effects of the FRA's maize marketing activities on smallholder farm household welfare. Results suggest that FRA activities … cite improving food security and incomes as key goals. However, there is limited empirical evidence on the welfare effects … of these programs. This article considers one such program, the Zambian Food Reserve Agency (FRA), which purchases maize …

I argue that increased consumption of vegetable seed oils high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats has driven obesity in … the United States, a link overlooked in the economics literature. Obesity rates have closely tracked the level of seed … from biochemistry supporting this hypothesis, demonstrating how seed oils disrupt metabolism, fat storage, and other …

This paper examines the impact of fertilizer agrichemicals in water on infant and child health using data on water … groups - children of uneducated poor women living in rural India. -- fertilizer agrichemicals ; water pollutants ; child …

We examine the effects of trade liberalization on child work in Indonesia. Our estimation strategy identifies … geographical differences in the effects of trade policy through district level exposure to reduction in import tariff barriers. We … underlying these results. -- Child labor ; trade liberalization ; poverty ; Indonesia …

the attributes of individuals, in making allocation decisions across space, and have a social welfare function that is … evaluation, instrumental variables, Indonesia …

program in Indonesia is significantly associated with increases in crime and declines in social capital within communities …

disasters. We conduct standard risk games (using real money) with randomly selected individuals in Indonesia and find that …

Indonesia as a case in point to classify communities strictly adhering to traditional adat laws and Islamic religion as … ; social and physical infrastructure ; allocation of spending ; community development ; Indonesia …

This paper estimates average and marginal returns to schooling in Indonesia using a non-parametric selection model …

This paper investigates the impact of television on internal migration in Indonesia. We exploit the differential … under imperfect information, these findings are consistent with Indonesia citizens over-estimating the net gains from …