This presentation took place at George Washington University, United States on November 6, 2014 describing how information is costly and can lead to inefficient market outcomes.
This paper presents a novel way to understand the low uptake of index insurances using the concept of discontinuity of preferences through a field experiment with cotton farmers in Burkina Faso.
This presentation took place in Maputo, Mozambique on September 15, 2014 describing the mounting factors resulting in low levels of productivity in Mozambique. This presentation is translated from Portuguese.
This presentation took place in Maputo, Mozambique on September 15, 2014 describing the effects of Mozambique missing the opportunity of adopting improved seeds and fertilizer in the 20th century. This presentation is translated from Portuguese.
This presentation took place in Maputo, Mozambique on September 15, 2014 by IIAM describing incentive to develop fertilizer value chains in Mozambique. This presentation is translated from Portuguese.
In this paper, we present a novel way to understand the low uptake of index insurance using the interlinked concepts of ambiguity and compound lottery aversion.
This paper addresses the reasons for this current discrepancy between promise and reality. We conclude on perspectives for improvements in product design, complementary interventions to boost uptake, and strategies for sustainable scaling up of uptake.
In this paper, we lay out the logic and impact evaluation methodology of this multi-dimensional pilot intervention in Mozambique designed to evaluate the impact of voucher coupons in both in the short and medium terms.