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Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelig universitet → Institutt for Internasjonale Miljø- og Utviklingsstudier (Noragric)

Norwegian University of Life Sciences → Department of International Environment and Development Studies

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Working papers

2026

  1. Brodeur, Abel & Mikola, Derek & Cook, Nikolai & Fiala, Lenka & Brailey, Thomas & Briggs, Ryan & de Gendre, Alexandra & Dupraz, Yannick & Gabani, Jacopo & Gauriot, Romain & Haddad, Joanne & Lima, Gonca, 2026, "Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 137919, Apr.
  2. Holden, Stein T. & Makate, Clifton & Tione, Sarah E., 2026, "Instability in Survey-Reported Farm Size: Evidence from Panel Data in Ethiopia and Malawi," CLTS Working Papers, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Centre for Land Tenure Studies, number 1/26, Mar.
  3. Holden, Stein T. & Makate, Clifton, 2026, "Are National Agricultural Panels Fit for Purpose? Parcel Instability, Land Rental Market Measurement, and Allocative Efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa," CLTS Working Papers, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Centre for Land Tenure Studies, number 4/26, May.
  4. Brodeur, Abel & Mikola, Derek & Cook, Nikolai & Fiala, Lenka & Brailey, Thomas & Briggs, Ryan & de Gendre, Alexandra & Dupraz, Yannick & Gabani, Jacopo & Gauriot, Romain & Haddad, Joanne & Duncan, Jam, 2026, "Computational Reproducibility and Robustness of Empirical Economics and Political Science Research Between 2022 and 2023," I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R), number 287.

2025

  1. Holden, Stein T. & Makate, Clifton & Tione, Sarah, 2025, "Missing Parcels and Farm Size Measurement Error: Do Nationally Representative Surveys Provide Reliable Estimates?," CLTS Working Papers, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Centre for Land Tenure Studies, number 4/25, Jun.

2024

  1. Brodeur, Abel & Mikola, Derek & Cook, Nikolai & Brailey, Thomas & Briggs, Ryan & de Gendre, Alexandra & Dupraz, Yannick & Fiala, Lenka & Gabani, Jacopo & Gauriot, Romain & Haddad, Joanne & Federice, A, 2024, "Mass Reproducibility and Replicability: A New Hope," I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R), number 107.

2023

  1. Holden, Stein T. & Makate, Clifton & Tione, Sarah, 2023, "Measurement Error and Farm Size: Do Nationally Representative Surveys Provide Reliable Estimates? ," CLTS Working Papers, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Centre for Land Tenure Studies, number 7/23, Dec.

2022

  1. Makate, Marshall & Makate, Clifton, 2022, "Leaving No Women Behind: Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Livelihood Outcomes and Inequities in Access to Health Services and Necessities in Kenya and Ethiopia," Working Papers, African Economic Research Consortium, number 60f6e60d-8817-4f8a-af9e-0, Oct.
  2. Makate, Clifton & Makate, Marshall, 2022, "Do Smallholder Farmers in Heterogeneous Settings in Malawi Use Commercial Input Purchasing to Adapt to Recurrent Weather Shocks?," Working Papers, African Economic Research Consortium, number d212d772-d6fd-4f6e-a381-c, Oct.

2019

  1. Jerven, Morten, 2019, "African Economic Growth 1900-50: Historical National Accounts for British Colonial Africa," African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network, number 50/2019, Nov, DOI: https://www.aehnetwork.org/working-.

2016

  1. Jerven , Morten, 2016, "Historical patterns of economic growth in Africa: A review," African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network, number 28/2016, Aug.
  2. Jerven , Morten, 2016, "Capitalism in pre-colonial Africa," African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network, number 27/2016, Aug.
  3. Makate, Marshall & Makate, Clifton, 2016, "The Evolution of Socioeconomic-Related Inequalities in Maternal Healthcare Utilization: Evidence from Zimbabwe, 1994-2011," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 72718, Apr, revised 24 Jul 2016.
  4. Makate, Marshall & Makate, Clifton, 2016, "Demand for prenatal care and its impact on neonatal, infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 72799, Apr, revised 31 Jul 2016.
  5. Makate, Marshall & Makate, Clifton, 2016, "Is poor sanitation killing more children in rural Zimbabwe? Results of propensity score matching method," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 72831, Jun, revised 02 Aug 2016.

