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Working Papers

2020

1. Agrifood market participation, household economies of specialization and diversification: Evidence from Vietnam
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2. Disaggregated labor supply implications of guaranteed employment in India
   Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India
   Also in 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2015)
3. Targeting and the impacts of India's MGNREGS
   Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2019

4. Antimicrobial use and farm size in China’s Shandong province
   IFPRI working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
5. Determinants of agricultural machinery adoption intensities in Ghana
   Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
6. Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Vietnam: Insights from a literature review and multiple rounds of a farm household survey
   Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2018) View citations (4)
7. Geography of smallholders’ tractor adoptions and R&D–Induced land productivity: Evidence from household survey data in Ghana
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
8. Information, Mobile Communication, and Referral Effects
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (10)
9. Land plot size, machine use and agricultural intensification in China
   Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
10. Mechanization growth and declining farm size in South Asia: Exploring the role of biological technologies in Nepal Terai
    Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
11. Working Paper 314 - Within-Season Response to Warmer Temperatures: Defensive Investments by Kenyan Farmers
    Working Paper Series, African Development Bank

2018

12. Agriculture–nutrition linkages in Tajikistan: Evidence from household survey data
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
13. IFPRI country programs: Lessons from case study successes
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
14. In the Weeds: Effects of Temperature on Agricultural Input Decisions in Moderate Climates
    2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (1)
    Also in 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2018) View citations (1)
15. Political Activism as a Determinant of Clientelistic Transfers: Evidence from an Indian Public Works Program
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2017) View citations (2)
16. The Role of Plant-Breeding R&D in Tractor Adoption among Smallholders in Asia: Insights from Nepal Terai
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)

2017

17. The “Discouraged Worker Effect†in public works programs: Evidence from the MGNREGA in India
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (14)

2016

18. Agriculture-Nutrition Linkages and Child Health in the Presence of Conflict in Nepal
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (7)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2016) View citations (6)
19. Can Labor Market Imperfections Explain Changes in the Inverse Farm Size–Productivity Relationship? Longitudinal Evidence from Rural India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (6)
20. Can labor market imperfections explain changes in the inverse farm size-productivity relationship? Longitudinal evidence from rural India
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Can Labor-Market Imperfections Explain Changes in the Inverse Farm Size–Productivity Relationship? Longitudinal Evidence from Rural India, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2018) View citations (20) (2018)
21. Discouraged worker effect in public works programs: Evidence from the MGNREGA in India
    Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The “Discouraged Worker Effect” in Public Works Programs: Evidence from the MGNREGA in India, World Development, Elsevier (2017) View citations (12) (2017)
22. Does Providing Public Works Increase Workers' Wage Bargaining Power in Private Sectors? -- Evidence from National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
    2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
23. Preferential resource spending under an employment guarantee: the political economy of MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Preferential Resource Spending under an Employment Guarantee: The Political Economy of MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
24. Structural transformation and intertemporal evolution of real wages, machine use, and farm size–productivity relationships in Vietnam
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2015

25. Labor Market Performance and the Farm Size-Productivity Relationship in Rural India
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
26. The Future of Small Farms in Asia
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The future of small farms in Asia, Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute (2016) View citations (32) (2016)

2014

27. Population pressures, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: insights from Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
28. Preferential resource allocation? Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Andhra Pradesh
    MGNREGS Project Note, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2014)
29. The Political Economy of MGNREGS Spending in Andhra Pradesh
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
    Also in Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India (2014) View citations (5)
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2014) View citations (2)
30. Variable returns to fertilizer use and its relationship to poverty: Experimental and simulation evidence from Malawi
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)

2013

31. Borrowing from the insurer: An empirical analysis of demand and impact of insurance in China
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
32. Factor endowments, wage growth, and changing food self-sufficiency: Evidence from country-level panel data
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Factor Endowments, Wage Growth, and Changing Food Self-Sufficiency: Evidence from Country-Level Panel Data, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2013) View citations (27) (2013)
33. Group Lending with Heterogeneous Types
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article GROUP LENDING WITH HETEROGENEOUS TYPES, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
34. Guaranteed employment and the poor: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
    Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in MGNREGS Project Note, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
35. Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Highlights from Indonesia
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
36. Welfare and Poverty Impacts of India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (18)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013) View citations (23)
37. Welfare and poverty impacts of India's national rural employment guarantee scheme: evidence from Andhra Pradesh
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)
38. Welfare and poverty impacts: The Mahatma Ghandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
    Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
    Also in MGNREGS Project Note, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)

