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Working Papers

2022

1. Measuring Land Tenure at the Individual Level: Lessons from Methodological Research in Armenia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Turning COVID-19 Vaccines into Vaccinations: New Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2021

3. Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Six National Phone Surveys
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
4. Agricultural Data Collection to Minimize Measurement Error and Maximize Coverage
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. Impact of COVID-19 on Learning
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
6. The Distribution of Effort: Physical Activity, Gender Roles, and Bargaining Power in an Agrarian Setting
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2020

7. Recall Length and Measurement Error in Agricultural Surveys
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Food Policy (2021)

2018

8. Livestock Ownership and Child Nutrition in Uganda: Evidence from a Panel Survey
   2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2017

9. Food Counts. Measuring Food Consumption And Expenditures In Household Consumption And Expenditure Surveys (HCES)
   2017 International Congress, August 28-September 1, 2017, Parma, Italy, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (33)

2016

10. Cheaper, faster, and more than good enough: is GPS the new gold standard in land area measurement ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)

2015

11. Welcome to Fantasyland: Comparing Approaches To Land Area Measurement In Household Surveys
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)

2014

12. Does livestock ownership affect animal source foods consumption and child nutritional status ? evidence from rural Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Studies (2015)
13. Income diversification patterns in rural Sub-Saharan Africa: reassessing the evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
14. Investing in the Livestock Sector: Why Good Numbers Matter, A Sourcebook for Decision Makers on How to Improve Livestock Data
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (6)
15. Milking the data: measuring income from milk production in extensive livestock systems -- experimental evidence from Niger
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2013

16. Missing(ness) in action: selectivity bias in GPS-based land area measurements
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2017)

2012

17. Livestock and Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania: A Descriptive Analysis of the 2009 National Panel Survey
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (12)

2011

18. Fact or artefact: the impact of measurement errors on the farm size - productivity relationship
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2013)
19. Livestock Assets, Livestock Income and Rural Households: Cross-Country Evidence from Household Surveys
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (9)
    Also in ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2011) View citations (10)
20. Measuring the Contribution of Livestock to Household Livelihoods: A Livestock Module for Multi-topic Household Surveys
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2009

21. A profile of the rural poor
    ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) View citations (4)
22. The Impact of Rising Food Prices on the Poor
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (51)
    Also in Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) (2008) View citations (53)
    ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2008) View citations (50)

2008

23. Does Urban Agriculture Enhance Dietary Diversity? Empirical Evidence from a Sample of Developing Countries
    2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)
24. Patterns of Rural Development: A Cross-Country Comparison Using Microeconomic Data
    Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) View citations (4)
    Also in ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2008) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Agricultural Economics (2010)
25. Wage inequality in international perspective. Effects of location, sector, and gender
    ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) View citations (12)

2007

26. Investing back home: return migration and business ownership in Albania
    ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) View citations (21)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (24)
27. Rural Household Access to Assets and Agrarian Institutions: A Cross Country Comparison
    106th Seminar, October 25-27, 2007, Montpellier, France, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) (2007) View citations (16)
28. Rural Income Generating Activities: A Cross Country Comparison
    106th Seminar, October 25-27, 2007, Montpellier, France, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (41)
    Also in Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) (2007) View citations (34)
29. Rural Income Generating Activities: Whatever Happened to the Institutional Vacuum? Evidence from Ghana, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Vietnam
    Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) View citations (2)
    Also in ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2007) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2009)
30. The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming
    103rd Seminar, April 23-25, 2007, Barcelona, Spain, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (5)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Studies (2010)

2006

31. Choosing to Migrate or Migrating to Choose: Migration and Labor Choice in Albania
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (5)
    Also in ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2006) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) (2006) View citations (4)

2005

32. Monitoring Poverty without Consumption Data: An application using the Albania panel survey
    Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) View citations (5)
    Also in ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Eastern European Economics (2006)
33. Moving Away from Poverty: A spatial analysis of poverty and migration in Albania
    Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) View citations (13)
    Also in ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2005) View citations (12)

2004

34. Being Poor, Feeling Poorer: Combining objective and subjective measures of welfare in Albania
    Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) View citations (4)
    Also in ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2004) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Studies (2006)
35. Internal Mobility and International Migration in Albania
    Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) View citations (37)
    Also in ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2004) View citations (23)

