Publications

A full list of my published work and citations can be found here. Other consulting products, including publicly available reports, can be found on IEc’s website.

Economic impacts of climate change

The effects of climate change on outdoor recreation participation in the United States: Projections for the twenty-first century (with Jacqueline Willwerth, Nathan Chang, Charles Fant, Jeremy Martinich, and Mike Kolian). Journal article.

Examining the relationship between climate change and vibriosis in the United States: Projected health and economic impacts for the 21st century (with Caitlin Gould, Jim Neumann, Pat Kinney, Sandy Hoffmann, Chas Fant, Selina Wang, and Mike Kolian). Journal article. Summary for USDA’s Amber Waves.

Temperature and work: Time allocated to work under varying climate and labor market conditions (with Matthew Neidell, Joshua Graff Zivin, Jacqueline Willwerth, Charles Fant, Marcus Sarofim, Jeremy Martinich). Journal article. Media coverage.

Economic valuation of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) projections in the United States in response to climate change (with Morgan Gorris, Jim Neumann, Pat Kinney, and Marcus Sarofim). Journal article. Media coverage. Other mention.

Health and safety valuation for regulatory analysis

Estimates of quality-adjusted life-year loss for injuries in the United States (with Will Raich, Jen Baxter, Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, Patrick Sullivan, and Janel Hanmer). Journal article.

Input use in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ten striking facts about agricultural input use in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Chris Barrett). Journal article. Working paper. Book chapterBlog posts. Media coverage. Other mention

Human health and pesticide use in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Chris Barrett and Casey Goldvale). Journal article. Conference presentation

Modeling the impacts of input market reforms on fertilizer demand and maize production (with Thom Jayne and Joshua Ariga). Journal article. Blog post. Policy note. Mention by Bill Gates

Are Kenyan farmers under-utilizing fertilizer? (with Roy Black and Thom Jayne). Journal article. Thesis version

Soil fertility

Empirical assessment of subjective and objective soil fertility metrics in East Africa (with Julia Berazneva, Linden McBride, and David Guerena). Journal article. Blog post

The right to work in India

Preferential resource spending under an employment guarantee (with Yanyan Liu, Chris Barrett, and Sudha Narayanan). Journal article. Working paper. Blog post. Media coverage

Disaggregated labor supply implications of guaranteed employment in India (with Yanyan Liu, Chris Barrett, and Sudha Narayanan). Draft paper.

Index-based insurance

Experimental evidence on the drivers of index-based livestock insurance demand in southern Ethiopia (with Kazushi Takahashi, Nobu Ikegami, and Chris Barrett). Journal article. Research brief

Literature reviews

A review: Food loss and waste in Sub-Saharan Africa (with Chris Barrett). Journal article. Mention

On the structural transformation of rural Africa (with Chris Barrett, Luc Christiaensen, and Abebe Shimeles). Journal article. Mention