We use a variety of well-tested and novel approaches to understanding how to balance economic, social and environmental objectives.  From cost-benefit analysis to machine learning, CEOS members use and advance methods to model complex social-environmental systems, estimate impact of interventions and design optimal policy solutions to enable us to build a more sustainable society.

Research Output

Title Publication Authors Year Published Category Method Status
Household Responsibilities and Career Opportunities: Distance Learning for Rural Women in Nepal Sarah Janzen, Nicholas Magnan, Conner Mullally, Shruti Sharma, Bhola Shrestha 2024 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation (WP) Working Paper
The Dynamic Trajectory of the Effects of Retirement on Health American Society of Health Economics Hyeran Chung, Mary Arends-Kuenning 2024 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation (WP) Working Paper
The effect of NAFTA on Mexico's wage gap The Annals of Regional Science Mary P. Arends-Kuenning, Kathy Baylis & Rafael Garduño-Rivera 2024 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Community-Based Health Programs and Child Vaccinations: Evidence from Madagascar World Development Herrera-Almanza Catalina, Rosales-Rueda Maria 2023 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Is tech-enhanced bikeshare a substitute or complement for public transit? Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Martin, R., & Xu, Y. 2022 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Distribution of pollution incidence based on community characteristics: evidence from relocating toxic-releasing facilities SSRN Wang, X., Deltas, G., Khanna, M., & Bi, X. 2021 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation (WP) Working Paper
Community pressure and the spatial redistribution of pollution: The relocation of toxic releasing facilities Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Wang, X., Deltas, G., Khanna, M., & Bi, X. 2021 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Incentives for corporate social responsibility in India: Mandate, peer pressure and crowding-out effects Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Bansal, S., Khanna, M., Sydlowski, J. 2021 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
How do farmers learn from extension services? Evidence from Malawi American Journal of Agricultural Economics Maertens, A., Michelson, H., & Nourani, V. 2021 FA, LW, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation, (PD) Policy Design
Do foreign-educated nurses displace native-educated nurses? IZA Journal of Labor Policy H. Chung, H. & Arends-Kuenning, M. 2020 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Reducing the cost of remoteness: Community-based health interventions and fertility choices Journal of Health Economics Herrera-Almanza, C., & Rosales, M. 2020 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Should congested cities reduce their speed limits? Evidence from São Paulo, Brazil Journal of Public Economics Ang, A., Christensen, P., & Schwambach-Vieira, R. 2020 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Mitigation of long-term human capital losses from natural disasters: Evidence from the Philippines The World Bank Economic Review Herrera-Almanza, C., & Cas, A. 2020 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Unlocking amenities: Complementarity in public good consumption  Journal of Public Economics Albouy, D., Christensen, P., & Sarmiento, I.
2020 SC, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Can experiential games and improved risk coverage raise demand for index insurance? Evidence from Kenya American Journal of Agricultural Economics Janzen, S. A., Magnan, N., Mullally, C., Shin, S., Palmer, I., Oduol, J., & Hughes, K. 2020 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Assessing the downstream socioeconomic impacts of agroforestry in Kenya World Development  Hughes, K., Morgan, S., Baylis, K., Oduol, J., Smith-Dumont, E., Vågen, T. G., & Kegode, H. 
2020 FA, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Decomposing the wedge between projected and realized savings in energy efficiency programs E2e Working Paper Christensen, P., Francisco, P., Myers, E., & Souza, M. 2020 EE, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Assessing the role of stakeholder platforms as drivers of resilient communities: the case of Malawi Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension Álvarez-Mingote, C., Moore, A.C., & McNamara, P.E. 2020 FA, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation, (PD) Policy Design
Consequences of protected areas for forest extraction and human well-being: Evidence from Nepal Environmental and Resource Economics Howlader, A., & Ando, A. W. 2020 LW, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Decomposing the wedge between projected and realized savings in energy efficiency programs E2e Working Paper Christensen, P., Francisco, P., Myers, E., & Souza, M. (2020). 2020 EE, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
The effect of NAFTA on internal migration in Mexico: A regional economic analysis Applied Economics Arends-Kuenning, M., K. Baylis, K., & Garduno-Rafael, R. 2019 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation (PR) Peer Reviewed
Sorting or steering: Experimental evidence on the economic effects of housing discrimination  NBER Working Paper Christensen, P., & Timmins, C.
2019 SC, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
After the drought: The impact of microinsurance on consumption smoothing and asset protection American Journal of Agricultural Economics Janzen, S. A., & Carter, M. R. 2019 FA, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Economic effects of environmental crises: Evidence from Flint, Michigan  Working Paper Christensen, P., Keiser, D., & Lade, G.
2019 SC, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
Bridging versus bonding social capital and the management of the firewood commons Land Economics Baylis, K, Gong, Y., & Wang, S.
2019 SC, O (IE) Impact Evaluation
The Millennium Villages project and local land values: Using hedonic pricing methods to evaluate development projects World Development Michelson, H., & Tully, K. 2018 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation, (VA) Valuation
Short-term impacts of a pay-it-forward livestock transfer and training program in rural Nepal American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings A., Magnan, N. P., Sharma, S, & Thompson, W. M. 2018 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Geographic determinants of China's urbanization Regional Science and Urban Economics Christensen, P., & McCord, G.C.
2018 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Asymmetric information is residential rental markets: Implications for the energy efficiency gap E2e Working Paper Myers, E. 2018 EE, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation
Effectiveness of financial and fiscal instruments for promoting sustainable renewable energy technologies Economic and Business Review 2015 EE, SC (IE) Impact Evaluation, (PD) Policy Design
Milk in the data: food security impacts of livestock in Zambia World Development Jodlowski, M., Winter-Nelson, A. Baylis, K., & Goldsmith, P.D. 2015 SC (IE) Impact Evaluation