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Working Papers

2011

1. Agricultural Commercialization in the Uplands of Northern Vietnam: How to Achieve Both Poverty Reduction and Environmental Sustainability Goals?
   51st Annual Conference, Halle, Germany, September 28-30, 2011, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA)
2. Nachwachsende Rohstoffe – entwicklungspolitisch einmal anders gedacht
   Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics

2010

3. Drought impacts and related risk management by smallholder farmers in developing countries: evidence from Awash River Basin, Ethiopia
   Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics
4. How Best to Target the Poor? An operational targeting of the poor using indicator-based proxy means tests
   2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) View citations (2)
5. To Target or Not to Target? The cost efficiency of indicator-based targeting
   2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2009

6. Targeting the poor and smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from Malawi
   Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics View citations (1)
7. Using panel data to estimate the effect of rainfall shocks on smallholders food security and vulnerability in rural Ethiopia
   Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Using panel data to estimate the effect of rainfall shocks on smallholders food security and vulnerability in rural Ethiopia, Climatic Change, Springer (2011) View citations (58) (2011)

2008

8. Could carbon payments be a solution to deforestation? Empirical evidence from Indonesia
   2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium, European Association of Agricultural Economists
9. Land titling policy and soil conservation in the uplands of Northern Vietnam
   Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics View citations (1)
10. Landslides in mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam: Causes, protection strategies and the assessment of economic losses
    Diskussionspapiere aus dem Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Hohenheim, Department of Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany View citations (2)
11. Linkages between poverty and sustainable agricultural and rural development in the uplands of Southeast Asia
    Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics
12. Maize boom in the uplands of Northern Vietnam: economic importance and environmental implications
    Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics View citations (3)
13. Payments for environmental services: incentives through carbon sequestration compensation for cocoa-based agroforestry systems in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics
14. The Impact of Access to Credit on the Adoption of hybrid maize in Malawi: An Empirical test of an Agricultural Household Model under credit market failure
    2007 Second International Conference, August 20-22, 2007, Accra, Ghana, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) View citations (2)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations (23)
15. Use of household food insecurity scales for assessing poverty in Bangladesh and Uganda
    Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series), Universitaet Hohenheim, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics View citations (2)
    Also in 106th Seminar, October 25-27, 2007, Montpellier, France, European Association of Agricultural Economists (2007)

2007

16. A TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS OF THE BEEF SUPPLY RESPONSE IN RUSSIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
    104th Seminar, September 5-8, 2007, Budapest, Hungary, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (4)
17. Prospects and Challenges of Biofuels in Developing Countries
    106th Seminar, October 25-27, 2007, Montpellier, France, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
18. Proxy Means Tests for Targeting the Poorest Households -- Applications to Uganda
    106th Seminar, October 25-27, 2007, Montpellier, France, European Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (6)
19. The capability dilemma in operational poverty assessment
    Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research View citations (2)

2006

20. Determinants of Farmers' Resilience towards ENSO-Related Drought: Evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
21. Determinants of Moral Hazard in Microfinance: Empirical Evidence from Joint Liability Lending Programs in Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (15)
22. Determinants of Moral hazard in Microfinance: Empirical Evidence from Joint Liability Lending Schemes in Malawi
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (17)
23. Developing Poverty Assessment Tools Based on Principal Component Analysis: Results from Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Uganda, and Peru
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (9)
24. Differential Influence of Relative Poverty on Preferences for Ecosystem Services: Evidence from Rural Indonesia
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
25. Do Farmers Benefit from Participating in Specialty Markets and Cooperatives? The Case of Coffee Marketing in Costa Rica
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)
26. How Accurate is Participatory Wealth Ranking (PWR) in Targeting the Poor? A Case Study from Bangladesh
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (2)
27. Income Sources, Poverty, and Forest Encroachment: Implications for Rural Development Policies in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
28. Need, Greed or Customary Rights - Which Factors Explain the Encroachment of Protected Areas? Empirical Evidence from a Protected Area in Sulawesi, Indonesia
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
29. Operational Poverty Targeting by Means of Proxy Indicators - The Example of Peru
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (2)