2015

  1. Gareth Austin & Ewout Frankema & Ewout Morten Jerven, 2015, "Patterns of Manufacturing Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Colonization to the Present," Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History, number 0071, Nov.

2014

  1. Morten Jerven, 2014, "African Growth Miracle or Statistical Tragedy?: Interpreting Trends in the Data Over the Past Two Decades," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number wp-2014-114.

2013

  1. Frankema, Ewout & Jerven , Morten, 2013, "Writing History Backwards or Sideways: Towards a Consensus on African Population, 1850-present," African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network, number 10/2013, Oct.

2012

  1. Jerven, Morten & Austin, Gareth & Green, Erik & Uche, Chibuike & Frankema, Ewout & Fourie, Johan & Inikori, Joseph & Moradi, Alexander & Hillbom, Ellen, 2012, "Moving Forward in African Economic History. Bridging the Gap Between Methods and Sources," Lund Papers in Economic History, Lund University, Department of Economic History, number 124, Dec.
  2. Jerven , Morten, 2012, "Future challenges in measuring Africa’s past: Lessons from estimating GDP for the Gold Coast, 1891-1954," African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network, number 3/2012, Aug.

2011

  1. Morten Jerven, 2011, "Comparing colonial and post-colonial output: Challenges in estimating African economic change in the long run," Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History, number 0010, Jul.

2010

  1. Jerven, Morten, 2010, "Resurgent continent?: Africa and the world: prospects for growth in Africa: learning from patterns of long-term economic change," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 43654, Mar.

2006

  1. Jerven, Morten, 2006, "Social Capital as a Determinant of Economic Growth in Africa," Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute, number 108, Nov.

Journal articles

2026

  1. Abel Brodeur & Derek Mikola & Nikolai Cook & Lenka Fiala & Thomas Brailey & Ryan Briggs & Alexandra de Gendre & Yannick Dupraz & Jacopo Gabani & Romain Gauriot & Joanne Haddad & Goncalo Lima & Jörg An, 2026, "Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research," Nature, Nature, volume 652, issue 8108, pages 151-156, April, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10251-x.

2025

  1. Makate, Clifton & Cornelissen, Gerard & Simusokwe, Gibson & Smebye, Andreas Botnen & Handberg, Øyvind Nystad & Phiri, Mirriam & Mulder, Jan & Martinsen, Vegard, 2025, "Less effort for extra benefit? Evaluating the impact of conservation agriculture on resource saving and returns across regions and farming systems in Zambia," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, volume 238, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108736.
  2. Tione, Grace & Westengen, Ola Tveitereid & Holden, Stein Terje & Katengeza, Samson P. & Makate, Clifton, 2025, "Contribution of Community Seed Banks to farmer seed systems and food security in Northern and Central Malawi," Food Policy, Elsevier, volume 132, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102860.
  3. Makate, Clifton & Hanyani-Mlambo, Benjamine, 2025, "Conservation Agriculture and sustainability of smallholder farms in Zimbabwe: Insights from a nationwide survey," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, volume 158, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107739.
  4. Makate, Clifton & Angelsen, Arild & Mulesa, Teshome Hunduma & Westengen, Ola Tveitereid, 2025, "The dynamics of crop diversity and seed use in the context of recurrent climate shocks and poverty: Seasonal panel data evidence from rural Uganda," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, volume 39, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2025.100698.

2024

  1. Clifton Makate & Arild Angelsen & Stein Terje Holden & Ola Tveitereid Westengen, 2024, "Smallholder access to purchased seeds in the presence of pervasive market imperfections and rainfall shocks: panel data evidence from Malawi and Ethiopia," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), volume 12, issue 1, pages 1-28, December, DOI: 10.1186/s40100-024-00325-7.

