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Ruth Vargas Hill

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Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
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  1. Danielle Aron & R. Andres Castaneda Aguilar & Carolina Diaz-Bonilla & Tony H. M. J. Fujs & Diana Garcia Rojas & Ruth Hill & Lali Jularbal & Christoph Lakner & Gabriel Lara Ibarra & Daniel Gerszon Mahl, 2024. "September 2024 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP): What's New," Global Poverty Monitoring Technical Note Series 39, The World Bank.
  2. Haddad,Cameron Nadim & Mahler,Daniel Gerszon & Diaz-Bonilla,Carolina & Hill,Ruth & Lakner,Christoph & Lara Ibarra,Gabriel, 2024. "The World Bank’s New Inequality Indicator : The Number of Countries with High Inequality," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10796, The World Bank.
  3. Gascoigne,Jon & Baquie,Sandra & Vinha,Katja Pauliina & Skoufias,Emmanuel & Calcutt,Evie Isabel Neall & Kshirsagar,Varun Sridhar & Meenan,Conor & Hill,Ruth, 2024. "The Welfare Cost of Drought in Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10683, The World Bank.
  4. Brunckhorst,Ben James & Cojocaru,Alexandru & Hill,Ruth & Kim,Yeon Soo & Kugler,Maurice David, 2023. "Long COVID : The Evolution of Household Welfare in Developing Countries during the Pandemic," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10300, The World Bank.
  5. Doan,Miki Khanh & Hill,Ruth & Hallegatte,Stephane & Corral Rodas,Paul Andres & Brunckhorst,Ben James & Nguyen,Minh & Freije-Rodriguez,Samuel & Naikal,Esther G., 2023. "Counting People Exposed to, Vulnerable to, or at High Risk From Climate Shocks — A Methodology," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10619, The World Bank.
  6. Ashley Pople & Ruth Hill & Stefan Dercon & Ben Brunckhorst, 2021. "Anticipatory Cash Transfers in Climate Disaster Response," CSAE Working Paper Series 2021-07, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  7. Ruth Hill & Carolina Mejia-Mantilla & Kathryn Vasilaky, 2021. "Is the Price Right? Returns to Input Adoption in Uganda," Working Papers 2105, California Polytechnic State University, Department of Economics.
  8. Hill,Ruth & Fuje,Habtamu Neda, 2020. "What is the Impact of Weather Shocks on Prices? : Evidence from Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9389, The World Bank.
  9. Ruth Hill & Emmanuel Skoufias & Barry Maher, 2019. "The Chronology of a Disaster," World Bank Publications - Reports 31721, The World Bank Group.
  10. Fafchamps,Marcel & Hill,Ruth, 2018. "Redistribution and group participation : experimental evidence from Africa and the UK," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8330, The World Bank.
  11. Hill,Ruth & Tsehaye,Eyasu, 2018. "Growth, safety nets and poverty : assessing progress in Ethiopia from 1996 to 2011," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8380, The World Bank.
  12. Hill,Ruth & Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina & Vasilaky,Kathryn, 2018. "Vanishing Returns? Potential Returns and Constraints to Input Adoption among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8627, The World Bank.
  13. Ward, Patrick S. & Kumar, Neha & De Nicola, Francesca & Hill, Ruth & Makhija, Simrin & Spielman, David J. & Magnan, Nicholas, 2017. "Insuring Against Drought: Evidence on Agricultural Intensification and Demand for Index Insurance from a Randomized Evaluation in Rural Bangladesh," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258090, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
  14. Hill,Ruth & Mejia-Mantilla,Carolina, 2017. "With a little help : shocks, agricultural income, and welfare in Uganda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7935, The World Bank.
  15. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Kumar, Neha & Magnan, Nicholas & Makhija, Simrin & de Nicola, Francesca & Spielman, David J. & Ward, Patrick S., 2017. "Insuring against droughts: Evidence on agricultural intensification and index insurance demand from a randomized evaluation in rural Bangladesh," IFPRI discussion papers 1630, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  16. Ruth Hill & Gabriela Inchauste & Nora Lustig & Eyasu Tsehaye & Tassew Woldehanna, 2017. "A Fiscal Incidence Analysis for Ethiopia," Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series 41, Tulane University, Department of Economics.
