Research

Publications

  1. Framework to Assess the Potential of Circular Food System Technologies. Clark Halpern, Katie Kennedy-Freeman, Christopher Barrett, Michiel van Dijk, Daniel Mason-D’Croz, Andrew M. Simons, Bart van Veen, Mario Herrero, Hannah van Zanten. Global Food Security, (2024) 43:100814. Paper
  2. Indigenous Bone Fertilizer for Growth and Food Security: A Local Solution to a Global Challenge. Andrew M. Simons, Milkiyas Ahmed, Garrick Blalock, Bourcard Nesin. Food Policy, (2023) 114:102396. Paper
  3. The Effects of Fuel-Efficient Cookstoves on Fuel Use, Particulate Matter, and Cooking Practices: Results from a Randomized Trial in Rural Uganda. Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, Stephen Harrell, David I. Levine, Andrew M. Simons. The Energy Journal, (2023) 44:6. Paper, Working Paper
  4. Plot Size Misperceptions and Soil Health: A New Research Agenda. David M.A. Murphy, Andrew M. Simons, Pieter Pypers, Meklit Chernet, Dries Roobroeck. Soil Security, (2023) 13: 100117. Paper
  5. Bovine Lead Exposure from Informal Battery Recycling in India. Greg Ferraro, Bret Ericson, Andrew M. Simons, Emily Nash, Mohammed Kabir. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (2023) 30:86122–86137. Paper, Working Paper
  6. More Than A Safety Net: Ethiopia’s Flagship Public Works Program Increases Tree Cover. Kalle Hirvonen, Elia Axinia Machado, Andrew M. Simons, Vis Taraz. Global Environmental Change, (2022) 75: 102549. Paper, Media: World Bank Development Impact
  7. What is the Optimal Locus of Control for Social Assistance Programs? Evidence from the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia. Andrew M. Simons. Journal of Development Economics, (2022) 158: 102897. Paper
  8. Profitability of Climate-Smart Soil Fertility Investment Varies Widely Across sub-Saharan Africa. Ellen McCullough, Julianne Quinn, Andrew M. Simons. Nature Food, (2022) 3(4): 275-285. Paper, Research Briefing, Media: The Conversation Africa, University of Virginia, University of Georgia
  9. Promoting Blood Donation through Social Media: Evidence from Brazil, India and the USA. Stephen Harrell, Andrew M. Simons, Peter Clasen. Social Science & Medicine, (2022) 315: 115485. Paper
  10. Developing Sustainable Supply Chains: Evidence from Entrepreneurship Training in Ethiopia. Garrick Blalock, Bourcard Nesin, Andrew M. Simons. Africa Journal of Management, (2022): 8(1): 36-58. Paper
  11. The Quest for Greener Pastures: Evaluating the Livelihoods Impacts of Providing Vegetation Condition Maps to Pastoralists in Eastern Africa. Elia Axinia Machado, Helene Purcell, Andrew M. Simons, Stephanie Swinehart. Ecological Economics, (2020) 175: 106708. Paper
  12. Making Business Statistics Come Alive: Incorporating Field Trial Data from A Cookstove Study into the Classroom. Andrew M. Simons. Applied Economics Teaching Resources, (2020). 2(2226-2020-1208): 76-86. Paper
  13. What Impedes Efficient Adoption of Products? Evidence from Randomized Sales Offers for Fuel-Efficient Cookstoves in Uganda. David I. Levine, Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, Carolyn Cotterman, and Andrew M. Simons. Journal of the European Economic Association, (2018) 16: 1850-1880. Paper
  14. Sensor Data to Measure Hawthorne Effects in Cookstove Evaluation. Andrew M. Simons, Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, David I. Levine. Data in Brief, (2018) 18: 1334-1339. Paper
  15. Using Unobtrusive Sensors to Quantify and Minimize Hawthorne Effects: Evidence from Cookstoves. Andrew M. Simons, Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, and David I. Levine. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, (2017) 86: 68-80. Paper
  16. What is a Meal?: Comparative Methods of Auditing Carbon Offset Compliance for Fuel-Efficient Cookstoves. Stephen Harrell, Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, Juliet Kyayesimira, David I. Levine, and Andrew M. Simons. Ecological Economics, (2016) 128: 8-16. Paper
  17. The Effect of Marketing Messages and Payment Over Time on Willingness to Pay for Fuel-Efficient Cookstoves. Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, David I. Levine, and Andrew M. Simons. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, (2015) 118: 333-345. Paper
  18. Does Peer Use Influence Adoption of Efficient Cookstoves?: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda. Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, David I. Levine, Andrew M. Simons. Journal of Health Communication, (2015) 20(S1): 55-66. Paper
  19. Comparing Methods for Signal Analysis of Temperature Readings from Stove Use Monitors. Andrew M. Simons, Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, and David I. Levine. Biomass and Bioenergy, (2014) 70: 476-488. Paper
  20. Filling the Phosphorus Fertilizer Gap in Developing Countries. Andrew M. Simons, Dawit Solomon, Worku Chibssa, Garrick Blalock, and Johannes Lehmann. Nature Geoscience, (2014) 7(1): 3-3. Media, Paper

Working Papers

  1. Agricultural Input Markets in Ghana: A Descriptive Assessment of Input Dealers in Eight Districts. Seth Asante, Kwaw S. Andam, Andrew M. Simons, Felicia Ansah Amprofi, Ernest Osei-Assibey, Adisatu Iddrisu, Samuel Blohowiak. International Food Policy Research Institute, Ghana Strategy Support Program Working Paper No. 58, (2021). Paper
  2. A Changing Religious Landscape and Community Social Bonds. David M. A. Murphy, Vesall Nourani, Andrew M. Simons. Paper
  3. Fertilizer Quality Assessment: Perception versus testing in selected Ghanaian districts. Seth Asante, Andrew M. Simons, Kwaw S. Andam, Felicia Ansah Amprofi, Ernest Osei-Assibey, Adisatu Iddrisu. International Food Policy Research Institute, Ghana Strategy Support Program Working Paper No. 61, (2021). Paper
  4. Perceptions, Quality, and Uncertainty in Ghanaian Fertilizer Markets. Seth Asante, Kwaw Andam, Andrew M. Simons. Paper

Works in Progress

  1. Can Social Assistance Reduce Violent Conflict and Civil Unrest? Evidence from a Large-scale Public Works Program in Ethiopia. Kalle Hirvonen, Elia Axinia Machado, Andrew M. Simons.