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Abstract Introduction Public perception of the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to six other major public health problems (alcoholism and drug use, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, lung…
4 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed | South Africa, India, Colombia, China, Ghana, Nigeria, Chile, Vietnam, Sweden, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Central America, Global HubAbstract This paper examines the impact of positive and negative rainfall shocks on child labor in agricultural households in Ethiopia. We are the first to investigate how the presence of a public…
19 December 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, EthiopiaAbstract Stated preference studies are often based on the assumptions that proposed outcomes would realize with certainty and respondents believe their survey responses are consequential. This paper…
1 November 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia, TanzaniaThe transition to solar energy to provide clean lighting for rural households in developing countries has been slow. Using a Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) bidding mechanism in a randomized field…
7 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | China, Chile, Ethiopia
This paper examines the impact of the 2015-16 large-scale El-Nino-induced drought on livestock holding and milk production of smallholder farmers. Recent research shows that climate change makes El...
17 July 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia16 March 2023 | Report | South Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Global Hub
We use a field experiment to identify how differences in preferences and spousal influence result in low willingness to pay (WTP) for technologies that can benefit all household members. We create…
14 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia, Global HubAbstract We use a field experiment to identify how differences in preferences and spousal influence result in low willingness to pay (WTP) for technologies that can benefit all household members. We…
17 February 2023 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaAbstract A large body of literature in development economics has investigated the impact of improved agricultural technologies on productivity and the welfare of smallholder farmers. This paper…
8 February 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia