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Working Papers

2024

1. Leveraging social assistance to strengthen women’s and girls’ climate resilience: What is the potential, and what are promising program designs?
   CGIAR Initative Publications, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2. Leveraging social protection to strengthen women’s and girls’ roles in climate-resilient agrifood systems
   CGIAR Initative Publications, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
3. Rainy day funds? How men and women adapt to heavy rainfall shocks and the role of cash transfers in Mali
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2023

4. Domestic burdens amid COVID-19 and women's mental health in middle-income Africa
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   See also Journal Article Domestic Burdens Amid Covid-19 and Women’s Mental Health in Middle-Income Africa, Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2023) (2023)

2020

5. It’s Raining Babies? Flooding and Fertility Choices in Bangladesh
   SocArXiv, Center for Open Science

2019

6. Can Declines in Fertility During Floods Be Explained by Increased Demands on the Farm?
   2020 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 3-5, 2020, San Diego, California, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
7. Evaluating the welfare effects of nonfarm enterprises on rural households in Papua New Guinea
   Papua New Guinea project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   Also in Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2019)
8. Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts: Synopsis
   IFPRI synopses, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (14)

2018

9. Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based Gendered Advisory Services to Farmers: Analysis in Mozambique and Tanzania
   2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
   Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2017) View citations (1)
   2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2018)
   See also Journal Article Cost-effectiveness of community-based gendered advisory services to farmers: Analysis in Mozambique and Tanzania, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
10. Moving to Despair? Internal Migration and Well-Being in Pakistan
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
11. Water when it counts: reducing scarcity through irrigation monitoring in Central Mozambique
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2017

12. Moving to Despair? Migration and Well-Being in Pakistan
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Moving to despair? Migration and well-being in Pakistan, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (12) (2019)
13. The effect of land access on youth employment and migration decisions: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Land Access on Youth Employment and Migration Decisions: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2018) View citations (29) (2018)

2016

14. Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
15. Migration, Gender, and Farming Systems in Asia
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
16. Temporary and Permanent Migrant Selection: Theory and Evidence of Ability-Search Cost Dynamics
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2015) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Temporary and permanent migrant selection: Theory and evidence of ability‐search cost dynamics, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
17. Temporary and Permanent Migrant Selection: Theory and Evidence of Ability–Search Cost Dynamics
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
18. The effect of land inheritance on youth employment and migration decisions: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)

2015

19. Filling the legal void? Experimental evidence from a community-based legal aid program for gender-equal land rights in Tanzania
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
20. Migration, Gender, and Farming Systems in Asia: Evidence, Data, and Knowledge Gaps
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2015) View citations (1)

2014

21. Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department (2014) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Environmental Migration and Labor Markets in Nepal, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (10) (2016)
22. Implications of community-based legal aid regulation on women’s land rights
    Research briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
23. Measuring agricultural knowledge and adoption
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Measuring agricultural knowledge and adoption, Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2015) View citations (11) (2015)
24. Seeing is believing ? evidence from an extension network experiment
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Seeing is believing? Evidence from an extension network experiment, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (93) (2017)

2013

25. Does internal migration improve overall well-being in Ethiopia?
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Does Internal Migration Improve Overall Well-Being in Ethiopia?, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
26. Preliminary Evidence on Internal Migration, Remittances, and Teen Schooling in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2009) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE ON INTERNAL MIGRATION, REMITTANCES, AND TEEN SCHOOLING IN INDIA, Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International (2011) View citations (6) (2011)
27. Resettlement and food security
    MaSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
28. Rising wages in Bangladesh
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (13)

2012

29. Environmental Migrants: A Myth?
    Research briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
30. Seeing is Believing? Evidence from a Demonstration Plot Experiment in Mozambique
    Mozambique Working Paper, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2011

31. Do limitations in land rights transferability influence mobility rates in Ethiopia?
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Do Limitations in Land Rights Transferability Influence Mobility Rates in Ethiopia?, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2012) View citations (62) (2012)
32. Insurance motives to remit: Evidence from a matched sample of Ethiopian internal migrants
    ESSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
    Also in IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011) View citations (5)

2010

33. Do Limitations in Land Rights Transferability Influence Low Mobility Rates in Ethiopia?
    2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (6)
34. Migratory responses to agricultural risk in Northern Nigeria
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (52)
    See also Journal Article Migratory Responses to Agricultural Risk in Northern Nigeria, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2011) View citations (114) (2011)
35. Short and long-term effects of the 1998 Bangladesh flood on rural wages
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (9)