2003

36. A Conceptual Framework for National Agricultural, Rural Development, and Food Security Strategies and Policies
    Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) View citations (14)
    Also in ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2003) View citations (14)

2002

37. Meso-economic filters along the policy chain: understanding the links between policy reforms and rural poverty in latin America
    ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA) (2001)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2002)
38. Socioeconomic Policies and Food Security
    Working Papers, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Recall length and measurement error in agricultural surveys
   Food Policy, 2021, 100, (C) View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
2. Viewpoint: High-frequency phone surveys on COVID-19: Good practices, open questions
   Food Policy, 2021, 105, (C) View citations (3)

2017

3. Are African households (not) leaving agriculture? Patterns of households’ income sources in rural Sub-Saharan Africa
   Food Policy, 2017, 67, (C), 153-174 View citations (66)
4. Food counts. Measuring food consumption and expenditures in household consumption and expenditure surveys (HCES). Introduction to the special issue
   Food Policy, 2017, 72, (C), 1-6 View citations (32)
5. Missing(ness) in Action: Selectivity Bias in GPS-Based Land Area Measurements
   World Development, 2017, 92, (C), 143-157 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2016

6. Milking the data: Measuring milk off-take in extensive livestock systems. Experimental evidence from Niger
   Food Policy, 2016, 59, (C), 174-186 View citations (4)

2015

7. Does Livestock Ownership Affect Animal Source Foods Consumption and Child Nutritional Status? Evidence from Rural Uganda
   Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (8), 1034-1059 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
8. Farm-Level Pathways to Improved Nutritional Status: Introduction to the Special Issue
   Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (8), 945-957 View citations (61)
9. Livestock in the Household Economy: Cross-Country Evidence from Microeconomic Data
   Development Policy Review, 2015, 33, (1), 61-81 View citations (5)

2013

10. 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 (171)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

11. Assessing the impact of migration on food and nutrition security
    Food Policy, 2011, 36, (1), 1-6 View citations (34)
12. International migration and nutritional outcomes in Tajikistan
    Food Policy, 2011, 36, (1), 54-70 View citations (27)
13. Rural Household Access to Assets and Markets: A Cross-Country Comparison
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2011, 23, (4), 569-597 View citations (7)

2010

14. A Cross-Country Comparison of Rural Income Generating Activities
    World Development, 2010, 38, (1), 48-63 View citations (123)
15. Patterns of Rural Development: A Cross‐Country Comparison using Microeconomic Data
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2010, 61, (3), 628-651 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
16. The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming
    Journal of Development Studies, 2010, 46, (1), 140-161 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
17. Urban agriculture, poverty, and food security: Empirical evidence from a sample of developing countries
    Food Policy, 2010, 35, (4), 265-273 View citations (95)

2009

18. Assets, Activities and Rural Income Generation: Evidence from a Multicountry Analysis
    World Development, 2009, 37, (9), 1435-1452 View citations (87)
19. Investing back home Return migration and business ownership in Albania1
    The Economics of Transition, 2009, 17, (3), 587-623 View citations (26)
20. Rural Income Generating Activities: Whatever Happened to the Institutional Vacuum? Evidence from Ghana, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Vietnam
    World Development, 2009, 37, (7), 1297-1306 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

21. Rural income generating activities in developing countries: re-assessing the evidence
    The Electronic Journal of Agricultural and Development Economics, 2007, 4, (1), 146-193 View citations (22)

2006

22. Being poor, feeling poorer: Combining objective and subjective measures of welfare in Albania
    Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (5), 739-760 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
23. Monitoring Poverty Without Consumption Data: An Application Using the Albania Panel Survey
    Eastern European Economics, 2006, 44, (1), 59-82 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2002

24. Meso-Economic Filters Along the Policy Chain: Understanding the Links Between Policy Reforms and Rural Poverty in Latin America
    World Development, 2002, 30, (11), 1865-1884 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

Books

2016

1. National Socioeconomic Surveys in Forestry
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (3)

Chapters

2020

1. Urban agriculture in low-income and middle-income countries
   Chapter 12 in Handbook on Urban Food Security in the Global South, 2020, pp 233-260