Research

*Denotes students I supervise or have supervised; **denotes shared first-authorship.

Submitted papers

  1. Harou A and Vasilaky K**, Lee C, Osgood D (2024). “Spending when disaster strikes: The effect of typhoons and government spending on household labor outcomes in the Philippines”. Under review.
  2. Aubrac C*, Harou A, Balasubramanya S, Magomba C, Vasilaky K (2024). “Realized and elicited cooperation under water scarcity: Evidence from a field experiment in Tanzania”. Submitted.

Publications

  1. Lasdun V*, Harou A, Magomba C, Guereña D (2024). “Peer learning and technology adoption in a digital farmer-to-farmer network”. Journal of Development Economics, forthcoming.
  2. Li M*, Harou A, Chakrabati A (2024). “Multiple-season farming and resilience: Linking agriculture, food security and nutrition”. Food Policy, forthcoming.
  3. Tamim A*, Harou A, Burke M, Lobell D, Madajewicz M, Magomba C, Michelson H, Palm C, Xue J (2024). “Relaxing credit and information: 5-year experimental evidence from Tanzanian agriculture”. Economic Development and Cultural Change, forthcoming.
  4. Chakrabati A and Harou A**, Fanzo J, Palm C (2024). “Exploring agriculture-child nutrition pathways: Evidence from Malawi’s Farm Input Subsidy Program”. Food Security 16: 201-221.
  5. Ghimire T*, Harou A, Balasubramanya S (2023). “Migration, gender labor division and food security in Tajikistan”. Food Policy 116, forthcoming.
  6. Vasilaky K, Harou A, Alfredo K, Kapur I (2023). “What works for water conservation? Evidence from a field experiment in India”. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 119, forthcoming.
  7. Lasdun V*, Harou A, Magomba C, Aku A (2023). “COVID-19, climate shocks, and food security linkages: Evidence and perceptions from smallholder farming communities in Tanzania”. Environment and Development Economics 28(3): 211-229.
  8. Giulivi N*, Harou A, Guerena D, Gautam S (2023). “Getting the message out: Information and communication technologies and agricultural extension”. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 105(3): 1011-1045.
  9. Harou A, Madajewicz M, Michelson H, Palm C, Nyambilila A, Magomba C, Semoka J, Tschirhart K, Weil R (2022). “The joint effects of information and financing constraints on technology adoption: Evidence from a field experiment in rural Tanzania”. Journal of Development Economics 155: 1-17.
  10. Mondal P, DeFries R, Clark J, Flowerhill N, Arif M, Harou A, Downs S, Fanzo J (2021). “Multiple cropping alone does not improve year-round food security among smallholders in rural India”. Environmental Research Letters 16(6): 1-12.
  11. Harou A (2018). “Unraveling the effect of targeted input subsidies on dietary diversity in household consumption and child nutrition: The case of Malawi”. World Development 106: 124-135.
  12. Harou A, Walker T, Barrett C (2017). “Is late really better than never? The farmer welfare effects of pineapple adoption in Ghana”. Agricultural Economics 48(2): 153-164.
  13. Harou A, Liu Y, Barrett C, You L (2017). “Variable returns to fertilizer use and the geography of poverty: Experimental and simulation evidence from Malawi”. Journal of African Economies 26(3): 342-371.
  14. Harou A and Upton J**, Gomez M, Barrett C, Lentz E (2013). “Trade-offs or synergies? Assessing local and regional procurement through comprehensive case studies in Burkina Faso and Guatemala”. World Development 49: 44-57.
  15. Violette W, Harou A, Upton J, Bell S, Barrett C, Gomez M, Lentz E (2013). “Recipients’ satisfaction with locally procured food aid rations: Comparative evidence from a three country matched survey”. World Development 49: 30-43.
  16. Harou A, Kniveton D, Frogley M, Lajoie R (2006). “The Influence of the Indian Ocean dipole mode on precipitation over the Seychelles”. International Journal of Climatology 26(1): 45-54.

Working Papers

  1. Harou A and Tamim A*,** (2023). “Technology adoption and farmer beliefs: Experimental evidence from Tanzania”.
  2. Harou A, Moyo M, Liu J* (2021). “Fuel and food prices: Comparing qualitative and quantitative methods”.
  3. Stratica C* and Harou A** (2021). “The effect of prices and climate shocks on post-harvest storage behaviour”.
  4. Harou A, Gomez M, Barrett C, Lentz E, Garg T (2013). “The pros and cons of local food procurement in emergency relief response in Guatemala”.