Publications
Nigus, H. Y., Abay, K. A., & Paul Jr, M. (2026). Armed conflict, community-based cash transfers, and social cohesion: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Ethiopia. World Development, 199, 107249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107249
Abay, K. A., Nigus, H. Y., Berhane, G., Gilligan, D., Tafere, K. (2025). Can Cash Transfers Cushion the Adverse Mental Health Effects of Armed Conflict? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ethiopia. Revise and Resubmit
Abay, K. A., Abdelfattah, L. A., Abushama, H., Kirui, O. K., Nigus, H. Y., & Siddig, K. (2025). Can digital cash transfers serve those in active conflict? Evidence from a randomized intervention in Sudan. Under Review
Abay, K. A., Nigus, H. Y., Kahsay, G. A., & Taffesse, A. S. (2025). Rebuilding trust in local leadership in conflict-affected settings: The impact of community-based cash transfers. Under Review
Nigus, H. Y., Abay, K., & Tabe Ojong, M. P. Locus of Control, Climate Change Perception, and Adaptation: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia. Under Review
Nigu, H.Y., Abay, A.A., Martin Paul Jr. Tabe-Ojong, M. P. J., Taffesse, A.S., and Mekonen, Y. (2025). Armed Conflict, Cash Transfers, and Psychological Traits: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia. Under Review
Nigus, H. Y., & Abay, K. A. (2024). Cooperation among community leaders: The role of women’s leadership and exposure to conflict. Under Review
Nigus, H. Y., Nillesen, E., Mohnen, P., & Di Falco, S. (2023). Markets and socially responsible behavior: do punishment and religion matter? Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.03.023
Nigus, H. Y., Mohnen, P., & Nillesen, E. (2024). Market experience and agricultural technology adoption: the role of risk aversion and locus of control. European Review of Agricultural Economics. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbae033
Nigus, H. Y., Nillesen, E., & Mohnen, P. (2024). The Effect of Weather Index Insurance on Social Capital: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia. Journal of Risk and Insurance. https://doi.org/10.1111/jori.12454
Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw, Eleonora Nillesen, Pierre Mohnen, and Salvatore Di Falco. "Does moral transgression promote anti-social behavior? Evidence from lab-in-the-field experiments. Review of Behavioral Economics. https://doi.org/10.1561/105.00000202
Gebremariam, A. G., Abegaz, D., Nigus, H. Y., Argaw, T. L., Gerbaba, M., Genie, M. G., & Paolucci, F. (2024). Vaccine uptake and effectiveness: Why some African countries performed better than the others? Health Policy and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100820
McGarry, B., Lyu, W., Genie, M., Gebremariam, A., Demeke, E., & Nigus, H.Y. (2024). Reviews of" Promoting Public Health with Blunt Instruments: Evidence from Vaccine Mandates". Rapid Reviews Infectious Diseases. 10.1162/2e3983f5.3127ea01
Zemo, K. H., & Nigus, H. Y. (2021). Does religion promote pro-environmental behaviour? A cross-country investigation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/21606544.2020.1796820