  17. Hill,Ruth & Porter,Catherine, 2016. "Vulnerability to drought and food price shocks : evidence from Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7920, The World Bank.
  18. Delavallade, Clara & Dizon, Felipe & Hill, Ruth & Petraud, Jean Paul, 2015. "Managing Risk with Insurance and Savings: Experimental Evidence for Male and Female Farm Managers in the Sahel," SALDRU Working Papers 142, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
  19. Berhane, Guush & Dercon, Stefan & Hill, Ruth & Taffesse, Alemayehu, 2015. "Formal and informal insurance: experimental evidence from Ethiopia," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 211331, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
  20. Marcel Fafchamps & Ruth Vargas Hill, 2015. "Redistribution and Group Participation: Comparative Experimental Evidence from Africa and the UK," NBER Working Papers 21127, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  21. Delavallade, Clara & Dizon, Felipe & Hill, Ruth Vargas & Petraud, Jean Paul, 2015. "Managing risk with insurance and savings: Experimental evidence for male and female farm managers in West Africa:," IFPRI discussion papers 1426, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  22. Olapade, Markus & Froelich, Markus & Vargas Hill, Ruth & Maruyama Sasaki, Eduardo, 2014. "Strengthening Producer Organizations in Uganda: The Impact on Labor and Non-labor Inputs," 2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota 170228, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
  23. Liu, Yanyan & Chen, Kevin Z. & Hill, Ruth Vargas & Xiao, Chengwei, 2013. "Borrowing from the insurer: An empirical analysis of demand and impact of insurance in China:," IFPRI discussion papers 1306, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  24. Berhane, Guush & Clarke, Daniel J. & Dercon, Stefan & Hill, Ruth Vargas & Taffesse, Samson, 2013. "Insuring against the weather," ESSP research notes 20, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  25. Clarke, Daniel J. & Hill, Ruth Vargas, 2013. "Cost-benefit analysis of the african risk capacity facility:," IFPRI discussion papers 1292, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  26. Clarke, Daniel J. & Hill, Ruth Vargas, 2013. "Insuring countries against natural disasters: Pool rules:," Policy briefs 22, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  27. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Robles, Miguel & Ceballos, Francisco, 2013. "Demand for weather hedges in India: An empirical exploration of theoretical predictions:," IFPRI discussion papers 1280, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  28. Clarke, Danielle & Das, Narayan C. & de Nicola, Francesca & Hill, Ruth Vargas & Kumar, Neha & Mehta, Parendi, 2012. "The value of customized insurance for farmers in rural Bangladesh:," IFPRI discussion papers 1202, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  29. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Hoddinott, John F. & Kumar, Neha, 2011. "Adoption of weather index insurance: Learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia," ESSP working papers 27, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  30. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Robles, Miguel, 2011. "Flexible insurance for heterogeneous farmers: Results from a small-scale pilot in Ethiopia," IFPRI discussion papers 1092, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  31. Vargas Hill, Ruth & Vigneri, Marcella, 2011. "Mainstreaming gender sensitivity in cash crop market supply chains," ESA Working Papers 289013, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
  32. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Msangi, Siwa & Zhang, Wei, 2010. "Understanding Small-Holder Constraints to Jatropha Investment," 2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado 61843, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
  33. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Viceisza, Angelino, 2010. "An experiment on the impact of weather shocks and insurance on risky investment," IFPRI discussion papers 974, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  34. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Maruyama, Eduardo & Viceisza, Angelino, 2010. "Breaking the norm: An empirical investigation into the unraveling of good behavior," IFPRI discussion papers 948, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  35. