Ethan Ligon
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First Name: Ethan
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Last Name: Ligon
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- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of California-Berkeley
Location: Berkeley, California (United States)
Homepage: http://areweb.berkeley.edu/
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Phone: (510) 642-3345
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Postal: 207 Giannini Hall #3310, Berkeley, CA 94720-3310
Handle: RePEc:edi:dabrkus (more details at EDIRC)
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Working papers
- Ligon, Ethan A. & Sadoulet, Elisabeth, 2011. "Estimating the effects of aggregate agricultural growth on the distribution of expenditures," CUDARE Working Paper Series 1115, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Ligon, Ethan A., 2011. "Dynamics, risk, and vulnerability," CUDARE Working Paper Series 1112, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Ligon, Ethan A. & Schechter, Laura, 2011.
"The Value of social networks in rural Paraguay,"
CUDARE Working Paper Series
1116, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Ligon, Ethan A. & Schechter, Laura, 2011. "The Value of social networks in rural Paraguay," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt7507w5zw, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Ligon, Ethan A., 2011. "Dynamics, risk, and vulnerability," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt8kw7k2dz, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Ligon, Ethan A. & Sadoulet, Elisabeth, 2011. "Estimating the effects of aggregate agricultural growth on the distribution of expenditures," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt4435r7bm, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Adam, Christopher & Hoddinott, John & Ligon, Ethan, 2011.
"Dynamic intrahousehold bargaining, matrimonial property law and suicide in Canada,"
CUDARE Working Paper Series
1113, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Adam, Christopher & Hoddinott, John & Ligon, Ethan A., 2011. "Dynamic intrahousehold bargaining, matrimonial property law and suicide in Canada," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt4dm5w8v1, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Dubois, Pierre & Ligon, Ethan A., 2011. "Incentives and nutrition for rotten kids: intrahousehold food allocation in the Philippines," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt0c6758hs, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Ethan Ligon, 2011.
"Supply and Effects of Specialty Crop Insurance,"
NBER Working Papers
16709, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Ethan Ligon, 2011. "Supply and Effects of Specialty Crop Insurance," NBER Chapters, in: The Intended and Unintended Effects of U.S. Agricultural and Biotechnology Policies, pages 113-142 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Dubois, Pierre & Ligon, Ethan A., 2011. "Incentives and nutrition for rotten kids: intrahousehold food allocation in the Philippines," CUDARE Working Paper Series 1114, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Ligon, Ethan & Schechter, Laura, 2011.
"Motives for sharing in social networks,"
CUDARE Working Paper Series
1120, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Ligon, Ethan & Schechter, Laura, 2011. "Motives for Sharing in Social Networks," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt4sn304b6, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Ligon, Ethan A., 2010. "Measuring Risk by Looking at Changes in Inequality: vulnerability in Ecuador," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt8vj75725, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Ligon, Ethan, 2010. "Measuring risk by looking at changes in inequality : vulnerability in Ecuador," CUDARE Working Paper Series 1095, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Dubois, Pierre & Ligon, Ethan A., 2010. "Nutrition and Risk Sharing within the Household," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt2td8z1g3, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Dubois, Pierre & Ligon, Ethan, 2009.
"Nutrition and Risk Sharing within the Household,"
IDEI Working Papers
580, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse.
- Dubois, Pierre & Ligon, Ethan, 2010. "Nutrition and Risk Sharing within the Household," CUDARE Working Paper Series 1096, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Dubois, Pierre & Ligon, Ethan, 2009. "Nutrition and Risk Sharing Within the Household," CEPR Discussion Papers 7574, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Dubois, Pierre & Ligon, Ethan, 2009. "Nutrition and Risk Sharing within the Household," TSE Working Papers 09-108, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan & Melkonyan, Tigran A., 2008. "Interactions between Explicit and Implicit Contracting: Evidence from California Agriculture," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida 6068, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
- Cao, Heping & Ligon, Ethan & Meng, Xiangyi, 2006. "Can Growth Compensate Inequality and Risk?---a welfare analysis for Chinese households," 2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA 21458, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
- Ligon, Ethan, 2005.
"Poverty and the Welfare Costs of Risk Associated with Globalization,"
Working Papers
RP2005/57, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Ligon, Ethan, 2006. "Poverty and the welfare costs of risk associated with globalization," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 34(8), pages 1446-1457, August.
- Ligon, Ethan & Schechter, Laura, 2004. "Evaluating different approaches to estimating vulnerability," Social Protection Discussion Papers 30159, The World Bank.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan, 2003. "On the Efficacy of Contractual Provisions for Processing Tomatoes," 2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada 21990, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
- Ligon, Ethan, 2002.
"Estimation of an Efficient Tomato Contract,"
Staff General Research Papers
10235, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Brent Hueth & Ethan Ligon, 2002. "Estimation of an efficient tomato contract," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press for the Foundation for the European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol. 29(2), pages 237-253, June.