2023

  1. Makate, Clifton & Angelsen, Arild & Holden, Stein Terje & Westengen, Ola Tveitereid, 2023, "Evolution of farm-level crop diversification and response to rainfall shocks in smallholder farming: Evidence from Malawi and Tanzania," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, volume 205, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107736.
  2. Marshall Makate & Clifton Makate, 2023, "Leaving No Women Behind: Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Livelihood Outcomes in Kenya and Ethiopia," IJERPH, MDPI, volume 20, issue 6, pages 1-16, March.

2022

  1. Makate, Clifton & Angelsen, Arild & Holden, Stein Terje & Westengen, Ola Tveitereid, 2022, "Crops in crises: Shocks shape smallholders' diversification in rural Ethiopia," World Development, Elsevier, volume 159, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106054.
  2. Clifton Makate & Marshall Makate, 2022, "Do Rainfall Shocks Prompt Commercial Input Purchases Amongst Smallholder Farmers in Diverse Regions and Environments in Malawi?," Sustainability, MDPI, volume 14, issue 22, pages 1-31, November.

2021

  1. Makate, Clifton & Mutenje, Munyaradzi, 2021, "Discriminatory effects of gender disparities in improved seed and fertilizer use at the plot-level in Malawi and Tanzania," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, volume 23, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100344.

2019

  1. Siziba, Shephard & Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi & Makate, Clifton & Mango, Nelson, 2019, "Impact of conservation agriculture on maize yield and food security: Evidence from smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe," AFBM Journal, Australasian Farm Business Management Network, volume 14, issue 02, June, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.292467.
  2. Makate, Clifton & Mango, Nelson & Makate, Marshall, 2019, "Socioeconomic status connected imbalances in arable land size holding and utilization in smallholder farming in Zimbabwe: Implications for a sustainable rural development," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, volume 87, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104027.
  3. Makate, Clifton & Makate, Marshall, 2019, "Interceding role of institutional extension services on the livelihood impacts of drought tolerant maize technology adoption in Zimbabwe," Technology in Society, Elsevier, volume 56, issue C, pages 126-133, DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2018.09.011.
  4. Clifton Makate & Marshall Makate & Nelson Mango, 2019, "Wealth-related inequalities in adoption of drought-tolerant maize and conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, volume 11, issue 4, pages 881-896, August, DOI: 10.1007/s12571-019-00946-7.
  5. Clifton Makate & Marshall Makate & Shephard Siziba & Zvakanyorwa Sadomba, 2019, "The impact of innovation on the performance of small-to-medium informal metal-trade enterprises in Zimbabwe," Cogent Business & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 6, issue 1, pages 1625095-162, January, DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2019.1625095.

2018

  1. Marshall Makate & Clifton Makate, 2018, "Education and teenage childbirth in Uganda," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, volume 45, issue 5, pages 746-764, May, DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-03-2017-0077.
  2. Clifton Makate & Marshall Makate & Nelson Mango, 2018, "Farm types and adoption of proven innovative practices in smallholder bean farming in Angonia district of Mozambique," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, volume 45, issue 1, pages 140-157, January, DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-11-2016-0318.
  3. Nelson Mango & Clifton Makate & Lulseged Tamene & Powell Mponela & Gift Ndengu, 2018, "Adoption of Small-Scale Irrigation Farming as a Climate-Smart Agriculture Practice and Its Influence on Household Income in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa," Land, MDPI, volume 7, issue 2, pages 1-19, April.
  4. Simbarashe Tatsvarei & Abbyssinia Mushunje & Saul Ngarava & Clifton Makate, 2018, "Determinants of Informal Land Renting Decisions by A1 and A2 Farmers in Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, volume 10, issue 6, pages 70-78, DOI: 10.22610/jebs.v10i6(J).2595.
  5. Marshall Makate & Clifton Makate, 2018, "Educated Mothers, Well-Fed and Healthy Children? Assessing the Impact of the 1980 School Reform on Dietary Diversity and Nutrition Outcomes of Zimbabwean Children," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 54, issue 7, pages 1196-1216, July, DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2017.1380796.
  6. Nelson Mango & Lawrence Mapemba & Hardwick Tchale & Clifton Makate & Nothando Dunjana & Mark Lundy, 2018, "Maize value chain analysis: A case of smallholder maize production and marketing in selected areas of Malawi and Mozambique," Cogent Business & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 5, issue 1, pages 1503220-150, January, DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2018.1503220.
  7. Nelson Mango & Clifton Makate & Nicola Francesconi & Matthias Jager & Mark Lundy, 2018, "Determinants of market participation and marketing channels in smallholder groundnut farming: A case of Mudzi district, Zimbabwe," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 10, issue 3, pages 311-321, April, DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2018.1457274.
  8. Clifton Makate & Marshall Makate & Nelson Mango, 2018, "Farm household typology and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in smallholder farming systems of southern Africa," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 10, issue 4, pages 421-439, June, DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2018.1471027.

