Michael Carter

University of California, Davis

One Shields Avenue

Apt 153

Davis, CA 95616

United States

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Scholarly Papers (17)

1.

Subsidies and the Persistence of Technology Adoption: Field Experimental Evidence from Mozambique

NBER Working Paper No. w20465
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2023
Michael Carter, Rachid Laajaj, Dean Yang and Dean Yang
University of California, Davis, Université d'Auvergne - Clermont 1 and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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Poverty Traps and the Social Protection Paradox

NBER Working Paper No. w22714
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 10 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2023
Hosei University - Department of Economics, University of California, Davis, Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management and Montana State University - Bozeman
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Bundling Genetic and Financial Technologies for More Resilient and Productive Small-Scale Agriculture

NBER Working Paper No. w29234
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2023
University of California, Davis - Departments of Economics and Agricultural Resource Economics, University of California, Davis, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), University of California, Davis, University of Maine and University of Delaware
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Insurance Contracts When Individuals “Greatly Value” Certainty: Results from a Field Experiment in Burkina Faso

NBER Working Paper No. w25026
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 20 May 2023
Committee on Sustainability Assessment, University of California, Davis and University of Namur - Centre de Recherche en Economie du Developpement (CRED)
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Heterogeneous Impact Dynamics of a Rural Business Development Program in Nicaragua

NBER Working Paper No. w22628
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 12 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 01 May 2022
Michael Carter, Emilia Tjernström and Patricia Toledo
University of California, Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison - La Follette School of Public Affairs and Ohio University - Department of Economics
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Subsidies and the African Green Revolution: Direct Effects and Social Network Spillovers of Randomized Input Subsidies in Mozambique

NBER Working Paper No. w26208
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2023
Michael Carter, Rachid Laajaj, Dean Yang and Dean Yang
University of California, Davis, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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After the Drought: The Impact of Microinsurance on Consumption Smoothing and Asset Protection

NBER Working Paper No. w19702
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 03 May 2023
Sarah Janzen and Michael Carter
Montana State University - Bozeman and University of California, Davis
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Left, Right, Left: Income, Learning and Political Dynamics

NBER Working Paper No. w19498
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
John Morrow and Michael Carter
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and University of California, Davis
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Filling a Niche? The Maize Productivity Impacts of Adaptive Breeding by a Local Seed Company in Kenya

NBER Working Paper No. w27636
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 10 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2023
Luther College, University of California, Davis, University of California, Davis, Egerton University, Egerton University and The University of Sydney - School of Economics
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The Spillover Impact of Index Insurance on Agricultural Investment by Cotton Farmers in Burkina Faso

NBER Working Paper No. w27564
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2023
Istanbul Technical University, University of California, Davis, University of Namur - Centre de Recherche en Economie du Developpement (CRED) and Association Internationale de la Mutualite (AIM)
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Violence and the Formation of Hopelessness and Pessimistic Prospects of Upward Mobility in Colombia

NBER Working Paper No. w20463
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2023
Andres Moya and Michael Carter
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia and University of California, Davis
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Insuring Those Who Bear the Risk: The Impact of Gender-Inclusive Insurance in Kenya

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 03 Aug 2024
Julian Arteaga, Michael Carter and Andrew Hobbs
University of California, Davis, University of California, Davis and University of San Francisco
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Index Insurance, Intra-household distribution of risk, gender

13.

Psychosocial Constraints, Impact Heterogeneity and Spillovers in a Multifaceted Graduation Program in Kenya

NBER Working Paper No. w31611
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 30 Aug 2023
Geyi Zheng, Michael Carter, Nathan Jensen and Laurel Krovetz
University of California, Davis, University of California, Davis, University of Edinburgh and Cornell University
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14.

On the Definition and Estimation of Economic Resilience Using Counterfactuals

NBER Working Paper No. w33290
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Mo Alloush and Michael Carter
Hamilton College and University of California, Davis
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Insuring Those Who Bear the Risk: The Impact of Gender-Inclusive Insurance in Kenya

NBER Working Paper No. w31639
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 05 Sep 2023
Julian Arteaga, Michael Carter and Andrew Hobbs
University of California, Davis, University of California, Davis and University of San Francisco
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Breaking Boundaries: Lower Tail Dependence Can Triple the Economic Value of Index Insurance for Rural Households

NBER Working Paper No. w32618
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Jul 2024
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, University of California, Davis, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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17.

Index Insurance for Developing Country Agriculture: A Reassessment

Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp. 421-438, 2017
Posted: 27 Oct 2017
University of California, Davis, University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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