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Torero, Maximo, 2009. "Innovations in insuring the poor," 2020 vision focus 17, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  36. Vargas Hill, Ruth, 2008. "Understanding the investment and abandonment behavior of poor households: An empirical investigation," IFPRI discussion papers 783, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  37. Fafchamps, Marcel & Vargas Hill, Ruth & Minten, Bart, 2007. "Quality control in non-staple food markets: Evidence from India," IFPRI discussion papers 717, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  38. Ahmed, Akhter U. & Hill, Ruth Vargas & Smith, Lisa C. & Wiesmann, Doris M. & Frankenberger, Tim & Gulati, Kajal & Quabili, Wahidand & Yohannes, Yisehac, 2007. "The world's most deprived: Characteristics and causes of extreme poverty and hunger," 2020 vision discussion papers 43, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  39. Vargas Hill, Ruth & Minot, Nicholas, 2007. "Developing and connecting markets for poor farmers," 2020 vision briefs BB22 Special Edition, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  40. Ahmed, Akhter U. & Hill, Ruth Vargas & Smith, Lisa C. & Frankenberger, Tim, 2007. "Characteristics and causes of severe poverty and hunger," 2020 vision briefs BB02 Special Edition, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  41. Ahmed, Akhter U. & Hill, Ruth Vargas & Smith, Lisa C. & Wiesmann, Doris M. & Frankenberger, Tim & Gulati, Kajal & Quabili, Wahidand & Yohannes, Yisehac, 2007. "The world's most deprived: Characteristics and causes of extreme poverty and hunger [In Chinese]," 2020 vision discussion papers 43Ch, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  42. Ahmed, Akhter & Hill, Ruth Vargas & Wiesmann, Doris, 2007. "The poorest and hungry: Looking below the line," 2020 vision briefs BB03 Special Edition, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  43. Ruth Vargas Hill, 2006. "Coffee Price Risk in the Market: Exporter, Trader and Producer Data from Uganda," Economics Series Working Papers GPRG-WPS-048, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
  44. Ruth Vargas Hill, 2006. "The role of risk in shaping production decisions: an empirical analysis," Economics Series Working Papers GPRG-WPS-049, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
  45. Ruth Vargas Hill, 2005. "Assessing rhetoric and reality in the predictability of aid," Human Development Occasional Papers (1992-2007) HDOCPA-2005-25, Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  46. Marcel Fafchamps & Ruth Hill, 2005. "Price Transmission and Trader Entry in Domestic Commodity Markets," Economics Series Working Papers GPRG-WPS-038, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
  47. Marcel Fafchamps & Ruth Vargas Hill, 2004. "Selling at the farm-gate or travelling to market," CSAE Working Paper Series 2004-30, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
  48. Marcel Fafchamps & Ruth Vargas Hill & Aliziki Kaudha & Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa, 2003. "The transmission of international commodity prices to domestic producers," CSAE Working Paper Series 2003-14, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

Articles

  1. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Maruyama, Eduardo & Olapade, Markus & Frölich, Markus, 2021. "Strengthening producer organizations to increase market access of smallholder farmers in Uganda," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 50(3), pages 436-464, December.
  2. Yanyan Liu & Kevin Chen & Ruth V. Hill, 2020. "Delayed Premium Payment, Insurance Adoption, and Household Investment in Rural China," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 102(4), pages 1177-1197, August.
  3. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Kumar, Neha & Magnan, Nicholas & Makhija, Simrin & de Nicola, Francesca & Spielman, David J. & Ward, Patrick S., 2019. "Ex ante and ex post effects of hybrid index insurance in Bangladesh," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 1-17.
  4. Marcel Fafchamps & Ruth Vargas Hill, 2019. "Redistribution and Group Participation: Experimental Evidence from Africa and the UK," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 33(3), pages 717-735.
  5. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Porter, Catherine, 2017. "Vulnerability to Drought and Food Price Shocks: Evidence from Ethiopia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 65-77.
  6. Ruth Vargas Hill & Miguel Robles & Francisco Ceballos, 2016. "Demand for a Simple Weather Insurance Product in India: Theory and Evidence," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 98(4), pages 1250-1270.
  7. Daniel Clarke & Francesca de Nicola & Ruth Vargas Hill & Neha Kumar & Parendi Mehta, 2015. "A Chat about Insurance: Experimental Results from Rural Bangladesh," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 37(3), pages 477-501.
