Optimization under uncertainty: state-of-the-art and opportunities

NV Sahinidis - Computers & chemical engineering, 2004 - Elsevier
A large number of problems in production planning and scheduling, location, transportation,
finance, and engineering design require that decisions be made in the presence of …

Agricultural index insurance for development

N Jensen, C Barrett - Applied Economic Perspectives and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Index insurance is often promoted as a solution to many of the barriers that are thought to
limit the supply of formal insurance coverage to smallholder farmers and livestock owners in …

Household response to an extreme shock: Evidence on the immediate impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on economic outcomes and well-being in rural Uganda

M Mahmud, E Riley - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Can fintech innovation promote household consumption? Evidence from China family panel studies

S Luo, Y Sun, R Zhou - International Review of Financial Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Using data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and the digital inclusive financial
index (DFI), this paper explores the relationship between fintech innovation and household …

[HTML][HTML] Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction

J Hansen, J Hellin, T Rosenstock, E Fisher, J Cairns… - Agricultural …, 2019 - Elsevier
Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists,
particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the …

[HTML][HTML] Managing vulnerability to drought and enhancing livelihood resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: Technological, institutional and policy options

B Shiferaw, K Tesfaye, M Kassie, T Abate… - Weather and climate …, 2014 - Elsevier
Agriculture and the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are highly sensitive to climatic
variability. Drought, in particular, represents one of the most important natural factors …

Resilience: new utopia or new tyranny? Reflection about the potentials and limits of the concept of resilience in relation to vulnerability reduction programmes

C Béné, RG Wood, A Newsham… - IDS Working Papers, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Resilience is becoming influential in development and vulnerability reduction sectors such
as social protection, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Policy makers …

Resilience, poverty and development

C Béné, A Newsham, M Davies… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Resilience has become prominent in academia where it is used as a central framework in
disciplines such as ecology, climate change adaptation or urban planning. Policy makers …

Climate change, vulnerability and adaptation in North Africa with focus on Morocco

J Schilling, KP Freier, E Hertig, J Scheffran - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Our study links environmental impacts of climate change to major socio-economic and
agricultural developments in North Africa. We jointly investigate climate projections …

The economics of poverty traps and persistent poverty: An asset-based approach

MR Carter, CB Barrett - The Journal of development studies, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Longitudinal data on household living standards open the way to a deeper analysis of the
nature and extent of poverty. While a number of studies have exploited this type of data to …