2003

36. MANAGING FOR SAFER FOOD: THE ECONOMICS OF SANITATION AND PROCESS CONTROLS IN MEAT AND POULTRY PLANTS
    Agricultural Economic Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (28)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Leveraging unsupervised machine learning to examine women's vulnerability to climate change
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2024, 46, (4), 1355-1378
2. The Causes and Policy Responses to Forced Migration and Environmental Degradation in Africa
   Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2024, 16, (1), 301-322

2023

3. Do referrals improve the representation of women in mobile phone surveys?
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 162, (C) View citations (7)
4. Domestic Burdens Amid Covid-19 and Women’s Mental Health in Middle-Income Africa
   Feminist Economics, 2023, 29, (2), 192-218
   See also Working Paper Domestic burdens amid COVID-19 and women's mental health in middle-income Africa, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) (2023)
5. The Gendered Consequences of COVID-19 for Internal Migration
   Population Research and Policy Review, 2023, 42, (4), 1-37
6. Unmasking the truth: Experimental evidence of facemask compliance in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic
   PLOS Global Public Health, 2023, 3, (3), 1-16

2022

7. Cash transfers, migration, and gender norms
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2022, 104, (2), 550-568 View citations (5)
8. Do private consultants promote savings and investments in rural Mozambique?
   Agricultural Economics, 2022, 53, (1), 22-36 View citations (1)
9. Food insecurity and COVID‐19 risk in low‐ and middle‐income countries
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2022, 44, (1), 92-109 View citations (2)
10. Monitoring Water for Conservation: A Proof of Concept from Mozambique
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2022, 104, (1), 92-110 View citations (1)

2021

11. Assessing population exposure to coastal flooding due to sea level rise
    Nature Communications, 2021, 12, (1), 1-9 View citations (6)
12. COVID‐19 Policy Modeling in Sub‐Saharan Africa
    Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2021, 43, (1), 24-38 View citations (2)
13. Spillover effects of the Venezuelan crisis: migration impacts in Colombia
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2021, 73, (2), 771-795 View citations (26)

2020

14. Do social protection programs foster short-term and long-term migration adaptation strategies?
    Environment and Development Economics, 2020, 25, (2), 135-158 View citations (4)
15. Rural households in Papua New Guinea afford better diets with income from small businesses
    Food Policy, 2020, 97, (C) View citations (5)
16. Structural Change and Women’s Employment Potential in Myanmar
    International Regional Science Review, 2020, 43, (5), 450-476 View citations (1)
17. Temporary migration and climate variation in eastern Africa
    World Development, 2020, 126, (C) View citations (37)
18. The changing climate-migration relationship in China, 1989–2011
    Climatic Change, 2020, 160, (1), 103-122 View citations (6)

2019

19. Cost-effectiveness of community-based gendered advisory services to farmers: Analysis in Mozambique and Tanzania
    PLOS ONE, 2019, 14, (3), 1-32 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based Gendered Advisory Services to Farmers: Analysis in Mozambique and Tanzania, 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia (2018) (2018)
20. Exploring Impacts of Community-Based Legal Aid on Intrahousehold Gender Relations in Tanzania
    Feminist Economics, 2019, 25, (2), 116-145
21. Implications of Migration on Employment and Occupational Transitions in Tanzania
    International Regional Science Review, 2019, 42, (2), 181-206 View citations (3)
22. Labor‐saving technologies and structural transformation in northern Ghana
    Agricultural Economics, 2019, 50, (5), 581-594
23. Meeting the looming policy challenge of sea-level change and human migration
    Nature Climate Change, 2019, 9, (12), 898-901 View citations (6)
24. Moving to despair? Migration and well-being in Pakistan
    World Development, 2019, 113, (C), 186-203 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Moving to Despair? Migration and Well-Being in Pakistan, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
25. Temporary and permanent migrant selection: Theory and evidence of ability‐search cost dynamics
    Review of Development Economics, 2019, 23, (4), 1477-1519 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Temporary and Permanent Migrant Selection: Theory and Evidence of Ability-Search Cost Dynamics, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2018

26. Coastal climate change, soil salinity and human migration in Bangladesh
    Nature Climate Change, 2018, 8, (11), 981-985 View citations (49)
27. Does Internal Migration Improve Overall Well-Being in Ethiopia?
    Journal of African Economies, 2018, 27, (3), 367-367 View citations (5)
    Also in Journal of African Economies, 2018, 27, (3), 347-365 (2018) View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Does internal migration improve overall well-being in Ethiopia?, ESSP working papers (2013) View citations (9) (2013)
28. Filling the legal void? Impacts of a community-based legal aid program on women’s land-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices
    Oxford Development Studies, 2018, 46, (4), 453-469 View citations (6)
29. The Effect of Land Access on Youth Employment and Migration Decisions: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2018, 100, (3), 931-954 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper The effect of land access on youth employment and migration decisions: Evidence from rural Ethiopia, ESSP working papers (2017) View citations (8) (2017)
30. Youth Migration and Labour Constraints in African Agrarian Households
    Journal of Development Studies, 2018, 54, (5), 875-894 View citations (11)