  8. Dercon, Stefan & Hill, Ruth Vargas & Clarke, Daniel & Outes-Leon, Ingo & Seyoum Taffesse, Alemayehu, 2014. "Offering rainfall insurance to informal insurance groups: Evidence from a field experiment in Ethiopia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 106(C), pages 132-143.
  9. Ruth Vargas Hill & John Hoddinott & Neha Kumar, 2013. "Adoption of weather-index insurance: learning from willingness to pay among a panel of households in rural Ethiopia," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 44(4-5), pages 385-398, July.
  10. Hill, Ruth Vargas & Maruyama, Eduardo & Viceisza, Angelino, 2012. "Breaking the norm: An empirical investigation into the unraveling of good behavior," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 99(1), pages 150-162.
  11. Ruth Hill & Angelino Viceisza, 2012. "A field experiment on the impact of weather shocks and insurance on risky investment," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 15(2), pages 341-371, June.
  12. Ruth Vargas Hill, 2010. "Liberalisation and Producer Price Risk: Examining Subjective Expectations in the Ugandan Coffee Market," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 19(4), pages 433-458, August.
  13. Ruth Vargas Hill, 2010. "Investment and Abandonment Behavior of Rural Households: An Empirical Investigation," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 92(4), pages 1065-1086.
  14. Ruth Vargas Hill, 2009. "Using Stated Preferences and Beliefs to Identify the Impact of Risk on Poor Households," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(2), pages 151-171.
  15. Marcel Fafchamps & Ruth Vargas Hill, 2008. "Price Transmission and Trader Entry in Domestic Commodity Markets," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 56(4), pages 729-766, July.
  16. Marcel Fafchamps & Ruth Vargas Hill & Bart Minten, 2008. "Quality control in nonstaple food markets: evidence from India," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 38(3), pages 251-266, May.
  17. Marcel Fafchamps & Ruth Vargas Hill, 2005. "Selling at the Farmgate or Traveling to Market," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 87(3), pages 717-734.

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  1. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (16) 2008-03-25 2008-08-14 2010-07-17 2011-08-02 2011-08-02 2012-12-15 2013-08-16 2013-11-02 2015-02-16 2015-04-19 2015-07-18 2017-05-14 2018-10-01 2020-10-05 2022-01-03 2022-01-10. Author is listed
  2. NEP-DEV: Development (13) 2004-09-30 2008-03-25 2008-08-14 2010-07-17 2011-08-02 2011-08-02 2013-08-16 2015-02-16 2015-04-19 2017-11-19 2020-10-05 2022-01-03 2022-01-10. Author is listed
  3. NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (11) 2010-07-17 2011-08-02 2011-08-02 2012-12-15 2013-08-16 2015-02-16 2015-04-19 2015-07-18 2015-11-07 2017-05-14 2018-10-01. Author is listed
  4. NEP-MFD: Microfinance (9) 2010-07-17 2011-08-02 2011-08-02 2012-12-15 2015-02-16 2015-04-19 2015-07-18 2015-11-07 2017-05-14. Author is listed
  5. NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (7) 2010-02-27 2013-08-16 2015-02-16 2015-04-19 2015-05-09 2015-11-07 2018-10-01. Author is listed
  6. NEP-AFR: Africa (4) 2010-07-17 2011-08-02 2011-08-02 2013-11-02
  7. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (2) 2020-10-05 2022-01-03
  8. NEP-RMG: Risk Management (2) 2013-11-02 2017-05-14
  9. NEP-CBE: Cognitive and Behavioural Economics (1) 2010-02-27
  10. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2015-05-09
  11. NEP-CWA: Central and Western Asia (1) 2008-03-25
  12. NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (1) 2010-02-27
  13. NEP-HRM: Human Capital and Human Resource Management (1) 2014-12-13
  14. NEP-IUE: Informal and Underground Economics (1) 2015-04-19
  15. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (1) 2015-05-09
  16. NEP-SPO: Sports and Economics (1) 2013-08-16
  17. NEP-UPT: Utility Models and Prospect Theory (1) 2013-08-16

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