Yeyoung Lee - Research

Peer-reviewed journal articles

** Please see the complete list of peer-reviewed publications on Google Scholar.

Lee, Y., Bryan, E., Mason, N. M., Hassen, I. W., Theriault, V., & Ringler, C. (2025). Does small-scale irrigation affect women’s time allocation? Insights from Ethiopia. World Development, 196, 107106. [available here]
Bryan, E., van Biljon, C., Lee, Y., Ringler, C., & Mekonnen, D. K. (2025). The linkages between water supply, sanitation and hygiene and small-scale irrigation: insights from rural Ethiopia. Journal of Water and Health, 23(11), 1341-1354. [available here]
Lee, Y., Haile, B., Seymour, G., & Azzarri, C. (2021). The heat never bothered me anyway: Gender‐specific response of agricultural labor to climatic shocks in Tanzania. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 43(2), 732-749. [available here]
Cooper, M., Sandler, A., Vitellozzi, S., Lee, Y., Seymour, G., Haile, B., & Azzari, C. (2021). Re-examining the effects of drought on intimate-partner violence. PLoS one, 16(7), e0254346. [available here]
Lee, Y., An, D., & Kim, T. (2020). The effects of agricultural extension service on farm productivity: evidence from Mbale district in Uganda. Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61(3), 161-179. [pdf]
Lee Y., Kim, Y., Yoo S., Kim K., and An, D. (2018). ”Analaysis of Korean traditional dietary (Hansik) consumption patterns focusing on households’ characteristics.” Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life, 28(6): 453-462. [pdf]
Lee Y., Kim, Y., Yoo S., Kim K., and An, D. (2018). “An empirical analysis of Korean traditional dietary (Hansik) choices considering consumers’ health status and attitude.” Korean Journal of Agricultural Economics, 59 (4): 59-76. [pdf]

Working papers

To what extent does small-scale irrigation affect women’s control over the use of income? Evidence from Ethiopia,

with Elizabeth Bryan, Nicole M. Mason, and Veronique Theriault (manuscript preparation for journal submission)

How do rising rice prices affect household resilience? Evidence from rural Myanmar,

with Mywish Maredia, Duncan Boughton, and Nicole M. Mason (manuscript preparation for journal submission)

Academic experiences

Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. July 2026-Present
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant (TA), Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing. Jan. 2025–Dec. 2025.
Graduate Student Research Assistant (RA), MSU, East Lansing. Aug. 2022–Jun. 2025.
Short Term Consultant (STC), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Virtual. Sep. 2022–Dec. 2022.
Short Term Invited Researcher, Korea Rural Communicy Corportation, South Korea and Myanmar. Jan. 2020–Mar. 2020.
Research Intern, IFPRI, based in Washington DC. Apr. 2019–Dep. 2019.
Research and Teaching Assistant, Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea. Sep. 2014–Dec. 2018.
Young Professional (YP), Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and SNU, South Korea. Jul. 2016–Dec. 2016.

Presentations

Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meetings, Selected Papers. 2024.
International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) at AAEA, Invited Paper. 2024.
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meetings, Selected Papers. 2023.
International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI) Brown Bag Seminar, Washington DC, Invited Paper. 2023.
Cultivating Equality Conference, Virtual, Invited Paper. 2021.
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), Virtual, Selected Poster. 2021.
Sustainability and Development Conference (SDC), Ann Arbor, MI, Invited Paper. 2019
International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI) Brown Bag Seminar, Washington DC. 2019.
The 9th International Symposium on East-Asian Agricultural Economics, Pyeong Chang, South Korea, Awarded (Best Paper Presentation). 2018.
African Studies Association (ASA) The 60th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Selected Paper. 2017.

IFPRI Brown Bag Seminar 2023 | Washington, DC

Invited presentation (30 mins)

Cultivating Equality 2021 Conference | Virtual

Invited presentation (10 mins)

AAEA 2024 | New Orleans, LA

Paper presentation (15 mins)

AAEA 2023 | Washington, DC

Lightning talk (7 mins)

Blog posts

Y. Lee and E. Byran. 2025. "Watering change: How irrigation shapes women’s use of time in Ethiopia." Invited Evidence Explainer. CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform. [link]
V. Theriault, N. Mason, and Y. Lee. 2024."The PRCI-Africa technical training program accomplishments, impacts and next steps." Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI). [pdf]
Y. Lee, E. Bryan, and C. Ringler. 2024. "Does small-scale irrigation affect women’s time allocation? Insights from Ethiopia." Agrilinks Blog [link]
Y. Lee, C. Azzarri, and C. Ringler. 2021. "The heat never bothered me anyway: Gender-specific response of agricultural labor to climatic shocks in Tanzania." IFPRI Blog. [link]

Newsletters

Y. Lee. 2026. "Small-scale irrigation and women’s time use in Ethiopia." Michigan AgEconomist, Issue 6 Summer 2026, AFRE, MSU (in press).
Y. Lee. 2023. "AFRE grad student abroad: Fruitful learning experiences in Ghana." PRCI, MSU. [pdf]

Co-organized technical trainings

** Between Oct. 2022 and Feb. 2024, I co-organized 13 technical trainings for researchers at agricultural policy research institutes in Africa and/or Asia. Examples of the trainings are shown below.

Beyond Add Women and Stir: Effective Proposal Writing for Gender-related Research, with R. Meinzen-Dick, E. Byran, and M. Ndèye Fatou Faye.
Presenting Gender Research, with R. Meinzen-Dick, E. Bryan, L. Kirimi, N. Mason, and V. Theriault.
Integrating Gender into Research and Development Projects, with R. Meinzen-Dick, E. Bryan, L. Kirimi, V. Theriault, and N. Mason.
Creating Infographics for Policy Outreach and Dissemination, with M. Hill, E. Birabwa, K. Davis, J. Falik, and V. Theriault.