2012

39. Heterogeneous pro–poor targeting in India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
40. Impacts of an early stage education intervention on students'learning achievement: evidence from the Philippines
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Impacts of an Early Stage Education Intervention on Students' Learning Achievement: Evidence from the Philippines, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (7) (2013)
41. School quality, labor markets and human capital investments: long-term impacts of an early stage education intervention in the Philippines
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
42. The dynamics of insurance demand under liquidity constraints and insurer default risk
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

2011

43. Girls take over: Long-term impacts of an early stage education intervention in the Philippines
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
44. Impacts of an early education intervention on students' learning achievement: Evidence from the Philippines
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)

2010

45. Determinants of microcredit repayment in federations of Indian self-help groups
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
46. Poverty Impacts of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (18)

2009

47. Determinants of repayment performance in Indian micro-credit groups
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
48. Economic and social impacts of self-help groups in India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
    Also in 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (2008) View citations (1)
49. How Important are Peer Effects in Group Lending? Estimating a Static Game of Incomplete Information
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2009)
    2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2009)
50. Longer-term economic impacts of self-help groups in india
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
51. Lose Some, Save Some: Obesity, Automobile Demand, and Gasoline Consumption in the U.S
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (1)

2008

52. Differences in Prices and Price Risk Across Alternative Marketing Arrangements Used in the Fed Cattle Industry
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in ISU General Staff Papers, Iowa State University, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (13)
    2007 Conference, April 16-17, 2007, Chicago, Illinois, NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management (2007) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Differences in Prices and Price Risk Across Alternative Marketing Arrangements Used in the Fed Cattle Industry, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association (2008) View citations (10) (2008)

2006

53. Model Selection in Stochastic Frontier Analysis: Maize Production in Kenya
    2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)

2005

54. How Should We Value Agricultural Insurance Contracts
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (4)

2004

55. A TWO-SHOCK MODEL OF THE IMPACT OF CROP INSURANCE ON INPUT USE: ANALYTIC AND SIMULATION RESULTS
    2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)

2003

56. PROFITABILITY OF SITE-SPECIFIC NITROGEN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MICHIGAN CORN
    Graduate Research Master's Degree Plan B Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

2002

57. IS YIELD RESPONSE SITE-SPECIFIC? REVISITING NITROGEN RECOMMENDATIONS ON CORN
    2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (2)

1009

58. Evidence of the Role of Marketing Arrangements and Valuation Methods in Improving Beef Quality
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Evidence of the role of marketing arrangements and valuation methods in improving beef quality, Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

Undated

59. Farmers’ pesticide use behavior: Joint effects of risk preferences and perceptions of health risks
    2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

Journal Articles

2020

1. Agriculture–nutrition linkages with heterogeneous, unobserved returns and costs: Insights from Tajikistan
   Agricultural Economics, 2020, 51, (4), 553-565 View citations (2)
2. Delayed Premium Payment, Insurance Adoption, and Household Investment in Rural China
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020, 102, (4), 1177-1197 View citations (6)
3. Smallholder mechanization induced by yield-enhancing biological technologies: Evidence from Nepal and Ghana
   Agricultural Systems, 2020, 184, (C) View citations (7)
4. The enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production of nickel-cobalt bimetals sulfide synergistic modified CdS nanorods with active facets
   Renewable Energy, 2020, 156, (C), 469-477 View citations (2)
5. The intertemporal evolution of agriculture and labor over a rapid structural transformation: Lessons from Vietnam
   Food Policy, 2020, 94, (C) View citations (24)

2019

6. Does subway expansion improve air quality?
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2019, 96, (C), 213-235 View citations (57)
7. Heterogeneous welfare impacts of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh, India
   World Development, 2019, 117, (C), 98-111 View citations (15)