- Ligon, Ethan & Schechter, Laura, 2002. "Measuring Vulnerability: The Director's Cut," Working Papers UNU-WIDER Research Paper , World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Ligon, Ethan & Laura Schechter, 2002.
"Measuring Vulnerability,"
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002
128, Royal Economic Society.
- Ethan Ligon & Laura Schechter, 2003. "Measuring Vulnerability," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 113(486), pages C95-C102, March.
- Ligon, Ethan & Schechter, Laura, 2002. "Measuring Vulnerability," 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA 19899, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
- Ligon, Ethan, 2002. "Dynamic bargaining in households (with application to Bangladesh)," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt1t52k4c5, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Ligon, Ethan, 2002. "Dynamic bargaining in households (with an application to Bangladesh)," CUDARE Working Paper Series 972, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
- Ligon, Ethan, 2002. "Targeting and Informal Insurance," Working Papers UNU-WIDER Research Paper , World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan, 2001.
"Agricultural Markets As Relative Performance Evaluation,"
Staff General Research Papers
5036, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Brent Hueth & Ethan Ligon, 2001. "Agricultural Markets as Relative Performance Evaluation," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 83(2), pages 318-328.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan, 2001. "Estimation Of An Optimal Tomato Contract," 2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL 20560, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
- Hueth, Brent & Wolf, Stephen & Ligon, Ethan, 2001. "Policing Mechanisms in Agricultural Contracts," Staff General Research Papers 5257, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan, 1999.
"Producer Price Risk and Quality Measurement,"
Staff General Research Papers
5037, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Brent Hueth & Ethan Ligon, 1999. "Producer Price Risk and Quality Measurement," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 81(3), pages 512-524.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan, 1999.
"Agricultural Supply Response Under Contract,"
Staff General Research Papers
5039, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Brent Hueth & Ethan Ligon, 1999. "Agricultural Supply Response Under Contract," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 81(3), pages 610-615.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan & Wolf, Stephen & Wu, Steven, 1999. "Incentive Instruments in Agricultural Contracts: Input Control, Monitoring, Quality Measurement, and Price Risk," Staff General Research Papers 5237, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Ethan Ligon & Jonathan P. Thomas & Tim Worrall, 1998.
"Mutual Insurance, Individual Savings and Limited Commitment,"
Keele Department of Economics Discussion Papers (1995-2001)
98/14, Department of Economics, Keele University.
- Ethan Ligon & Jonathan P. Thomas & Tim Worrall, 2000. "Mutual Insurance, Individual Savings and Limited Commitment," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 3(2), pages 216-246, April.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan, 1998. "Quality Measurement And Risk-Sharing In Contracts For California Fruits And Vegetables," 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT 20957, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
- Ethan Ligon & Jonathan P Thomas & Tim Worrall, 1997.
"Informal Insurance Arrangements in Village Economies,"
CRIEFF Discussion Papers
9705, Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the Firm.
- Ethan Ligon & Jonathan P. Thomas & Tim Worrall, 1997. "Informal Insurance Arrangements in Village Economies," Keele Department of Economics Discussion Papers (1995-2001) 97/08, Department of Economics, Keele University, revised Oct 2000.
- Ligon, Ethan, 1997. "Panel data and Euler equations," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt3cr4c79q, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Ligon, Ethan, 1996. "Risk-Sharing and Information: Theory and Measurement in Village Economies," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt0mx075dh, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
- Ligon, Ethan, 1995.
"Computing Private Information Equilibria: Moral Hazard in an Indian Village,"
Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series
qt6mf091v5, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
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Articles
- Ethan Ligon, 2012. "Cooperation, Reciprocity and Altruism in Developing Countries: Discussion," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 94(2), pages 419-421.
- Ethan Ligon, 2009. "Risk Management in the Cooperative Contract," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 91(5), pages 1211-1217.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan & Dimitri, Carolyn, 2007. "AJAE Appendix: Agricultural Contracts: Data and Research Needs," American Journal of Agricultural Economics Appendices, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 89(5), December.
- Brent Hueth & Ethan Ligon & Carolyn Dimitri, 2007. "Agricultural Contracts: Data and Research Needs," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 89(5), pages 1276-1281.
- Ligon, Ethan, 2006.
"Poverty and the welfare costs of risk associated with globalization,"
World Development,
Elsevier, vol. 34(8), pages 1446-1457, August.
- Ligon, Ethan, 2005. "Poverty and the Welfare Costs of Risk Associated with Globalization," Working Papers RP2005/57, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Ligon, Ethan, 2005. "Formal Markets and Informal Insurance," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 75-88, March.
- Ethan Ligon, 2004. "Using Production Data to Design Efficient Contracts," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 86(3), pages 848-853.
- Ligon, Ethan, 2003. "Optimal risk in agricultural contracts," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 75(2-3), pages 265-276.
- Ethan Ligon & Laura Schechter, 2003.
"Measuring Vulnerability,"
Economic Journal,
Royal Economic Society, vol. 113(486), pages C95-C102, March.
