Publications

JOURNAL PAPERS

Shee, Apurba,Turvey, Calum G., Marr, Ana (2020),Heterogeneous demand and supply for an insurance-linked credit product in Kenya: A stated choice experiment approach.Journal of Agricultural Economics, 72 (1). pp. 244-267 ISSN: 0021-857X (Print), 1477-9552 (Online)(doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12401).

Turvey, Calum G.,Shee, Apurba, Marr, Ana (2019),Addressing fractional dimensionality in the application of weather index insurance and climate risk financing in agricultural development: A dynamic triggering approach.Weather, Climate, and Society, 11 (4). pp. 901-915 ISSN: 1948-8327 (Print), 1948-8335 (Online)(doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-19-0014.1) NB Item availability restricted.

Bulte, Erwin,Cecchi, Francesco, Lensink, Robert, Marr, Ana , Van Asseldonk, Marcel (2019),Does bundling crop insurance with certified seeds crowd-in investments? Experimental evidence from Kenya.Journal of Economic Behavior and OrganizationISSN: 0167-2681 (Print), (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.07.006) NB Item availability restricted.

Marr, Ana,Belissa, Temesgen, Lensink, Robert (2019),Uptake and impact of interlinked index-based insurance with credit and agricultural inputs: experimental evidence from Ethiopia.American Economic Journal: Applied EconomicsISSN: 1945-7782 (Print), 1945-7790 (Online)NB Item availability restricted.

Marr, Ana; Winkel, Anne; van Asseldonk, Marcel; Lensink, Robert and Bulte, Erwin (2016) Adoption and Impact of Index-Insurance and Credit for Smallholder Farmers in Developing Countries: A systematic review. Agricultural Finance Review. Agricultural Finance Review, 76 (1). pp. 94-118. ISSN 0002-1466 (doi:10.1108/AFR-11-2015-0050)

Keno, Temesgen; Lensink, Robert and Winkel, Anne (submitted) Does index-based insurance reduce credit rationing? Submitted to World Development, 2016.

Francesco Cecchi, Erwin Bulte, Robert Lensink, Ana Marr, Marcel van Asseldonk (2018) Randomised Control Trial in Kenya - The case of a bundle product of insurance and agricultural inputs. Draft paper.

Bulte, Erwin; Cecchi Francesco; Lensink, Robert; Marr, Ana and Van Asseldonk, Marcel (2018) Do Crop Insurance-Certified Seed Bundles Crowd-in Investments? Experimental Evidence from Kenya. Submitted to the Journal of Economics Behaviour and Organisation.

Belissa, Temesgen; Lensink, Robert and Van Asseldonk, Marcel (2018) Risk and ambiguity aversion behaviour in index-based insurance uptake decisions: experimental evidence from Ethiopia. Submitted to the Journal of Economics Behaviour and Organisation.

Belissa, Temesgen; Lensink, Robert and Winkel, Anne (2017) Effects of Index Insurance and Demand and Supply of Credit: Evidence from Ethiopia. Submitted to American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Marr, Ana and Belissa, Temesgen (2018) Uptake of interlinked index-based insurance with credit and agricultural inputs: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia. Draft. To be submitted to World Development.

Belissa, Temesgen and Marr, Ana (2018) Effects of Bundled Interlinked Index-based Insurance with Credit and Agricultural Inputs on Uptake, Investment, Productivity and Welfare of Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia. Draft. To be submitted to Journal of Development Economics.

Shee, Apurba; Turvey, Calum and Marr, Ana (2018) Heterogeneous Demand and Supply for an Insurance-Linked Credit Product in Kenya: A Stated Choice Experiment Approach. Submitted to the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.

Turvey, Calum; Shee, Apurba and Marr, Ana (2018) Noah and Joseph Effects in the Application of ‘Dynamic Trigger’ Rainfall Risk-Contingent Credit in Sub-Saharan Africa. Submitted to World Development.

Belissa, Temesgen (2018) Does index-based insurance improve household welfare? Empirical evidence based on panel data in south-eastern Ethiopia. To be submitted to Journal of International Economics.

Belissa, Temesgen; Lensink, Robert and Marr, Ana (2018) Uptake and Impact of Interlinked Index-based Insurance with Credit and Agricultural Inputs: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia. Submitted to the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.

Bulte, Erwin; Cecchi, Francesco; Lensink, Robert; Marr, Ana, and Van Asseldonk, Marcel (2019) Does bundling crop insurance with certified seeds crowd-in investments? Experimental evidence from Kenya. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (in press).

Turvey, Calum; Shee, Apurba, and Marr, Ana (2019) Addressing Fractional Dimensionality in the Application of Weather Index Insurance and Climate Risk Financing in Agricultural Development: A Dynamic Triggering Approach. Weather, Climate and Society (in press).

Belissa, Temesgen (2019) Adoption of Weather Insurance and Household Welfare: Evidence on Consumption Smoothing and Risk-taking Behaviour in Ethiopia. American Economic Review (to be submitted).

Belissa, Temesgen and Marr, Ana (2019) The impact of interlinked insurance on risk-copying and welfare: An RCT in Ethiopia. Climate Risk Management (to be submitted).

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Marr, Ana, van Asseldonk, Marcel, Burger, Kees, Lensink, Robert and Bulte, Erwin (2015) Optimal Packages: A review of impact assessment approaches of bundled insurance, credit and inputs. Paper presented at the 4th International Agricultural Risk, Finance and Insurance (IARFIC) Conference, Washington D.C., 8 June 2015.
http://www.cias-cufe.com/IARFIC/downloads/Ana_Marr.pdf

Cecchi, Francesco; Marr, Ana; Lensink, Robert; van Asseldonk, Marcel; Bulte, Erwin (2016) Optimal packaging of insurance and credit for smallholder farmers in Africa Ref. ES/LO12235/1. Presented at the ESRC-DFID conference “Economic opportunities for a better future Leveraging agriculture, innovation and financial inclusion” 28-29 October 2016, Nairobi, Kenya.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Design of Randomised Control Trials

WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

Marr, Ana; Lensink, Robert; Cecchi, Francesco; Bulte, Erwin; and van Asseldonk, Marcel (2017) Crowding-in Credit and Investments through Conditional Insurance: A randomised control trial in Kenya. Presentation at the workshop in Kenya, July 2017.

Marr, Ana and van Asseldonk, Marcel (2015) Optimal Packages of Insurance and Credit for Smallholders in Africa. Presentation at the workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, 20-24 April 2015.

Marr, Ana and van Asseldonk, Marcel (2015) Optimal Packages of Insurance and Credit for Smallholders in Africa – plus implementation plans. Presentation at the workshop in Meru, Kenya, 22 June 2015.