Research

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

[11] Villacis, A. (2023). “Inconsistent Choices Over Prospect Theory Lottery Games: Evidence from Field Experiments ,” Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2023.101989 [Click here for a Pre-print]

[10] Villacis, A., Badruddoza S., Mayorga, J., & Mishra, A. (2023). “The Role of Recall Periods When Predicting Food Insecurity: A Machine Learning Application in Nigeria,”. Global Food Security. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100671. [Click here for a Pre-print]

[9] Mishra, A., Miller, C., & Villacis, A. (2023). “Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage, Government Payments and Labor Allocation: The Case of US Farm-Operator Households”. (2023). Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 48(1):158–177. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.316759. [Open Access]

[8] Villacis, A., Mayorga, J., & Mishra, A. (2022). “Experience-based Food Insecurity and Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria”. Food Policy. 113(2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2022.102286. [Click here for a Pre-print]

[7] Villacis, A., Alwang, J., & Barrera, V. (2022). “Cacao Value Chains and Credence Attributes: Lessons from Ecuador”. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies. 12(4), 549-566. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-10-2021-0267. [Click here for a Pre-print]

[6] Alwang, J., Villacis, A., & Barrera, V. (2022). “Credence Attributes and Opportunities: A Cautionary Tale of Yerba Mate in Paraguay”. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies. 12(4), 567-583. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-11-2021-0291. [Click here for a Pre-print]

[5] Villacis, A., Alwang, J., Dominguez, J., & Barrera, V. (2022). “Prices, Specialty Varieties, and Post-Harvest Practices: Insights from Cacao Value Chains in Ecuador”. Agribusiness. 38(2), 426-458. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21730. [Click here for a Pre-print]

[4] Villacis, A., Alwang, J., & Barrera, V. (2021). “Linking Risk Preferences and Risk Perceptions of Climate Change Using Prospect Theory”. Agricultural Economics. 52(5), 863-877. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12659. [Click here for a Pre-print]

[3] Cadby, J., Araki, T., & Villacis, A. (2021). “Breaking the Mold: Craft Chocolate Makers Prioritize Quality, Ethical and Direct Sourcing, and Environmental Welfare”. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 4(2021), 100122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100122. [Open Access]

[2] Delgado, J., Barrera, V., Alwang, J., & Villacis, A. (2020). “Potential Use of Cover Crops for Soil and Water Conservation, Nutrient Management, and Climate Change Adaptation Across the Tropics”. Chapter Five in Advances in Agronomy, (Vol. 165, pp. 175–247). Elsevier. Academic Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2020.09.003.

[1] Villacis, A., Ramsey, A., Delgado, J., & Alwang, J. (2020). “Estimating Economically Optimal Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer in No-Tillage Continuous Corn”. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 52(4), 613-623. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/aae.2020.23. [Open Access]

Other Peer-Reviewed Publications and Policy Briefs

“Strategies to Strengthen Ecuador’s High-Value Cacao Value Chain,” (with Jeffrey Alwang, Victor Barrera, Carlos Caicedo, and James Quiroz). Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Invest Technical Note Nº IDB-TN-2303, January 2022.
“Credence Attributes and Opportunities: Yerba Mate in Paraguay,” (with Jeffrey Alwang and Victor Barrera). Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Invest Technical Note Nº IDB-TN-2301, January 2022.
“New Products, New Markets: Dragon Fruit in Ecuador,” (with Jeffrey Alwang, Victor Barrera, and Luis Escudero). Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Invest Technical Note Nº IDB-TN-2302, January 2022.
“Are the Berries Ripe? Export Potential for Ecuador’s Blackberry Production,” (with Jeffrey Alwang, Victor Barrera, and Angélica Zapata). Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Invest Technical Note Nº IDB-TN-2304, January 2022.

Working Papers

“Aspirations, Risk Preferences, and Investments in Agricultural Technologies,” (with Jeffrey Bloem and Ashok Mishra). Revise & Resubmit at Food Policy. (Click here to download)
“Risk Perceptions of Climate Change, Risk Preferences, and Cacao Farming” (with Ashok Mishra, Victor Barrera, and Juan Dominguez). In preparation as a chapter for the upcoming book “Managing Risk in Agriculture: A Development Perspective” (Click here to download).
“Child Brides and Climate Variability,” (with Valerie Mueller, Marcos Insua, Melanie Gross, and German Carusso). Under Review. (Click here to download)
“Choice of Marketing Channels and Producer Prices: Evidence from Fruit and Vegetables Farmers in India,” (with Ashok Mishra and Tom Kopp). Under Review. (Click here to download)
“Labels, taxes, and food reformulation: A tale of sugar and soft drinks in Ecuador,” (with Carlos Carpio, Tuyaya Boonsaeng, Tania Cabrera, and Rafael Alvarado). Under Review. (Click here to download)

Research in Progress

“Aspirations and Gender in Agriculture” (with Selina Bruns, Martin Tabe-Ojong, David Ortega, and Ashok Mishra).
“Weather Shocks, Productivity, and Crop Diversification in Nigeria,” (with Joaquin Mayorga and Ashok Mishra).
“In-person vs. high-frequency phone surveys for predicting food security with machine learning: A multi-country comparisson” (with Syed Baddrudoza, and Ashok Mishra).
“Modernizing Smallholder Agriculture and Achieving Food Security: An Exploration in Machinery Services and Labor Reallocation in China”, (with Ashok Mishra and Baoling Zou).
“Climate change is increasing irrigated corn yields, but it could also have negative impacts,” (with Jorge Delgado and Robert Adamo).
“Market Facilitation Program Payments, Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and Off-Farm Employment,” (with Ashok Mishra and Cristina Miller).

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