45 citations · 53 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for
11 papers
Mining Meaning: Measurement Error in AI-Assisted Literature Reviews
Jeffrey D. Michler, Kieran Douglas, Anna Josephson
Researchers increasingly use generative AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), to automate tasks across the research pipeline. We study the reliability of these tools at th…
Treatment Geometry and Causal Identification with Earth Observation Data
Jeffrey D. Michler, Anna Josephson, Elinor Benami +7
A central task in conducting impact evaluations is determining who or what was exposed to a treatment, when, and to what degree. These questions can be especially complex in geospa…
The uses (and misuses) of Earth Observation data for weather and vegetation analysis
Elinor Benami, Jeffrey D. Michler, Anna Josephson +2
Integrating gridded Earth observation and weather data into impact evaluations holds great promise. These data allow researchers to capture environmental context, external shocks,…
Gender and Agricultural Commercialization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Three Panel Surveys
Wei Li, Kashi Kafle, Anna Josephson
Agricultural commercialization is often promoted as a key driver of development in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet its benefits may not extend equally to all farmers. Using longitudinal ho…
The Economics of Climate Adaptation: An Assessment
Anna Josephson, Rodrigo Guerra Su, Greg Collins +1
The cost of the impacts of climate change have already proven to be larger than previously believed. Understanding the costs and benefits of adapting to the changing climate is nec…
The Cost of Climate Action: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Climate Information on Charitable Donations to Climate Activism
Samantha Gonsalves Wetherell, Anna Josephson
We examine the propensity of individuals to donate to climate activism, evaluating the impact of different informational treatments on an incentive compatible charitable donation a…
The Mismeasure of Weather: Using Remotely Sensed Earth Observation Data in Economic Context
Anna Josephson, Jeffrey D. Michler, Talip Kilic +1
The availability of weather data from remotely sensed Earth observation (EO) data has reduced the cost of including weather variables in econometric models. Weather variables are c…
Coping or Hoping? Livelihood Diversification and Food Insecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ann M. Furbush, Anna Josephson, Talip Kilic +1
We examine the impact of livelihood diversification on food insecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Our analysis uses household panel data from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria in whic…
Impact Evaluations in Data Poor Settings: The Case of Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties in Bangladesh
Jeffrey D. Michler, Dewan Abdullah Al Rafi, Jonathan Giezendanner +3
New technologies are sometimes introduced at times or in places that lack the necessary data to conduct a well-identified impact evaluation. We develop a methodology that combines…
Privacy Protection, Measurement Error, and the Integration of Remote Sensing and Socioeconomic Survey Data
Jeffrey D. Michler, Anna Josephson, Talip Kilic +1
When publishing socioeconomic survey data, survey programs implement a variety of statistical methods designed to preserve privacy but which come at the cost of distorting the data…
Intra-Household Management of Joint Resources: Evidence from Malawi
Anna Josephson
In models of intra-household resource allocation, the earnings from joint work between two or more household members are often omitted. I test assumptions about complete pooling of…