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The breadwinner dilemma: experimental evidence on gender norms and community seedbank adoption
The breadwinner dilemma: experimental evidence on gender norms and community seedbank adoption
This research investigates how internalized gender norms—specifically, expectations tied to the male breadwinner role—shape economic decisions under conditions of financial pressure and uncertainty. In many rural settings, social norms position men as primary providers, which may create psychological stress and induce a mental load that shapes daily choices. Despite growing recognition that poverty impacts cognition and decision-making, little is known about how this interacts with gender identity norms, especially among men. This project seeks to fill that gap by examining whether and how activating thoughts of “breadwinner strain” affects behavior related to preferences, productivity and cooperation.
We do so in a real-world scenario with important development implications: the decision to participate in community-based seed banks. Seed banks are critical for building agricultural resilience against climate shocks but require up-front contributions and trust in communal systems. Many fail due to low initial participation.
Climate Vulnerability Among Refugees in Jordan.
Climate Vulnerability Among Refugees in Jordan.
Through the development of a climate vulnerability index, ISDC and UNHCR Jordan hope to close some key gaps in understanding the different effects of climate change on refugees in Jordan. The index will plug into UNHCR’s existing Vulnerability Assessment Framework (VAF).
The project is undertaken in cooperation with the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi).
Mental Health in the West Bank and Gaza.
Mental Health in the West Bank and Gaza.
Mental health is central to well-being as well as an important determinant and outcome of economic behavior. This is particularly true in settings with high degrees of physical insecurity. However, the detailed correlates of mental health, socio-economic development and insecurity at the population level often remain understudied.
This project aims to produce detailed, representative evidence on previously little studied linkages between psychological and economic well-being in the West Bank and Gaza.
Evaluation of UNHCR’s Engagement in Humanitarian-Development Cooperation.
Evaluation of UNHCR’s Engagement in Humanitarian-Development Cooperation.
In crises situations, many actors aim to support people and communities. These efforts range from short-term humanitarian assistance to longer-term development assistance.
Traditionally, different actors have focused on different missions. More recently, UNHCR has strengthened its commitment to humanitarian-development cooperation, aiming to create synergies between these different support modalities. The expected benefits include stronger inclusion of displaced people in host communities, increased support from development actors, and enhanced capacity of UNHCR to focus its efforts in service provision on emergency situations. This project seeks to support UNHCR in assessing the impacts of these policy shifts.
The project is undertaken in cooperation with the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi). ISDC’s role in the project is to provide quantitative estimates of the impact of humanitarian-development cooperation on refugees and host communities in Jordan and Kenya. The analyses will use existing microdata to identify various types of cooperation at both policy and operational levels and to study their impacts on social and economic inclusion.
The Gendered Impacts of Armed Conflict on Economic Activity.
The Gendered Impacts of Armed Conflict on Economic Activity.
This project studies the gendered impacts of armed conflict on individuals’ participation in agri-food systems.
Agri-food systems encompass the entire range of value-adding activities in the primary production of food and non-food agricultural products, as well as food storage, aggregation, post-harvest handling, transportation, processing, distribution, marketing, disposal, and consumption.
The adequate functioning of agri-food systems is the driver of good nutrition outcomes and constitutes a fundamental part of any developing country’s economy. Yet, agri-food systems and rural populations around the world are exposed to an increasing number of stresses and highly vulnerable to shocks. We focus on the impacts of one highly prevalent category of shocks: armed conflict. For the empirical analysis, we spatiotemporally match sex-disaggregated employment survey data with conflict event data from 29 African countries.
Resilience in North-East Nigeria.
Resilience in North-East Nigeria.
How can we build resilience in places where people need it the most?
Assistance programs at the Humanitarian–Development–Peacebuilding (HDP) nexus hold great promise for effectively protecting and supporting people in crisis settings. Yet, quantitative micro-level evidence from such settings remains scarce, concerning both the behaviors and outcomes of affected individuals and households as well as the effectiveness of support interventions.
This project studies resilience in North-east Nigeria – a humanitarian, development and conflict crisis setting. Specifically, we assess the resilience impacts of climatic and conflict shocks and of a complex agricultural intervention in Borno State.
PERITIA is an EU-funded project investigating what drives public trust in expertise-driven policy advice.
PERITIA is an EU-funded project investigating what drives public trust in expertise-driven policy advice.
In a world increasingly relying on knowledge, trust in expertise is essential to achieve progress and well-being. We need experts to help policymakers and citizens take the correct decisions in important matters like health or climate change.
As many in Europe are, we are worried about a populist backlash against the notion of “expertise”. With an international multi-disciplinary team, PERITIA seeks to help citizens and policymakers learn to trust trustworthy expertise. By doing so, we aim to enhance trust in a better democratic governance for the future of Europe.
Sicuro+ is an interacting online tool developed by the Civil Protection Department and Eucentre, that allows the user to consult the risk maps of Italian municipalities.
Sicuro+ is an interacting online tool developed by the Civil Protection Department and Eucentre, that allows the user to consult the risk maps of Italian municipalities.
Together with Professor Lucia Savadori and the other members of the research team I helped designing Sicuro+. Through a series of experiments we tested how to display and communicate the information concerning earthquakes in order to optimize the response of citizens.
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