publications.
In peer-reviewed journals:
Animal sourced foods and child stunting,
with Derek Headey and John Hoddinott.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming. Open Access.
Earlier working paper version here. See also Lawrence Haddad's blog post.
Cash crops and food security: Evidence from Ethiopian smallholder coffee producers,
with Tadesse Kuma, Mekdim Dereje and Bart Minten.
Journal of Development Studies, forthcoming.
Earlier working paper version here.
Linking taxation and social protection: Evidence on redistribution and poverty reduction in Ethiopia,
with Giulia Mascagni and Keetie Roelen.
International Social Security Review, 2018, vol. 71(1).
Earlier working paper version here.
Diet Transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia,
with Ibrahim Worku Hassen, Mekdim Dereje and Bart Minten.
Agricultural Economics, 2017, vol. 48 (supplement): 73–86. Special issue on Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS).
See our blog post on Malnutrition Deeply.
Children’s diets, nutrition knowledge and access to markets,
with John Hoddinott, Bart Minten and David Stifel.
World Development, 2017, vol 95: 303–315. Open Access.
Agricultural Production and Children’s Diets: Evidence from rural Ethiopia,
with John Hoddinott.
Agricultural Economics, 2017, vol 48(4): 469-480.
Earlier working paper version here. Replication files (zip file).
Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia,
with Kibrewossen Abay.
Journal of Development Studies, 2017, vol 53(9), 1414-1429.
Earlier working paper version here.
Can agricultural traders be trusted? Evidence from coffee in Ethiopia,
with Bart Minten and Thomas Woldu Assefa.
World Development, 2017, vol 90: 77-88.
Rural-urban differences in children's dietary diversity in Ethiopia: a Poisson decomposition analysis.
Economics Letters, 2016, vol 147: 12-15.
Earlier working paper version here. Replication files (zip file).
Is exposure to poultry harmful to child nutrition? An observational analysis for rural Ethiopia,
with Derek Headey.
PLOS ONE, 2016, vol 11(8), e0160590. Open Access.
This work was cited in the Economist (December 2015). See also Derek's blog post in the World Bank’s WASH blog.
Risk Sharing and Internal Migration,
with Joachim De Weerdt.
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, vol 65(1): 63-86. Open Access.
This work was cited in the World Bank's 2014 World Development Report. See also our blog post.
Temperature changes, household consumption and internal migration: Evidence from rural Tanzania.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2016, vol 98(4): 1230-1249. Open Access. Download a pdf version from here.
Seasonality and household diets in Ethiopia,
with Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse and Ibrahim Worku.
Public Health Nutrition, 2016, vol 19(10): 1723-1730.
Earlier working paper version here.
Going Back Home: Internal Return Migration in Rural Tanzania,
with Helene Bie Lilleør.
World Development, 2015, vol 70: 186-202. Open Access.
Replication files (zip file).
Measuring catch-up growth in malnourished populations.
Annals of Human Biology, 2014, vol 41(1): 67-75.
Earlier working paper version here. Replication files (zip file).
Book chapters:
Changes in Child Undernutrition in Ethiopia (2000-2016),
with Derek Headey, Jenna Golan and John Hoddinott.
In Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy, edited by F. Cheru, C. Cramer and A. Oqubay, Oxford University Press, forthcoming; chapter 23.
The African Enigma: The Mystery of Tall African Adults Despite Low Incomes,
with Alexander Moradi.
In Oxford Handbook of Economics and Human Biology, edited by J. Komlos and I. R. Kelly. Oxford University Press, 2016; chapter 33. Early draft version available here.
Resilience for food security in refugee-hosting communities,
with Athur Mabiso, Jean-François Maystadt, Joachim Vandercasteelen.
In Resilience for food and nutrition security, edited by S. Fan, R. Pandya-Lorch and S. Yosef. International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014; chapter 6: 45-52. Open Access.
