Working papers
Grigsby-Calage, C., C. Mullally, R. Volpe, J. Kropp, and A. Stevens. 2024. "The Varying Effects of Dollar Stores on Food Access: A Machine Learning Analysis." Revision requested. Paper
Grigsby-Calage, C., C. Mullally, R. Volpe, J. Kropp, and A. Stevens. 2024. "Assessing the Conventional Wisdom on Dollar Store Locations Through Machine Learning." Revision requested. Paper
Marcillo, E., P. Useche, C. Mullally, J. Kropp, and M. Reimao. 2024. "Falling Trade Barriers and Rising Crime? Evidence from Colombia." Revision requested. Paper
Published and forthcoming papers
Hossain, M., L. Jäckering, C. Mullally, and P. Winters. 2025. "Poverty Prediction and Targeting Over Time and Space: Evidence from Nigeria." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Paper, ungated version
Janzen, S., N. Magnan, C. Mullally, S. Sharma, and B. Shrestha. 2025. "Going the Distance: Hybrid Vocational Training for Women in Nepal." Journal of Development Economics. Paper, ungated version
Yoon, S., L. House, Z. Gao, K. Grogan, and C. Mullally. 2024. "Is Environmental Consciousness Associated with Organic Consumption? A Revealed Preference Approach." Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 3(2024): 396-409. Paper
Hossain, M., C. Mullally, and A. Mabiso. 2024. "Occupational and Asset Adjustments After the 2004 Tsunami in Tamil Nadu, India: The Role of a Finance and Rebuilding Program." World Development 177(2024): 106543. Paper
Hossain, M., C. Mullally, and G. Önel. 2024. "Migration and Economic Activity at Origin: The Role of Female Household Headship in Rural Bangladesh." Empirical Economics 66(2024): 1757-1818. Paper, ungated version
Collishaw, A., S. Janzen, C. Mullally, and H. Camilli. 2023. "A Review of Livestock Development Interventions’ Impacts on Household Welfare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries." Global Food Security 38(2023): 100704. Paper
Shin, S., N. Magnan, C. Mullally, and S. Janzen. 2022. "Demand for Weather Index Insurance among Smallholder Farmers under Prospect Theory." Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 102(1): 82-104. Paper, ungated version
Miller, S. and C. Mullally. 2022. "Investigating the Inclusive-Performance Tradeoff in Agricultural Cooperatives: Evidence from Nepal." World Development 159(1): 106017. Paper, Ungated version
Hossain, M. and C. Mullally. 2022. "Using Program Evaluation Data to Predict Performance among Poor Borrowers: The Case of BRAC’s Asset Transfer and Microcredit Programs." Development Policy Review 40(3): e12579. Paper
McFadden, B., J. Bovay, and C. Mullally. 2021. "What Are the Overall Implications of Rising Demand for Organic Fruits and Vegetables? Evidence from Theory and Simulations." Q Open. Paper
Mullally, C., M. Rivas, and T. McArthur. 2021. “Using Machine Learning to Estimate the Heterogeneous Effects of Livestock Transfers.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 103(3): 1058-1081. Paper, ungated version, replication files
Janzen, S., N. Magnan, C. Mullally, S. Shin, B. Palmer, J. Duol, and K. Hughes. 2021. “Can Experiential Games and Improved Risk Coverage Raise Demand for Index Insurance? Evidence from Kenya.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 103(1): 338-361. Paper, ungated version, replication files
Davidson, K., J. Kropp, C. Mullally, and M. Wakilur Rahman. 2021. “Can Simple Nudges and Messaging Improve Diet Quality? Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Bangladesh." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 103(1): 253-274. Paper, ungated version, replication files
Bi, X., C. Mullally, and S. Gaonkar. 2021. “Does Peer Adoption Increase the Diffusion of Pollution Prevention Practices?” Land Economics: 97(1): 224-245. Paper, ungated version
Oliveira Fiorini, A., C. Mullally, M. Swisher, and F. Putz. 2020. "Effects of Payments for Ecosystem Services: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation in Brazil." Ecological Economics 169(1). Paper, ungated version
Hossain, M., C. Mullally, and N. Asadullah. 2019. "Alternatives to Calorie-Based Indicators of Food Security: an Application of Machine Learning Methods." Food Policy 84(1): 77-91. Paper, ungated version, replication files
Mullally, C. and S. Chakravarty. 2018. “Are Matching Funds for Smallholder Irrigation Money Well Spent?” Food Policy 76(1): 70-80. Paper and replication files, ungated version
Mullally, C. and J. Lusk. 2018. “The Impact of Farm Animal Housing Restrictions on Egg Prices, Consumer Welfare, and Production in California.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 103(1): 649-669. Paper, ungated version with replication files, appendix. Lead article with comment by Dan Sumner and author response.
Domonko, E., B. McFadden, F. Mishili, C. Mullally, and D. Farnsworth. 2018. “Consumer Risk Perception of Vitamin A Deficiency and Acceptance of Biofortified Rice in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania.” African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 13(1): 1-14. Paper
Al Abri, I., X. Bi, C. Mullally, and A. Hodges. 2017. “Under What Conditions Does It Pay to Be Sustainable? Sources of Heterogeneity in Corporate Sustainability Impacts.” Economics Letters, 159(1): 15-17. Paper
Mullally, C. and A. Maffioli. 2016. “Extension and Matching Grants for Improved Management: An Evaluation of the Uruguayan Livestock Program.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 98(1): 333-350. Paper, ungated version, appendix
Norton, M., D. Osgood, M. Madajewicz, E. Holthaus, N. Peterson, R. Diro, C. Mullally, T. Teh, and M. Gebremichael. 2014. “Evidence of Demand for Index Insurance: Experimental Games and Commercial Transactions in Ethiopia.” The Journal of Development Studies, 60(5), 630-648. Paper
Mullally, C., S. Boucher and M. Carter. 2013. “Encouraging Development: Randomized Encouragement Designs in Agriculture.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Papers and Proceedings: 95(5), 1352-1358. Paper
Alston, J., C. Mullally, D. Sumner, M. Townsend, and S. Vosti. 2009. “Likely effects on obesity from proposed changes to the US food stamp program.” Food Policy, 34(2), 176-184. Paper