2017

  1. Andrew Kerner & Morten Jerven & Alison Beatty, 2017, "Does it pay to be poor? Testing for systematically underreported GNI estimates," The Review of International Organizations, Springer, volume 12, issue 1, pages 1-38, March, DOI: 10.1007/s11558-015-9239-3.
  2. Makate, Clifton & Wang, Rongchang & Makate, Marshall & Mango, Nelson, 2017, "Impact of drought tolerant maize adoption on maize productivity, sales and consumption in rural Zimbabwe," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), volume 56, issue 01, March, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.347535.
  3. Clifton Makate & Marshall Makate & Nelson Mango, 2017, "Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions on Climate Change and the Use of Sustainable Agricultural Practices in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa," Social Sciences, MDPI, volume 6, issue 1, pages 1-14, March.
  4. Clifton Makate & Marshall Makate & Nelson Mango, 2017, "Sustainable agriculture practices and livelihoods in pro-poor smallholder farming systems in southern Africa," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 9, issue 3, pages 269-279, May, DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2017.1322350.

2016

  1. Morten Jerven, 2016, "Discrepancies: Why Do GDP Growth Rates Differ?," Journal, Review of Agrarian Studies, volume 6, issue 1, pages 63-80, January-J.
  2. Morten Jerven, 2016, "Trapped between tragedies and miracles: Misunderstanding African economic growth," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, volume 34, issue 6, pages 911-915, November.
  3. Morten Jerven, 2016, "The Failure of Economists to Explain Growth in African Economies," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, volume 34, issue 6, pages 889-893, November.
  4. Mango, Nelson & Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi & Makate, Clifton & Dunjana, Nothando & Siziba, Shephard, 2016, "The impact of integrated agricultural research for development on food security among smallholder farmers of southern Africa," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), volume 54, issue 3, January, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.346845.
  5. Basera, John & Makate, Clifton & Tozooneyi, Takesure, 2016, "Comprehending Smallholder Maize Enterprises Profitability with the Current Maize Marketing System in Zimbabwe: A Case of Mazowe District," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Asian Economic and Social Society (AESS), volume 6, issue 06, January, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.342127.
  6. Makate, Marshall & Makate, Clifton, 2016, "The causal effect of increased primary schooling on child mortality in Malawi: Universal primary education as a natural experiment," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 168, issue C, pages 72-83, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.09.003.
  7. Clifton Makate & Shephard Siziba & Benjamin T. Hanyani-Mlambo & Zvakanyorwa Sadomba & Nelson Mango, 2016, "The efficiency of small and medium enterprises in informal metal manufacturing in Zimbabwe: Implications for stakeholders in the agricultural sector," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 33, issue 2, pages 247-257, March, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2015.1120656.

