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We analyzed a county-level data set of rice yield and daily weather outcomes in China to examine the effects of high temperatures and extreme temperature events on rice yield. We found that (i) rice…
3 August 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | ChinaIndividuals’ risk preferences may change after experiencing external socio-economic or natural shocks. Theoretical predictions and empirical studies suggest that risk taking may increase or decrease…
12 May 2017 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaPredation of livestock in South Africa has been estimated to cost in excess of ZAR1 billion in losses per year and has complex social, economic and ecological drivers and consequences. In this context…
30 March 2017 | Other Publications | South AfricaThere is a paucity of information on conditioning factors that hinder or promote adoption of multiple climate-smart practices and on the synergies among such practices in increasing household…
1 March 2017 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia, Global HubThis article investigates the impact of an institutional intervention on market efficiency in Ethiopia. More specifically, it analyzes to what extent the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) in…
1 March 2017 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaThis article analyzes households’ choice on tea varieties in Vietnam by using a multinomial logit model. The modeling takes into account the issue of unobserved individual heterogeneity and the…
1 May 2020 | Peer Reviewed | VietnamIn most developing countries non-irrigation status often dominates adoption of traditional and modern irrigation technology. In this paper, we study the effect of production risk on irrigation…
24 June 2018 | Peer Reviewed | ChileWe analyze the effects of the interactions that the two pillars of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy—market support and rural development—have on farmers’ uptake of organic farming…
3 June 2016 | Peer Reviewed | ChileTo move China's climate policy forward, improved analyses of climate impacts on economic sectors using rigorous methodology and high quality data are called for. We develop an empirical framework…
11 June 2017 | Peer Reviewed | ChinaWe estimate the production function for agricultural output in Eastern Africa incorporating climate variables disaggregated into growing and non-growing seasons. We find a substantial negative effect…
12 May 2017 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia