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
The Influence of COVID-19 on Young Women's Labor Market Aspirations and Expectations in India AEA Papers and Proceedings S Anukriti, Catalina Herrera-Almanza, Sophie Ochmann 2024 SC (OM) Other (PR) Peer Reviewed
C-Sections, Obesity, and Healthcare Specialization: Evidence from Mexico The World Bank of Economic Review Herrera-Almanza Catalina, Marquez F. and Prina, Silvia 2024 SC (OM) Other (PR) Peer Reviewed
Agritourism liability: why definition matters from a legal and risk management perspective Current Issues in Tourism Renata Endres, A Bryan Endres, Jessica Guarino, Tyler Swanson, Suiwen Zou 2024 SC (OM) Other (PR) Peer Reviewed
COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique Social Science and Medicine-Mental Health Feliciano Chimbutane a, Catalina Herrera-Almanza b, Naureen Karachiwalla c, Carlos Lauchande d, Jessica Leigh 2023 SC (OM) Other (PR) Peer Reviewed
Digital trust substitution technologies to support smallholder livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa Global Food Security Lee, N.M., Varshney, L.R., Michelson, H.C., Goldsmith, P., & Davis, A. 2022 FA, SC (OM) Other
Examining nutrition and food waste trade-offs using an obesity prevention context Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Ellison, B., & Pflugh Prescott, M. 2021 SC (OM) Other
What happens when Airbnb comes to the neighborhood: The impact of home-sharing on neighborhood investment Regional Science and Urban Economics Xu, M., & Xu, Y. 2021 SC (OM) Other
Racial, ethnic, and urban/rural differences in transitions into diabetes: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey biomarker and self-reported data Journal of Rural Social Sciences Chung, H. & and Arends-Kuenning, M. Journal of Rural Social Sciences, accepted. (OM, SC) 2021 SC (OM) Other (WP) Working Paper
Sustainability standards in global agrifood supply chains Nature Food Meemken, E.M., Barrett, C.B., Michelson, H.C., Qaim, M., Reardon, T., Sellare, J. 2021 FA, SC (OM) Other (PR) Peer Reviewed
Housing discrimination and the toxics exposure gap in the United States: Evidence from the rental market Review of Economics and Statistics Christensen, P., Sarmiento-Barbieri, I., & Timmins, C. 2020 EE, SC (OM) Other
The practice of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the Tropical Andes: Evidence from program administrators Ecosystem Services Bauchet, J., Asquith, N., Ma, Z., Raudel, C., Godoy, R., Zanotti, L., Steele, D., Gramig, B. M., Chong, A. E. 2020 SC (OM) Other
A systematic review of school meal nudge interventions to improve youth food behaviors International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Metcalfe, J.J., Ellison, B., Hamdi, N., Richardson, R., & Prescott, M. (2020) "A systematic review of school meal nudge interventions to improve youth food behaviors." International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity(17) 2020 SC (OM) Other
Childhood Determinants of Youth Internal Migration in Senegal Demographic Research Herrera-Almanza Catalina, David Sahn 2020 SC (OM) Other (PR) Peer Reviewed
Growing green business investments in Asia and the Pacific: Trends and opportunities Asian Development Bank Khanna, M. 2020 SC (OM) Other
Análise dos determinantes da felicidade dos associados da Lar Cooperativa Agroindustrial Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural Vedana, R., Garcias, M., Shikida, P., & Arends-Kuenning, M. 2020 SC (OM) Other
Foreclosed American Dream? Parental foreclosure and young adult children’s homeownership Journal of Family and Economic Issues Xu, Y. 2020 SC (OM) Other
Mandatory savings, credit access and home ownership: The case of the housing provident fund Urban Studies Xu, Y. 2017 SC (OM) Other
Genetic and environmental influences on household financial distress Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Xu, Y., Briley, D. A., Brown, J. R., & Roberts, B. W. (2017). Genetic and environmental influences on household financial distress. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization,142, 404-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.08.001 2017 SC (OM) Other
Personality and young adult financial distress Journal of Economic Psychology Xu, Y., Beller, A. H., Roberts, B. W., & Brown, J. R.
2015 SC (OM) Other