Research interests and areas of specialization development economics econometric analysis impact evaluation and assessment production analysis
Educational background PhD Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Baños MS Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines Los Baños BS Applied Mathematics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Selected research
Measuring rural consumers’ willingness to pay for quality labels using experimental auctions: the case of aflatoxin-free maize in Kenya (with H de Groote, C Narrod, S Kimenju, C Bett, R Scott, and Z Gitonga). Agricultural Economics (in press), 2015
A conceptual framework for estimating the impact of climatic uncertainty and shocks on land use, food production, and poverty in the Philippines (with C Cororaton, AB Inocencio, AB Siriban-Manalang). DLSU Business and Economics Review, Volume 24 no. 2, January 2015
No chance for aflatoxins (with C Narrod, G Mahuku, H de Groote, J Hellin, C Bett, H Nizioki, S Collins, F Waliyar, J Ndjeunga, D Bamory, K Ondie, D Lamissa, P Masuoka, and F Wu). Rural21: The International Journal for Rural Development, March 2013 [link to document]
Why women are progressive in education? Gender disparities in human capital, labor markets and family arrangement in the Philippines (with F Yamauchi). Economics of Education Review, Volume 32, February 2013 [link to document];IFPRI Discussion Paper, Washington, DC, January 2012 [link to document]
A one health framework for estimating the economic costs of zoonotic diseases on society (with C Narrod, and J Zinsstag). EcoHealth, Volume 9 no. 2, 2012
Private standards in pork value chains: role, impact, and potential for local innovation to improve food safety and enhance smallholder competitiveness (with ML Lapar). Farm Policy Journal, Australian Farm Institute, Volume 8 no. 3, 2011
Current and predicted trends in production, consumption and trade of live animals and their products (with C Narrod and R Scott). Special Issue of the Spread of Pathogens through International Trade, Current and Predicted Trends in the Production, Consumption and Trade of Live Animals and their Products, Revue Scientifique et Technique - Office International des Epizooties (OIE Scientific and Technical Review), Volume 30 no. 1, 2011