publications.
In peer-reviewed journals:
Cash crops and food security: Evidence from Ethiopian smallholder coffee producers, with Tadesse Kuma, Mekdim Dereje and Bart Minten. Journal of Development Studies, 2018, 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. 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:
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.
Cash crops and food security: Evidence from Ethiopian smallholder coffee producers, with Tadesse Kuma, Mekdim Dereje and Bart Minten. Journal of Development Studies, 2018, 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. 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:
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.