2018

8. Can Labor-Market Imperfections Explain Changes in the Inverse Farm Size–Productivity Relationship? Longitudinal Evidence from Rural India
   Land Economics, 2018, 94, (2), 239-258 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Can labor market imperfections explain changes in the inverse farm size-productivity relationship? Longitudinal evidence from rural India, IFPRI discussion papers (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
9. GROUP LENDING WITH HETEROGENEOUS TYPES
   Economic Inquiry, 2018, 56, (2), 895-913 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Group Lending with Heterogeneous Types, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
10. Gender asymmetries: Impacts of an early†stage school intervention in the Philippines
    Review of Development Economics, 2018, 22, (1), 220-241 View citations (1)
11. Preferential Resource Spending under an Employment Guarantee: The Political Economy of MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2018, 32, (3), 551-569 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Preferential resource spending under an employment guarantee: the political economy of MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2017

12. The “Discouraged Worker Effect” in Public Works Programs: Evidence from the MGNREGA in India
    World Development, 2017, 100, (C), 31-44 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Discouraged worker effect in public works programs: Evidence from the MGNREGA in India, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
13. Variable Returns to Fertiliser Use and the Geography of Poverty: Experimental and Simulation Evidence from Malawi
    Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26, (3), 342-371 View citations (18)
    Also in Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26, (5), 655-655 (2017) View citations (18)

2016

14. THE DYNAMICS OF MICROINSURANCE DEMAND IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES UNDER LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS AND INSURER DEFAULT RISK
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2016, 83, (1), 121-138 View citations (19)
15. The future of small farms in Asia
    Development Policy Review, 2016, 34, (3), 441-461 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper The Future of Small Farms in Asia, 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2014

16. Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Insights from Indonesia
    Food Policy, 2014, 48, (C), 182-193 View citations (12)

2013

17. Economic and Social Impacts of an Innovative Self-Help Group Model in India
    World Development, 2013, 43, (C), 149-163 View citations (49)
18. Evaluating Program Impacts on Mature Self-help Groups in India
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2013, 27, (2), 272-296 View citations (13)
19. Factor Endowments, Wage Growth, and Changing Food Self-Sufficiency: Evidence from Country-Level Panel Data
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2013, 95, (5), 1252-1258 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Factor endowments, wage growth, and changing food self-sufficiency: Evidence from country-level panel data, IFPRI discussion papers (2013) View citations (31) (2013)
20. HOW IMPORTANT ARE ENDOGENOUS PEER EFFECTS IN GROUP LENDING? ESTIMATING A STATIC GAME OF INCOMPLETE INFORMATION
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2013, 28, (5), 864-882 View citations (6)
21. Impacts of an Early Stage Education Intervention on Students' Learning Achievement: Evidence from the Philippines
    Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (2), 208-222 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Impacts of an early stage education intervention on students'learning achievement: evidence from the Philippines, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2011

22. Lose some, save some: Obesity, automobile demand, and gasoline consumption
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2011, 61, (1), 52-66 View citations (7)

2009

23. Evidence of the role of marketing arrangements and valuation methods in improving beef quality
    Agribusiness, 2009, 25, (2), 147-163 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Evidence of the Role of Marketing Arrangements and Valuation Methods in Improving Beef Quality, Staff General Research Papers Archive (1009) (1009)
24. Model selection in stochastic frontier analysis with an application to maize production in Kenya
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2009, 31, (1), 33-46 View citations (32)

2008

25. Differences in Prices and Price Risk Across Alternative Marketing Arrangements Used in the Fed Cattle Industry
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2008, 33, (01), 18 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Differences in Prices and Price Risk Across Alternative Marketing Arrangements Used in the Fed Cattle Industry, Staff General Research Papers Archive (2008) View citations (11) (2008)

2007

26. HETEROGENEOUS TRAFFIC FLOW MODEL FOR A TWO-LANE ROUNDABOUT AND CONTROLLED INTERSECTION
    International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2007, 18, (01), 107-117 View citations (2)

Chapters

2020

1. Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Viet Nam
   Chapter 6 in An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?, 2020, pp 203-231 View citations (1)