Development Economics and Policy Analysis Lecture (DEPAL) Seminars
Department of Agricultural Economics,
Texas A&M University
Date
Presenter
Affiliation
Title
10/11
Kashi Kafle and Shahriar Kibriya
Assistant Professors, Texas A&M University
Introduction to DEPAL and DEPAL Seminar Series
10/18
Yuanhang Wang
PhD Student, Texas A&M University
Effects of social capital on rural livelihood in Uganda
10/25
Marup Hossain
Economist, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Building Resilience among Small-scale Producers in Nepal
11/08
Wei Li
PhD Student, Texas A&M University
Agricultural water use and migration in sub-Saharan Africa (Proposal)
11/15
Soumya Balasubramanya
Senior Economist, World Bank
Land restoration in Ethiopia: Adoption and impacts on household wellbeing
Date
Presenter
Affiliation
Title
01/25
Naureen Fatema
Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M University
Land fragmentation and migration in Uganda
02/08
Vikash Mishra
PhD Student, Texas A&M University
Agricultural value chain in developing countries
02/22
Valerie Mueller
Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Cash transfers encourage gendered climate adaptation strategies in Mali
03/07
Yuanhang Wang
PhD Student, Texas A&M University
Remittance, perception of security, and conflicts in Kyrgyzstan
03/21
Erdgin Mane
FAO, Rome, Italy
Status of women in the agrifood system in developing countries
04/04
Kodjo Barnor
PhD Student, Texas A&M University
Weather shocks and child education in Tanzania
04/18
Anthony Baffo-Bonnie
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Enhancing sustainable agricultural practices through knowledge transfer: Evidence from Ghana
Date
Presenter
Affiliation
Title
09/05
Edwin Price
Professor, Texas A&M University
What I learned about small farm production economics: Philippines, 1975–1985
09/19
Mywish Maredia
Professor, Michigan State University
Unpacking the Impact of Home and Work Food Environments on Diet Quality in Kenya
09/26
Nawan Kang
PhD Student, Texas A&M University
Impact of the Reclamation Act on Agricultural Development and Population Dynamics in the Western United States
10/03
Maxwell Mkondiwa
Economist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Personalized agricultural recommendations for farmers: Evidence from observational data, RCT, and agronomic trials in Eastern India
10/17
Jonathan Tillinghast
PhD Student, Texas A&M University
From Hide to Prime: How Innovation Redesigns Supply Chains
10/31
Aurelie Harou
Assistant Professor, McGill University
Technology adoption and farmer beliefs: Experimental evidence from Tanzania
11/14
Kibrom Abay
Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Armed conflict, cash transfers, and mental health: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ethiopia
Date
Presenter
Affiliation
Title
01/22
Khushbu Mishra
Associate Professor, Stetson University
Beti Bachao, Maa Ko Padhao: Mother’s education and child marriage among girls in India
02/12
Levenson Badio
PhD Student, Texas A&M University
Hypothetical Bias in Elicitation Mechanisms: Comparing BDM and GSO in Food Market
02/19
Anna Josephson
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
The Mismeasure of Weather: Using Remotely Sensed Earth Observation Data in Economic Contexts
03/05
Soumya Balasubramanya
Senior Economist, World Bank
Impacts of land restoration activities on rural well-being in Ethiopia
04/16
Justin George
Assistant Professor, Bush School of Government, Texas A&M University
Effect of land distribution patterns on armed conflicts: Evidence from India
04/30
Kashi Kafle and Kodjo Barnor
Assistant Professor and PhD Student, Texas A&M University
Land restoration and rural wellbeing in Ethiopia
Date
Presenter
Affiliation
Title
09/03
Jeff Bloem
Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Show Me the Money! Experimental Evidence on Preferences for Cash vs. Digital Payments
09/17
Arsene Agossadou
PhD Student, Texas A&M University
SNAP Recipients’ Food Shopping Behavior under Unexpected Benefit Disbursement
09/24
Gabriela Perez Quesada
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Overdraft Fees? Groundwater Depletion and Agricultural Loan Performance
10/01
Leah Bevis
Associate Professor, Ohio State University
The Spatially and Temporally Heterogenous Impacts of the Green Revolution in India
10/15
Ellen McCullough
Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
Sharing is caring: Redistributing unpaid domestic and care work improves mental well-being for both spouses.
10/29
Bernhard Dalheimer
Assistant Professor, Purdue University
Stocks and Shocks: Assessing the Relative Roles of Public and Private Inventories in Buffering Rice Price Volatility in the Philippines.
11/12
Catalina Herrera
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
Bring A Friend: Leveraging Financial and Peer Support to Improve Women’s Reproductive Agency in India.
11/19
Rich Woodward, Mani R. Rad, Caroline Dong
Texas A&M University
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