2003

30. AN OPERATIONAL METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE POVERTY OUTREACH PERFORMANCE OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: RESULTS FROM FOUR CASE STUDIES IN AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA
    2003 Annual Meeting, August 16-22, 2003, Durban, South Africa, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (3)

2002

31. Micro-lending for small farmers in Bangladesh: does it affect farm households' land allocation decision?
    MSSD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
    Also in MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2002) View citations (5)
32. The triangle of microfinance: financial sustainability, outreach, and impact
    Food policy statements, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (25)

2001

33. Access to credit and its impact on welfare in Malawi
    Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (96)
34. An operational tool for evaluating poverty outreach of development policies and projects
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
    Also in FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2001) View citations (8)
35. Distribution, growth, and performance of microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (14)
    Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2001) View citations (6)
36. Group-based financial institutions for the rural poor in Bangladesh: an institutional- and household-level analysis
    Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (41)

2000

37. Assessing the relative poverty level in clients of microfinance institutions
    MP05 briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)
38. Considerations in the placement and outreach of microfinance organizations
    MP05 briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
39. Do microfinance institutions reach the poorest?
    MP05 briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
40. Empirical measurements of households' access to credit and credit constraints in developing countries
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (23)
    Also in FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2000) View citations (40)
41. Factors affecting repayment rates in group-based lending
    MP05 briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
42. Informal markets
    MP05 briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
43. Pathways of rural development in Madagascar
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2000)
44. Product innovation for the poor
    MP05 briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
45. Rural financial services for poverty alleviation
    MP05 briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
46. The demand for financial services by the rural poor
    MP05 briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

1999

47. Placement and outreach of group-based credit organizations
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)

1998

48. Rural finance and poverty alleviation
    Food policy reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (45)

1997

49. Market access by smallholder farmers in Malawi: implications for technology adoption, agricultural productivity, and crop income
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Market access by smallholder farmers in Malawi: implications for technology adoption, agricultural productivity and crop income, Agricultural Economics, Blackwell (1998) View citations (85) (1998)
50. Rural finance for food security for the poor
    Food policy reviews, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (39)

1996

51. Determinants of repayment performance in credit groups: the role of program design, intra-group risk pooling, and social cohesion in Madagascar
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
52. How can safety nets do more with less?: general issues with some evidence from Southern Africa
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
53. Repayment performance in group-based credit programs in Bangladesh: an empirical analysis
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Repayment performance in group-based credit programs in Bangladesh: An empirical analysis, World Development, Elsevier (1997) View citations (127) (1997)
54. Rural finance policies for food security of the poor: methodologies for a multicountry research project
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (12)

1994

55. Determinants of credit rationing: a study of informal lenders and formal credit groups in Madagascar
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Determinants of credit rationing: A study of informal lenders and formal credit groups in Madagascar, World Development, Elsevier (1994) View citations (107) (1994)

Journal Articles

2011

1. Profits and poverty: Certification's troubled link for Nicaragua's organic and fairtrade coffee producers
   Ecological Economics, 2011, 70, (7), 1316-1324 View citations (89)
2. To target or not to target? The costs, benefits, and impacts of indicator-based targeting
   Food Policy, 2011, 36, (5), 626-636 View citations (12)
3. Using panel data to estimate the effect of rainfall shocks on smallholders food security and vulnerability in rural Ethiopia
   Climatic Change, 2011, 108, (1), 185-206 View citations (58)
   See also Working Paper Using panel data to estimate the effect of rainfall shocks on smallholders food security and vulnerability in rural Ethiopia, Research in Development Economics and Policy (Discussion Paper Series) (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2010

4. Credit rationing of rural households in China
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2010, 70, (1), 37-54 View citations (18)
5. Legal regulations and agricultural production: the case of Cuba's cattle sector
   Post-Communist Economies, 2010, 22, (4), 531-545

