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Working Papers

2019

1. IFAD10 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: An Overview
   IFAD Impact Assessment Series, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

2017

2. Farm size and productivity: a"direct-inverse-direct"relationship
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2015

3. Are Women Less Productive Farmers? How Markets and Risk Affect Fertilizer Use, Productivity, and Measured Gender Effects in Uganda
   2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (3)
4. Smallholders? land ownership and access in Sub-Saharan Africa: a new landscape ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
5. Topic: Building Resilience to Climate Change Through Social Protection and Climate-Smart Agriculture: Synergies and Trade-offs
   2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2014

6. Agricultural intensification: the status in six African countries
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article in Food Policy (2017)

2013

7. Missing(ness) in action: selectivity bias in GPS-based land area measurements
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in World Development (2017)
8. The Drivers and the Speed of Agricultural Intensification in Uganda
   2013: Productivity and Its Impacts on Global Trade, June 2-4, 2013. Seville, Spain, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium

2012

9. Global Exposure: Food Price Spike Effects on Ethiopian Farm Households
   2012: New Rules of Trade? December 2012, San Diego, California, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium
10. Land fragmentation, cropland abandonment, and land market operation in Albania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2012)
11. The Impact of Soft Traits and Cognitive Abilities on Life Outcomes: Subjective Wellbeing, Education Achievement, and Rational Choices: a Chocolate Tasting Experiment
    CEIS Research Paper, Tor Vergata University, CEIS

2011

12. Can diaries help improve agricultural production statistics ? Evidence from Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
13. Fact or artefact: the impact of measurement errors on the farm size - productivity relationship
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2013)

2010

14. Optimal Farm Size under an Uncertain Land Market: the Case of Kyrgyz Republic
    CEIS Research Paper, Tor Vergata University, CEIS View citations (1)
    Also in 111th Seminar, June 26-27, 2009, Canterbury, UK, European Association of Agricultural Economists (2009) View citations (13)
15. Policy recommendations from the 13th ICABR conference on the emerging bioeconomy
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
16. The Adoption and Diffusion of GM Crops in USA: A Real Option Approach
    CEIS Research Paper, Tor Vergata University, CEIS View citations (5)
17. The deterministic and speculative component of the terms of trade of primary commodities: An “Eclectic” Real Option value approach
    114th Seminar, April 15-16, 2010, Berlin, Germany, European Association of Agricultural Economists

2009

18. The money-happiness relationship in transition countries: evidence from Albania
    Econometica Working Papers, Econometica View citations (3)

2007

19. Land Market Development and Agricultural Production Efficiency in Albania
    104th Seminar, September 5-8, 2007, Budapest, Hungary, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)

2006

20. The Role of Agriculture in Reducing Poverty in Tanzania: A Household Perspective from Rural Kilimanjaro and Ruvuma
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (6)
21. The role of opinion leaders in the diffusion of new knowledge: the case of integrated pest management
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2006)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Agricultural intensification: The status in six African countries
   Food Policy, 2017, 67, (C), 26-40 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
2. Missing(ness) in Action: Selectivity Bias in GPS-Based Land Area Measurements
   World Development, 2017, 92, (C), 143-157 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
3. Smallholders’ land access in Sub-Saharan Africa: A new landscape?
   Food Policy, 2017, 67, (C), 78-92 View citations (13)

2015

4. Adoption of modern varieties, farmers' welfare and crop biodiversity: Evidence from Uganda
   Ecological Economics, 2015, 119, (C), 346-358 View citations (8)

2013

5. Fact or artifact: The impact of measurement errors on the farm size–productivity relationship
   Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 103, (C), 254-261 View citations (110)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2012

6. Can diaries help in improving agricultural production statistics? Evidence from Uganda
   Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (1), 42-50 View citations (13)
7. Land Fragmentation, Cropland Abandonment, and Land Market Operation in Albania
   World Development, 2012, 40, (10), 2108-2122 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

8. Erratum to: The Money–Happiness Relationship in Transition Countries: Evidence from Albania
   Transition Studies Review, 2011, 18, (1), 216-216

2009

9. Optimal farm size in an uncertain land market: the case of Kyrgyz Republic
   Agricultural Economics, 2009, 40, (s1), 745-758 View citations (14)
10. Rural nonfarm income and its impact on agriculture: evidence from Albania
    Agricultural Economics, 2009, 40, (2), 139-160 View citations (26)

2006

11. The role of opinion leaders in the diffusion of new knowledge: The case of integrated pest management
    World Development, 2006, 34, (7), 1287-1300 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

Edited books

2013

1. Poverty and Exclusion in the Western Balkans
   Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion, and Well-Being, Springer View citations (1)