The objective of this review is to explore and discuss the concept of local food system
resilience in light of the disruptions brought to those systems by the 2020 COVID-19 …

Concern about the human impact of climate change has led to predictions of how people
living in areas vulnerable to drought, flood, and temperature changes will respond to such …

The increasing availability of satellite data at higher spatial, temporal and spectral
resolutions is enabling new applications in agriculture and economic development …

We provide evidence on the economic and well-being impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on a
sample of households in rural Uganda. Our sample consists of 1,277 households randomly …

BACKGROUND For centuries, thinkers have considered whether and how climatic
conditions influence the nature of societies and the performance of economies. A …

Behavioral development economics applies theories and ideas from psychology and
behavioral economics to the study of questions in development economics. We begin by …

We study how aggregate economic conditions affect the timing of marriage, and particularly
child marriage, in Sub‐Saharan Africa and in India. In both regions, substantial monetary or …

The investment decisions of small-scale farmers in developing countries are conditioned by
their financial environment. Binding credit market constraints and incomplete insurance can …

Farmers in Africa have long adapted to climatic and other risks by diversifying their farming
activities. Using a multi‐scale approach, we explore the relationship between farming …

Households in developing countries have gained increased access to remittances through
the recent introduction of mobile money services. I examine the impact of these mobile …