Hossain M., Mendiratta V., and S. Savastano, (2024). Agricultural and rural development interventions and poverty reduction: Global evidence from 16 impact assessment studies. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY, vol. 43, 100806, ISSN: 2211-9124, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100806
Timu, A. G., Hazell, P., and S. Savastano, (2024). An approach for assessing whether agricultural projects help smallholders transition to better livelihood strategies: A malawian case study. FOOD POLICY, vol. 128, 102728, ISSN: 0306-9192, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102728.
Pinca V., Valle S., De Muro P., Savastano S., and S. Severini, (2024). "Assessing the economic, social and environmental potential of wild and domesticated olive growing options in a far Western District of Nepal." AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, ISSN: 0308-521X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103841
Songsermsawas, T., Mabiso, A., Arslan, A., Chiarella, C., and S. Savastano, (2023). Agricultural value chains and food security in the Pacific: Evidence from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY, vol. 39, 100719, ISSN: 2211-9124, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100719.
Tiwari S., Savastano S., Improta M., and P. Winters, (2022), "Rural economic activities of people with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa", OXFORD DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, vol. 50, p. 321-335, ISSN: 1360-0818, https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2022.2039606
Kilic, T., Zezza, A., Carletto G., and S. Savastano, (2017), "Missing(ness) in Action: Selectivity Bias in GPS-Based Land Area Measurements", WORLD DEVELOPMENT, Volume 92, April 2017, Pages 143–157, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.11.018
Binswanger H.P., and S. Savastano, (2017), "Agricultural Intensification: The Status in Six African Countries", FOOD POLICY, Volume 67, February 2017, Pages 26–40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.021
Deininger, K., Savastano, S. and F. Xia, (2017), "Smallholders’ Land Access in Sub-Saharan Africa: A new landscape?", FOOD POLICY, Volume 67, February 2017, Pages 78–92, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.012
Coromaldi, M., Pallante G., and S. Savastano, (2015), "Adoption of modern varieties, farmers’ welfare, and crop biodiversity: Evidence from Uganda", ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, Vol. 119, November, pages 246-258, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.09.004
Carletto G., Savastano S., and A. Zezza, (2013), "Fact or Artefact: The Impact of Measurement Errors on the Farm-Productivity Relationship", JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, Volume 103, July 2013, Pages 254–261, https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.03.004 , and World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5908, December 2011
Deininger, K., Savastano S., and G. Carletto, (2012), "Land Fragmentation, Cropland Abandonment, and Land Market Operation in Albania", WORLD DEVELOPMENT vol. 40, issue 10 October, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.010, and World Bank Policy Research Working Paper n. 6032 (April 2012)
Deininger, K., Carletto, G., Savastano S., and J. Muwongue, (2012), "Can diaries help in improving agricultural production statistics? Evidence from Uganda" JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, Volume 98, Issue 1, Pages 42-50 (May 2012), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.007
Becchetti, L., and S. Savastano, (2010). "The money-happiness relationship in transition countries: evidence from Albania," TRANSITION STUDIES REVIEW, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 39-62, May, https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11300-010-0135-5
Savastano S., and P.L. Scandizzo, (2009), "Optimal Farm Size in an Uncertain Land Market: the Case of Kyrgyz Republic", AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, 2009, vol. 40, issue s1, pages 745-758, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00412.x
Kilic, T, Carletto, G, Miluka, J, and S. Savastano, (2009), "Rural Non-farm Income and Its Impact on Agriculture: Evidence from Albania", AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS Volume 40 Issue 2, Pages 119 – 263, March 2009, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00366.x
Feder G., and S. Savastano, (2006), "The Role Of Opinion Leaders In The Diffusion of New Knowledge: The Case Of Integrated Pest Management", WORLD DEVELOPMENT Vol. 34 No. 7 (July 2006) and World Bank Policy Research Working Paper n. 3916, May 2006, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.12.004
Ruggeri Laderchi, C. and S. Savastano, (2013), Poverty and Social Inclusion in the Western Balkan Countries, Springer, ISBN 978-1-4614-4944-7, VIII, 321
Scandizzo, P.L. and S. Savastano, (2017), "Revisiting the farm size productivity relationship: New evidence from sub-Sahara African countries", In Agriculture and Rural Development in a Globalizing World, edited by Prabhu Pingali and Gershon Feder, Chapter 3 Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series. London: Routledge
Feder, G.and S. Savastano, (2017), "Modern agricultural technology adoption in sub Saharan Africa: a cross-country analysis", In Agriculture and Rural Development in a Globalizing World, edited by Prabhu Pingali and Gershon Feder, Chapter 2 Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series. London: Routledge
Larson D., Savastano, S., Murray,S., and Palacios-Lopez, A., (2015) "Are women less productive farmers ? how markets and risk affect fertilizer use, productivity, and measured gender effects in Uganda," in “In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution”, by Keijiro Otskua, and Donald Larson, Springer. and Policy Research Working Paper Series 7241, The World Bank
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