The research team evaluates the impacts of forest user group participation under Malawi's Forest Co-management Program on forest clearing and household income. Using propensity score weighting and propensity score analysis with non-parametric regression, the team finds that the program lowered the rate and extent of forest clearing.
A randomized trial in urban Ghana for microenterprises separated participants by providing advice from an international consulting firm, cash, both, or nothing. The treatments led to immediately expected results, however, no treatment let to higher profits on average so businesses reverted to previous practices.
This ILRI Research Brief describes the Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) product, piloted in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia since early 2010.
In this paper, we employ a dynamic, stochastic, heterogeneous agent model where farm households have access to contingent credit and make savings, technology and loan repayment choices.
This presentation took place at George Washington University, United States on November 6, 2014 describing how greater use of improved technologies could raise productivity and welfare in developing countries.
This presentation took place at George Washington University, United States on November 6, 2014 describing the adoption of improved seeds in Uganda and Senegal using index insurance.
This presentation took place at George Washington University, United States on November 6, 2014 describing how poor market integration in African markets result in barriers to building market linkages.
This presentation took place at George Washington University, United States on November 6, 2014 describing how behavioral lab experiments have uncovered a wealth of evidence contradictory to standard economic workhorse theories.
This presentation took place at George Washington University, United States on November 6, 2014 describing the research of essential heterogeneity measurements and constraining intervention in Mexico.