Quinoa has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent decades, consolidating its position as a fundamental pillar for Andean farming communities and emerging as a prominent player in the global superfood market. However, the prices of this grain have shown complex dynamics, with large...

Using updated data, we analyze the long-run effects of two British colonial institutions established in India. Iyer (2010) showed that areas under direct colonial rule had fewer schools, health centers, and roads than areas under indirect colonial rule. Two decades later, we find that these...

We examine the impact of a six-fold increase in the global vanilla price on smallholder vanilla-farming households in Madagascar. The price increase leads to sizable gains in household assets and significant improvements in adult psychological well-being, cognitive performance, and optimism...

Using updated data, we analyze the long-run effects of two British colonial institutions established in India. Iyer (2010) showed that areas under direct colonial rule had fewer schools, health centers, and roads than areas under indirect colonial rule. Two decades later, we find that these...

We examine the impact of a six-fold increase in the global vanilla price on smallholder vanilla-farming households in Madagascar. The price increase leads to sizable gains in household assets and significant improvements in adult psychological well-being, cognitive performance, and optimism...

Quinoa has evolved considerably in the past decades, becoming consolidated as a fundamental pillar for Andean farming communities and emerging as a prominent actor in the global superfood market. Despite this, prices of this grain have been characterized by complex dynamics, with substantial...

Increasing food demand will most likely be met with agricultural intensification and land clearing, exacerbating environmental consequences associated with food supply. The mechanisms and trade-offs between agriculture and the environment are heterogeneous and not well understood, yet key to...

According to the possibilities offered by the existing resources, rural development in Romania is still difficult to achieve. The economic-social gaps between the urban and rural areas are among the highest in the EU and relatively at the same amplitude for many years. The recent period, marked...

During COASTAL project, financed through Horizon 2020 program, research team carried out a modelling activity, for the three main economic activities for Danube's Delta study case area: agriculture, aquaculture and tourism. Regarding the tourism in Danube's Delta region, we wanted to find the...

The relationship between climatic shocks, climate related disasters, and migration has received increasing attention in recent years and is quite controversial. One view suggests that climate change and its associated natural disasters increase migration. An alternative view suggests that...