2015

  1. Jerven, Morten, 2015, "Taxing Colonial Africa: The Political Economy of British Imperialism. ByLeigh A. Gardner. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. xvi + 271 pp. Figures, tables, maps, references, index. Cloth, $110.00. ISBN: 978-0-19-966152-7," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, volume 89, issue 1, pages 202-204, April.
  2. Morten Jerven & Deborah Johnston, 2015, "Statistical Tragedy in Africa? Evaluating the Data Base for African Economic Development," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 51, issue 2, pages 111-115, February, DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2014.968141.
  3. Morten Jerven & Yemi Kale & Magnus Ebo Duncan & Moffat Nyoni, 2015, "GDP Revisions and Updating Statistical Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reports from the Statistical Offices in Nigeria, Liberia and Zimbabwe," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 51, issue 2, pages 194-207, February, DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2014.968139.
  4. Nelson Mango & Lawrence Mapemba & Hardwick Tchale & Clifton Makate & Nothando Dunjana & Mark Lundy, 2015, "Comparative analysis of tomato value chain competitiveness in selected areas of Malawi and Mozambique," Cogent Economics & Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 3, issue 1, pages 1088429-108, December, DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2015.1088429.
  5. Nelson Mango & Clifton Makate & Benjamin Hanyani-Mlambo & Shephard Siziba & Mark Lundy & Caroline Elliott, 2015, "A stochastic frontier analysis of technical efficiency in smallholder maize production in Zimbabwe: The post-fast-track land reform outlook," Cogent Economics & Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 3, issue 1, pages 1117189-111, December, DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2015.1117189.

2014

  1. Morten Jerven, 2014, "A West African experiment: constructing a GDP series for colonial Ghana, 1891–1950," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, volume 67, issue 4, pages 964-992, November.
  2. Ewout Frankema & Morten Jerven, 2014, "Writing history backwards or sideways: towards a consensus on African population, 1850–2010," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, volume 67, issue 4, pages 907-931, November.
  3. Nelson Mango & Byron Zamasiya & Clifton Makate & Kefasi Nyikahadzoi & Shephard Siziba, 2014, "Factors influencing household food security among smallholder farmers in the Mudzi district of Zimbabwe," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 31, issue 4, pages 625-640, July, DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2014.911694.

2013

  1. Morten Jerven, 2013, "Agricultural Statistics," World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE, volume 14, issue 1, pages 1-10, January.
  2. Morten Jerven, 2013, "Comparability of GDP estimates in Sub-Saharan Africa: The effect of Revisions in Sources and Methods Since Structural Adjustment," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, volume 59, issue , pages 16-36, October.

2012

  1. Jerven, Morten, 2012, "An unlevel playing field: national income estimates and reciprocal comparison in global economic history," Journal of Global History, Cambridge University Press, volume 7, issue 1, pages 107-128, March.

2011

  1. Morten Jerven, 2011, "The quest for the African dummy: explaining African post‐colonial economic performance revisited," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 23, issue 2, pages 288-307, March.
  2. Morten Jerven, 2011, "Growth, Stagnation or Retrogression? On the Accuracy of Economic Observations, Tanzania, 1961–2001," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, volume 20, issue 3, pages 377-394, June.
  3. Morten Jerven, 2011, "Counting the Bottom Billion," World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE, volume 12, issue 4, pages 35-52, October.

2010

  1. Jacqueline Bhabha & Frank Vollmer & Insa Nolte & Morten Jerven & Severine Deneulin, 2010, "Book Reviews," Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 11, issue 1, pages 161-172, DOI: 10.1080/19452820903534588.
  2. Morten Jerven, 2010, "Random Growth in Africa? Lessons from an Evaluation of the Growth Evidence on Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, 1965-1995," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 46, issue 2, pages 274-294, DOI: 10.1080/00220380903370161.

Books

2014

  1. Jerven, Morten, 2014, "Economic Growth and Measurement Reconsidered in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia, 1965-1995," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199689910, ISBN: ARRAY(0x81fbb058).

Chapters

2017

  1. Joseph Perfect Mrema, 2017, "Forest resources and local elite capture: revisiting a community-based forest management ‘success case’ in Tanzania," Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing, chapter 10, in: Aled Williams & Philippe Le Billon, "Corruption, Natural Resources and Development".

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