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Parental risk preferences, maternal bargaining power, and the educational progressions of children: Lab-in-the-field evidence from rural Côte d’IvoireWe analyse the effect of parental risk preferences and a novel measure of maternal bargaining power over educational expenses—elicited via lab-in-the-field experiments in rural Côte d’Ivoire—on the educational progression of b...
Risk attitudes Female bargaining power EducationWorking Paper
Agricultural risks, the COVID-19 pandemic, and farm household welfare and diversification strategies in AfricaAgricultural activities in many African countries are bedevilled by a range of risk factors...
Risk COVID-19 Household welfareWorking Paper
Are the effects of terrorism short-lived?Numerous studies demonstrate that terrorism causes strong public reactions immediately after the attack, with important implications for democratic institutions and individual well-being. Yet, are these effects short-lived?...
Terrorism Risk Risk attitudesJournal Article
Understanding farmers' valuation of agricultural insurance: Evidence from VietnamPart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Insurance Agriculture RiskJournal Article
Shocks and agricultural investmentPart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Risk Weather shock RainfallBook Chapter
Certification and business riskFrom the book: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
Risk SMEs BusinessWorking Paper
Risk and investment: Evidence from rural VietnamThis paper explores the impact of exposure to uninsured risks on the investment decisions of farmers...
Risk Weather shock RainfallWorking Paper
Understanding farmers’ valuation of agricultural insurance: Evidence from VietnamWe employ a novel approach to investigate the reasons for a low demand for agricultural insurance. We confirm that farmers systematically undervalue agricultural insurance...
Insurance Agriculture RiskWorking Paper
Certification and business riskThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the scope for international private standards to play a role in reducing business risk. Business risk is measured as variability in revenue, customer base, informal payments, and temporary firm closure...
Risk SMEs BusinessWorking Paper
Subjective income expectations and risks in rural IndiaThis paper analyses the pattern and determinants of income risk and expectation in rural India. It uses unique primary survey data eliciting subjective income distribution from households in twelve villages in Bihar...
Subjective income distribution Expected income RiskWorking Paper
Eliciting risk preferences: Firefighting in the fieldHeterogeneity in subject populations often necessitates choosing an elicitation task that is intuitive, easy to explain, and simple to implement...
Experimental design RiskVideo
Food Production SystemsConference on Climate Change and Development Policy - Parallel 3.3
Agriculture Productivity Climate changeBlog
Imperfect Data Increases Uncertainty
9 May 2013 Carl-Gustav Lindén The world is a complex place where risk and uncertainty are an everyday challenge...
Climate change Economic assistance and foreign aid Information technologyJournal Article
Consumption risk, technology adoption and poverty traps: Evidence from EthiopiaMuch has been written on the determinants of technology adoption in agriculture, with issues such as input availability, knowledge and education, risk preferences, profitability, and credit constraints receiving much attention...
Agricultural innovations Poverty RiskJournal Article
Remittances and Vulnerability to Poverty in Rural MexicoPart of Journal Special Issue Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America
Economic assistance and foreign aid Globalization Poverty