I am an economist in the Agriculture and Food Global Practice of the World Bank. My current focus is on the constraints and opportunities to improve access to healthier and more sustainable diets in rural and urban areas.  In the past, I conducted research on financial inclusion through the design, delivery, and evaluation of novel financial products for the poor. 

Journal Articles


Nudges versus Subsidies: Experimental Evidence on the Demand for a Nutritious Food in India (2021)

with Jisang Yu [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization]


Leveraging the Lottery for Financial Inclusion: Lotto-Linked Savings Accounts in Haiti (2021)

with Travis Lybbert [Economic Development & Cultural Change]

replication files


Pathways to better Nutrition in South Asia: Evidence on the effects of food and agricultural interventions (2021)

with Anna Josephson and Dhushyanth Raju [Global Food Security]

dataset, World Bank Policy Research WP 8766 .


The Effect of Promoting Savings on Informal Risk-Sharing: Experimental Evidence from Vulnerable Women in Kenya (2020)

with Erick Gong and Kelly Jones [Journal of Human Resources]

ungated copy, web appendix, replication files

Coverage: Development Impact blog at the World Bank, Econ That Matters blog at Cornell, Research blog at IFPRI, Weekly faiV at Financial Access Initiative.


The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (2019)

with Anna Herforth and Zetianyu Wang [Global Food Security]

ungated copy, World Bank Policy Research WP 8557.

Coverage: Live Mint.

Reports

As author

Diet Quality and Food Prices in India: National and State/UT Profiles

with Zetianyu Wang

July 2020, World Bank Report no. 150895


Bhutan Policy Note: Harnessing Spatial Opportunities in Agriculture for Economic Transformation

with Chris Jackson, Abimbola Adubi, and Samuel Taffesse

March 2019, World Bank Report no. 135657


The Geography of Welfare in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo

with Nga Thi Viet Nguyen

August 2017, World Bank Report no. 118151

As contributor 

Thriving: Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate

November 2022, World Bank


Putting Pandemics Behind Us: Investing in One Health to Reduce Risks of Emerging Infectious Diseases 

October 2022,  World Bank


Undernutrition in the Philippines: Scale, Scope and Opportunities for Nutrition Policy and Programming

April 2021, World Bank, International Development in Focus

Work in Progress

Working papers

Water Constraints to Agricultural Productivity in Bhutan 

with Jisang Yu and Saad Imtiaz [forthcoming] 

World Bank Policy Research  WP 10410.


Intra-household Inequality in Food Consumption and Diets in the Philippines 

with Anna Josephson and Zetianyu Wang  [submitted]

World Bank Policy Research WP 10170.


Climate Change, Urban Expansion, and Food Production

with Hina Sherwani and Rui Su  [submitted]

World Bank Policy Research WP 10411


The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal 

with Zetianyu Wang and Prajula Mulmi [submitted]

World Bank Policy Research WP 9578.


Understanding the Links Between Diet Quality, Malnutrition, and Economic Costs: An Evidence Review for LMICs

with Kendra Siekmans, Patrizia Fracassi, Tomoko Kato, Ti Kian Seow, Susan Horton, Kyoko Okamura 

World Bank Policy Research  WP 10747.


An Assessment of Community-Led Lift Irrigation Systems in Jharkhand, India 

with Avinash Kishore, Manavi Gupta, and Priti Kumar

World Bank Policy Research  WP 10349.


Healthy and Sustainable Diets in Bangladesh 

with Saskia de Pee, Divya Mehra, and Junying Tong

World Bank Policy Research WP 10160


Climate Shocks and Stresses and Food Prices in Cities

with Aishwarya Venkat and William Masters


Food Policies and the Consumption of Unhealthy Food

with Alex Vaval Pierre-Charles and Hina Khan Sherwani


Permanently working papers

Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa

with Aparajita Goyal and Keith Fuglie


Managing Risk with Insurance and Savings: Experimental Evidence for Male and Female Managers in the Sahel

with Clara Delavallade, Ruth Hill, and Jean Paul Petraud 

Earlier versions: World Bank Policy Research WP 7176 and IFPRI DP 01426.

Coverage: IFPRI blog


Information Constraints, Peer Effects, and the Adoption a Savings Account in Kenya

Previously titled: "Independent vs Social Learning towards the Usage of a Savings Account in Kenya"