I. Conflict and Violence
Despite a decrease in violence after the end of the cold war, conflict remain present in many areas. My research examines responses to insecurity, the implications of measurement and the effect on food security.
1. Rockmore, M. “Conflict-Risk and Agricultural Portfolios: Evidence from Northern Uganda” (Accepted at the Journal of Development Studies)
Earlier version: Households in Conflict Working Paper No. 121
2. Albohmood, Z., M. Rockmore, and M Tsaneva. 2019. “The Effect of Violent Crime on Female Decision-Making: Evidence from Mexico’s War on Drugs” Review of the Economics of the Household. 17(2): 615-646.
3. Nasir, M., M. Rockmore, and C. M. Tan. 2017 . “Do the Lessons from the Micro-Conflict Literature Transfer to High Crime Areas?: Examining Mexico’s War on Drugs” Journal of Development Studies
Earlier versions: Households in Conflict Working Paper No. 207; The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis Working Paper 15-40.
4. Rockmore, M., 2017. “The Cost of Fear: The Welfare Effect of the Risk of Violence in Northern Uganda” The World Bank Economic Review. Volume 31, Issue 3, 1 October 2017, Pages 650–669, https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhw025
Earlier versions: Household In Conflict Working Paper No. 109; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7642.
Related: World Bank Research Digest
5. Morrison, K., and M. Rockmore. “Fear’s Effect on Political Participation: Evidence from Africa” " (Forthcoming at the Journal of African Economies)
Earlier version: Households in Conflict Working Paper No. 226
6. Rockmore, M., C Barrett, and J. Annan. 2017. “Measuring Exposure to Violence: Implications for Estimated Coefficients.” (Revise and Resubmit at World Development)
Earlier version: Households in Conflict Working Paper No. 239
7. Rockmore, M., and C. Barrett 2012. "Insecurity in a Pastoral Settings: Consequences and Dynamics"
Grants: National Science Foundation $19,657
II. Health and Behavioral Effects of Shocks
My work primarily focuses on the behavioral and long run human capital effects (anthropometric and mental health) of early life exposure to shocks.
1. Tan, C.M. and M. Rockmore. 2019. “Famine in Ghana and its Impact” In Preedy. V. R., and V. B. Patel, editors, Handbook of Famine, Starvation and Nutrient Deprivation, Springer International Publishing.
2. Bovbjerg, R., J. Hadley, M. Pohl and M. Rockmore. 2002. “Medicaid Coverage for the Working Uninsured: The Role of State Policy” Health Affairs 21(6): 231-243.
3. Pasha, M, M. Rockmore and C.M. Tan. “Positive Early Life Rainfall Shocks and Adult Mental Health” (Revise and Resubmit at the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics)
4. Thamarapani, D., and M. Rockmore 2020 "The Stability and Evolution of Risk Attitudes and Time Preferences After a Natural Disaster" (Revise and resubmit at Economic Development and Cultural Change)
5. Thamarapani, D., M. Rockmore, and W. Freidman. “The Educational and Fertility Effects of Sibling Deaths"
Earlier version: The Educational and Fertility Effects of Sibling Deaths”
CINCH Working Paper No. 2018/01.
6. Faraz, N., and M. Rockmore 2018 “Droughts and Child Health Outcomes in Uganda” (In progress)
III. Political Economy of South Asia
My research largely focuses on how political distortions affect the delivery of public goods and their efficacy.
1. Prakash, N., M. Rockmore, and Y. Uppal. “Do Criminal Representative Affect Economic Outcomes? Evidence from India” (Forthcoming at the Journal of Development Economics)
Earlier versions: Households in Conflict Working Paper No. 192; IZA Discussion Paper No. 8452
Related: Ideas for India, Vox
2. Faraz, N., and M. Rockmore 2017 “Election Cycles in Public Credit: Credit Provision and Default Rates in Pakistan" (Forthcoming at the Journal of Development Economics) Appendix
Grants: International Growth Centre £18,443
IV. Other work
Some of my work fits outside of neat categorizations.
1. Abdelkhalek, T., and M. Rockmore 2007. “Public Expenditure, Economic Growth and Poverty in Morocco: Moving Towards a Multi-Level Analysis” In Ali, and Fan, editors, Public Policy and Poverty Reduction in the Arab Region, Arab Planning Institute.
2. Ruelle, M., and M. Rockmore. 2011. “Understanding Safety Nets: A Primer on Safety Nets and International Development.” Background paper prepared for the Congressional Research Service
3. Zhang, X., M. Rockmore and J. Chamberlin. 2007. “A Typology for Vulnerability and Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa” International Food Policy Research Institute Discussion Paper No. 734
4. Rockmore, M., and X. Zhang. 2006. “Moving Up and Moving Down: A New Way of Examining Country Growth Dynamics” International Food Policy Research Institute Development Strategy and Governance Division Working Paper No. 34, Washington, D.C.
V. Work in progress
1. Marchesi, K. and M. Rockmore. Conflict and Nutrition: Endogenous Dietary Responses in Nepal (Preparing for submission)
2. Shocks and Behavioral Parameters (In progress)