme in rural China
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2016, 45, (1), 75-108 View citations (4)

2015

29. Economic growth and nutrition transition: An empirical analysis comparing demand elasticities for foods in China and Russia
    EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2015, 14, (6), 1008-1022 View citations (16)

Books

2018

1. The brink of poverty: Efficiency and effectiveness of targeted social assistance for poverty reduction in rural China, vol 92
   Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Transition Economies, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
   See also Working Paper The brink of poverty: Efficiency and effectiveness of targeted social assistance for poverty reduction in rural China, Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Transition Economies, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) (2018) (2018)