2009

6. The impact of credit constraints on the adoption of hybrid maize in Malawi
   Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - Revue d'Etudes en Agriculture et Environnement, 2009, 90, (1), 5-22 View citations (20)

2008

7. Who is credit constrained? evidence from rural Malawi
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2008, 68, (2), 255-272 View citations (13)

2007

8. Do farmers benefit from participating in specialty markets and cooperatives? The case of coffee marketing in Costa Rica1
   Agricultural Economics, 2007, 37, (2‐3), 243-248 View citations (110)

2006

9. An operational method for assessing the poverty outreach performance of development policies and projects: Results of case studies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
   World Development, 2006, 34, (3), 446-464 View citations (38)
10. Sustainable agricultural intensification in forest frontier areas
    Agricultural Economics, 2006, 34, (2), 197-206 View citations (36)

2005

11. Creating political capital to promote devolution in the forestry sector--a case study of the forest communities in Banyumas district, Central Java, Indonesia
    Forest Policy and Economics, 2005, 7, (2), 213-226 View citations (9)
12. Technology adoption and farmer efficiency in multiple crops production in eastern Ethiopia: A comparison of parametric and non-parametric distance functions
    Agricultural Economics Review, 2005, 06, (01) View citations (15)

2004

13. Performances sociales: Une raison d'être des institutions de microfinance et pourtant encore peu mesurées. Quelques pistes
    Mondes en développement, 2004, 126, (2), 51-68 View citations (10)

2003

14. Erratum to "Relative importance and determinants of landowners' transaction costs in collaborative wildlife management in Kenya: an empirical analysis": [Ecological Economics 45 (2003) 59-73]
    Ecological Economics, 2003, 45, (2), 313-313 View citations (3)
15. Relative importance and determinants of landowners' transaction costs in collaborative wildlife management in Kenya: an empirical analysis
    Ecological Economics, 2003, 45, (1), 59-73 View citations (12)

2002

16. Land use dynamics in the central highlands of Vietnam: a spatial model combining village survey data with satellite imagery interpretation
    Agricultural Economics, 2002, 27, (3), 333-354 View citations (42)

2000

17. Many borrow, more save, and all insure: implications for food and micro-finance policy
    Food Policy, 2000, 25, (2), 143-167 View citations (30)

1999

18. Placement and Outreach of Group-Based Credit Organizations: The Cases of ASA, BRAC, and PROSHIKA in Bangladesh
    World Development, 1999, 27, (12), 2123-2136 View citations (20)

1998

19. Determinants of Repayment Performance in Credit Groups: The Role of Program Design, Intragroup Risk Pooling, and Social Cohesion
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1998, 46, (3), 599-620 View citations (76)
20. Market access by smallholder farmers in Malawi: implications for technology adoption, agricultural productivity and crop income
    Agricultural Economics, 1998, 19, (1-2), 219-229 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Market access by smallholder farmers in Malawi: implications for technology adoption, agricultural productivity, and crop income, FCND discussion papers (1997) View citations (11) (1997)

1997

21. Can social security programmes do more with less? General issues and the challenges for Southern Africa
    Development Southern Africa, 1997, 14, (2), 125-153 View citations (5)
22. Repayment performance in group-based credit programs in Bangladesh: An empirical analysis
    World Development, 1997, 25, (10), 1731-1742 View citations (127)
    See also Working Paper Repayment performance in group-based credit programs in Bangladesh: an empirical analysis, FCND discussion papers (1996) View citations (2) (1996)

1994

23. Determinants of credit rationing: A study of informal lenders and formal credit groups in Madagascar
    World Development, 1994, 22, (12), 1895-1907 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper Determinants of credit rationing: a study of informal lenders and formal credit groups in Madagascar, FCND discussion papers (1994) View citations (11) (1994)

1992

24. Flexibility and Risk in the Firm
    European Review of Agricultural Economics, 1992, 19, (4), 473-84 View citations (7)