Animal sourced foods and child stunting,
with Derek Headey and John Hoddinott.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming. Open Access.
Earlier working paper version here. See also Lawrence Haddad's blog post.
Cash crops and food security: Evidence from Ethiopian smallholder coffee producers,
with Tadesse Kuma, Mekdim Dereje and Bart Minten.
Journal of Development Studies, forthcoming.
Earlier working paper version here.
Linking taxation and social protection: Evidence on redistribution and poverty reduction in Ethiopia,
with Giulia Mascagni and Keetie Roelen.
International Social Security Review, 2018, vol. 71(1).
Earlier working paper version here.
Diet Transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia,
with Ibrahim Worku Hassen, Mekdim Dereje and Bart Minten.
Agricultural Economics, 2017, vol. 48 (supplement): 73–86. Special issue on Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS).
See our blog post on Malnutrition Deeply.
Children’s diets, nutrition knowledge and access to markets,
with John Hoddinott, Bart Minten and David Stifel.
World Development, 2017, vol 95: 303–315. Open Access.
Agricultural Production and Children’s Diets: Evidence from rural Ethiopia,
with John Hoddinott.
Agricultural Economics, 2017, vol 48(4): 469-480.
Earlier working paper version here. Replication files (zip file).
Does market access mitigate the impact of seasonality on child growth? Panel data evidence from northern Ethiopia,
with Kibrewossen Abay.
Journal of Development Studies, 2017, vol 53(9), 1414-1429.
Earlier working paper version here.
Can agricultural traders be trusted? Evidence from coffee in Ethiopia,
with Bart Minten and Thomas Woldu Assefa.
World Development, 2017, vol 90: 77-88.
Rural-urban differences in children's dietary diversity in Ethiopia: a Poisson decomposition analysis.
Economics Letters, 2016, vol 147: 12-15.
Earlier working paper version here. Replication files (zip file).
Is exposure to poultry harmful to child nutrition? An observational analysis for rural Ethiopia,
with Derek Headey.
PLOS ONE, 2016, vol 11(8), e0160590. Open Access.
This work was cited in the Economist (December 2015). See also Derek's blog post in the World Bank’s WASH blog.
Risk Sharing and Internal Migration,
with Joachim De Weerdt.
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, vol 65(1): 63-86. Open Access.
This work was cited in the World Bank's 2014 World Development Report. See also our blog post.
Temperature changes, household consumption and internal migration: Evidence from rural Tanzania.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2016, vol 98(4): 1230-1249. Open Access. Download a pdf version from here.
Seasonality and household diets in Ethiopia,
with Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse and Ibrahim Worku.
Public Health Nutrition, 2016, vol 19(10): 1723-1730.
Earlier working paper version here.
Going Back Home: Internal Return Migration in Rural Tanzania,
with Helene Bie Lilleør.
World Development, 2015, vol 70: 186-202. Open Access.
Replication files (zip file).
Measuring catch-up growth in malnourished populations.
Annals of Human Biology, 2014, vol 41(1): 67-75.
Earlier working paper version here. Replication files (zip file).
Book chapters:
Changes in Child Undernutrition in Ethiopia (2000-2016),
with Derek Headey, Jenna Golan and John Hoddinott.
In Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy, edited by F. Cheru, C. Cramer and A. Oqubay, Oxford University Press, forthcoming; chapter 23.
The African Enigma: The Mystery of Tall African Adults Despite Low Incomes,
with Alexander Moradi.
In Oxford Handbook of Economics and Human Biology, edited by J. Komlos and I. R. Kelly. Oxford University Press, 2016; chapter 33. Early draft version available here.
Resilience for food security in refugee-hosting communities,
with Athur Mabiso, Jean-François Maystadt, Joachim Vandercasteelen.
In Resilience for food and nutrition security, edited by S. Fan, R. Pandya-Lorch and S. Yosef. International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014; chapter 6: 45-52. Open Access.