- Ligon, Ethan & Schechter, Laura, 2002. "Measuring Vulnerability," 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA 19899, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
- Ligon, Ethan & Laura Schechter, 2002. "Measuring Vulnerability," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002 128, Royal Economic Society.
- Brent Hueth & Ethan Ligon, 2002.
"Estimation of an efficient tomato contract,"
European Review of Agricultural Economics,
Oxford University Press for the Foundation for the European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol. 29(2), pages 237-253, June.
- Ligon, Ethan, 2002. "Estimation of an Efficient Tomato Contract," Staff General Research Papers 10235, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Ligon, Ethan & Thomas, Jonathan P & Worrall, Tim, 2002. "Informal Insurance Arrangements with Limited Commitment: Theory and Evidence from Village Economies," Review of Economic Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 69(1), pages 209-44, January.
- Conley, Timothy G & Ligon, Ethan, 2002. " Economic Distance and Cross-Country Spillovers," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 7(2), pages 157-87, June.
- Brent Hueth & Ethan Ligon, 2001.
"Agricultural Markets as Relative Performance Evaluation,"
American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 83(2), pages 318-328.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan, 2001. "Agricultural Markets As Relative Performance Evaluation," Staff General Research Papers 5036, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Ethan Ligon & Jonathan P. Thomas & Tim Worrall, 2000.
"Mutual Insurance, Individual Savings and Limited Commitment,"
Review of Economic Dynamics,
Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 3(2), pages 216-246, April.
- Ethan Ligon & Jonathan P. Thomas & Tim Worrall, 1998. "Mutual Insurance, Individual Savings and Limited Commitment," Keele Department of Economics Discussion Papers (1995-2001) 98/14, Department of Economics, Keele University.
- Lehnert, Andreas & Ligon, Ethan & Townsend, Robert M., 1999. "Liquidity Constraints And Incentive Contracts," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 3(01), pages 1-47, March.
- Brent Hueth & Ethan Ligon, 1999.
"Producer Price Risk and Quality Measurement,"
American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 81(3), pages 512-524.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan, 1999. "Producer Price Risk and Quality Measurement," Staff General Research Papers 5037, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Ligon, Ethan & Narain, Urvashi, 1999. "Government Management of Village Commons: Comparing Two Forest Policies," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 272-289, May.
- Brent Hueth & Ethan Ligon, 1999.
"Agricultural Supply Response Under Contract,"
American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 81(3), pages 610-615.
- Hueth, Brent & Ligon, Ethan, 1999. "Agricultural Supply Response Under Contract," Staff General Research Papers 5039, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Ligon, Ethan, 1998. "Risk Sharing and Information in Village Economics," Review of Economic Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 65(4), pages 847-64, October.
Chapters
- Ethan Ligon, 2011.
"Supply and Effects of Specialty Crop Insurance,"
NBER Chapters,
in: The Intended and Unintended Effects of U.S. Agricultural and Biotechnology Policies, pages 113-142
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Ethan Ligon, 2011. "Supply and Effects of Specialty Crop Insurance," NBER Working Papers 16709, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Ethan Ligon, 2007. "Risk and the Evolution of Inequality in China in an Era of Globalization," NBER Chapters, in: Globalization and Poverty, pages 599-628 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
NEP Fields
20 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):- NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (15) 2009-11-27 2009-12-05 2010-03-06 2010-03-13 2010-05-22 2011-01-30 2011-09-16 2011-09-16 2011-09-16 2011-09-16 2012-02-20 2012-02-20 2012-02-20 2012-02-20 2012-03-28 Author is listed
- NEP-CBE: Cognitive & Behavioural Economics (1) 2012-02-20
- NEP-CTA: Contract Theory & Applications (1) 2011-09-16
- NEP-DEV: Development (4) 2009-11-27 2009-12-05 2010-03-13 2012-02-20
- NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (1) 2011-09-16
- NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (3) 2011-09-16 2012-02-20 2012-03-28
- NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (4) 2011-09-16 2012-02-20 2012-02-20 2012-03-28
- NEP-GTH: Game Theory (4) 2011-09-16 2012-02-20 2012-02-20 2012-03-28
- NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (1) 2011-01-30
- NEP-NET: Network Economics (3) 2011-09-16 2012-02-20 2012-03-28
- NEP-SEA: South East Asia (1) 2010-05-22
- NEP-SOC: Social Norms & Social Capital (4) 2011-09-16 2012-02-20 2012-02-20 2012-03-28
- NEP-UPT: Utility Models & Prospect Theory (1) 2010-03-13
Statistics
This author is among the top 5% authors according to these criteria:Most cited item
- Ligon, Ethan & Thomas, Jonathan P & Worrall, Tim, 2002. "Informal Insurance Arrangements with Limited Commitment: Theory and Evidence from Village Economies," Review of Economic Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 69(1), pages 209-44, January.
Most downloaded item (past 12 months)
- Ligon, Ethan & Schechter, Laura, 2011. "Motives for sharing in social networks," CUDARE Working Paper Series 1120, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy.
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