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Long recall loss in estimates of rural labor supply: Evidence from phone surveys in Malawi
The measurement of labor supply in developing countries has always faced a tradeoff between accuracy and detail. Accuracy is thought to be maximized by using short recall periods.
Rural labor and long recall loss
Commonly used data collection practices use annual recall to capture individuals’ labor activities over a year.
This project note discusses findings from a panel phone survey in Malawi in which respondents were asked about their perceptions of the risks and impacts of COVID-19.
Prioritization of types of investments: Operational tools for MCC agricultural investments
This report answers the question: “What guidelines can be used to identify the types of agricultural investments that have the highest economic return, where “agriculture” is broadly defined to include primary production, handling, storage, transp
Through the Notification of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the project “Advisory Services – Program Management for Development and Implementation within the Agricultural Sector” (DCO-PR-18-0293) issued a to the International Food Policy Research I
Recall biases in retrospective survey data are widely considered to be pervasive and have important implications for effective agricultural research.
Follow the leader? A field experiment on social influence
An experiment on social influence in risk-taking among endogenously formed groups in rural Malawi finds decisions by peers are most influential to participants.
Earned and unearned income: Experimental evidence on expenditures and labor supply in Malawi
Though the differential impacts of earned and unearned income have long been of interest to economists and policymakers, the study of this question is often conflated by other differences between the income streams.
This note summarizes perceptions of COVID-19 impacts and risks from a panel phone survey of rural households in eight districts in rural Malawi.
Malawi reported its first case of COVID-19 in April and declared a national emergency.
Policymakers need to know what policies, investments, and actions they can take to ensure food systems transform in a healthy, sustainable, and equitable way.
A major goal of social protection programs run by governments and NGOs in the developing world is to provide income support to individual and households living in poverty.
We conduct an artefactual field experiment with farmers in endogenously formed groups in rural Malawi to investigate social influence in risk taking. Our experiment minimizes influence through social learning and social image channels.
Assessment of El Niño impacts and grain trade policy responses in East and Southern Africa
This study analyzes recent household data on Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia to assess the impact of the most recent El Niño in East and Southern Africa and the trade policy responses to it.
Agriculture support services in Malawi: Direct effects, complementarities, and time dynamics
Using a randomized controlled trial, we examine the impacts of cash and input transfers, and a cross-randomized program of intensive agricultural extension over two years.