2017

31. Droughts augment youth migration in Northern Latin America and the Caribbean
    Climatic Change, 2017, 140, (3), 423-435 View citations (28)
32. Heat Exposure and Youth Migration in Central America and the Caribbean
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 446-50 View citations (37)
33. Seeing is believing? Evidence from an extension network experiment
    Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 125, (C), 1-20 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper Seeing is believing ? evidence from an extension network experiment, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (15) (2014)
34. Validating Migration Responses to Flooding Using Satellite and Vital Registration Data
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 441-45 View citations (39)

2016

35. Do Female Instructors Reduce Gender Bias in Diffusion of Sustainable Land Management Techniques? Experimental Evidence From Mozambique
    World Development, 2016, 78, (C), 436-449 View citations (32)
36. Environmental Migration and Labor Markets in Nepal
    Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2016, 3, (2), 417 - 452 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal, IFPRI discussion papers (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2015

37. Measuring agricultural knowledge and adoption
    Agricultural Economics, 2015, 46, (3), 449-462 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Measuring agricultural knowledge and adoption, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2014

38. Heat stress increases long-term human migration in rural Pakistan
    Nature Climate Change, 2014, 4, (3), 182-185 View citations (148)
39. Resettlement for Food Security’s Sake: Insights from a Malawi Land Reform Project
    Land Economics, 2014, 90, (2) View citations (7)
40. The Role of Rural–Urban Migration in the Structural Transformation of Sub-Saharan Africa
    World Development, 2014, 63, (C), 33-42 View citations (55)

2013

41. Improving stove evaluation using survey data: Who received which intervention matters
    Ecological Economics, 2013, 93, (C), 301-312 View citations (5)
42. Motives to Remit: Evidence from Tracked Internal Migrants in Ethiopia
    World Development, 2013, 50, (C), 13-23 View citations (24)

2012

43. Do Limitations in Land Rights Transferability Influence Mobility Rates in Ethiopia?
    Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21, (4), 548-579 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Do limitations in land rights transferability influence mobility rates in Ethiopia?, ESSP working papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
44. Drought and Population Mobility in Rural Ethiopia
    World Development, 2012, 40, (1), 134-145 View citations (146)

2011

45. How Resilient are Labour Markets to Natural Disasters? The Case of the 1998 Bangladesh Flood
    Journal of Development Studies, 2011, 47, (12), 1954-1971 View citations (33)
46. Migratory Responses to Agricultural Risk in Northern Nigeria
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2011, 93, (4), 1048-1061 View citations (114)
    See also Working Paper Migratory responses to agricultural risk in Northern Nigeria, IFPRI discussion papers (2010) View citations (52) (2010)
47. PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE ON INTERNAL MIGRATION, REMITTANCES, AND TEEN SCHOOLING IN INDIA
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2011, 29, (2), 207-217 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Preliminary Evidence on Internal Migration, Remittances, and Teen Schooling in India, Working Papers (2013) (2013)

2010

48. On Hedonic Valuation of Urban Amenities Using Unbalanced Data
    Land Economics, 2010, 86, (3) View citations (2)

2009

49. Long-term Impacts of Droughts on Labour Markets in Developing Countries: Evidence from Brazil
    Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (10), 1651-1662 View citations (61)
50. Long‐term consequences of short‐term precipitation shocks: evidence from Brazilian migrant households
    Agricultural Economics, 2009, 40, (5), 573-586 View citations (15)

Books

2019

1. Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts
   IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (10)

Chapters

2020

1. Youth: Including Africa’s young people in food systems
   Chapter 3 in 2020 Global food policy report: Building inclusive food systems, 2020, pp 28-35 View citations (2)

2019

2. Africa's rural youth in the global context
   Chapter 1 in Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts, 2019, pp yj1-24
3. Can migration be a conduit for transformative youth employment?
   Chapter 2 in Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts, 2019, pp yj25-46 View citations (1)
4. Conclusion [in Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts]
   Chapter 10 in Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts, 2019, pp yj277-288 View citations (14)

2014

5. Economic consequences of conflict and environmental displacement
   Chapter 14 in International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development, 2014, pp 388-424 View citations (2)