Chris Barrett
@cbb2cornell
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Ag/dev’t/resource econ. Prof @CornellDyson. Co-EIC @_Food_Policy. EB @PNASNews. Lucky husband, father of 5, grandpa. Orioles fan. Luke 12:48
Ithaca, NY
Joined October 2015
Happy to see this work with @TekalignGutu and @johnmcpeaksyr out in JDE today. We explore whether index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) can mitigate violent conflict potentially caused by adverse weather events. https://t.co/xhcIEpIGJS
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Sending help where it’s most needed: A new mapping approach piloted by @Cornell researchers could help policymakers identify where people live in extreme poverty and target resources more effectively. @PNASNews @cbb2cornell @CornellDyson @CornellBPP
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A new mapping approach piloted by Cornell researchers could help policymakers identify where people live in extreme poverty and target resources more effectively.
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New in @PNASNews : Doruska et al. link an agricultural household model with a dynamic model of schistosomiasis disease ecology all calibrated with field data from northern Senegal. Helps explain poverty-disease traps and a promising method to escape.
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Please share ... CIDER development economics pre-doctoral fellows program now accepting applications for July 2025 start date. Come work with me, Jenny Aker, Heather Schofield,@jhaushofer, @UptonJoannaB, @MartinaOccelli, @JohnHoddinott6, and perhaps more!
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Virtual info session 12/12 9-10 USEST. Register and get more details on eligibility, etc. https://t.co/sCeTEX4IMF Great opportunity to join a terrific network of scholars of and in the Global South ( https://t.co/ZCOtOQty61).
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RFP out for 2025 Structural Transformation of Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STARS) Fellowship, @Cornell in collaboration with @wb_research, @CGDev, @PEPnetwork, & @IICAnews. Research mentorship for early career (PhD not before 2019) economists working on development topics. 1/2
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Yay!!!! Thrilled to welcome you (and Bea and, familially, Benjamin) to the faculty, @jhaushofer !
Welcome Johannes! Thrilled to have you as colleague!
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The feedback loop between climate change and agriculture Last week on VoxDev, @cbb2cornell @CornellDyson, Jennifer Burney @GPS_UCSD, @teevrat @GPS_UCSD, @ArielOrtizBobea @CornellDyson @CornellBPP, Trinh Pham @KDI_SCHOOL, discussed their latest research: https://t.co/e9QWTy0i1j
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Anthropogenic climate change will likely intensify the negative environmental impacts of agriculture through powerful feedback loops. This has important implications for development research, policy...
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Very pleased to see this piece online. We summarize key points from Yang et al ( https://t.co/qJNH63vXCh) + related papers. Interplay b/n ag, climate & env't is fundamental to sustainably improving living standards, especially - but not only - in low-income agrarian societies.
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Agriculture’s global environmental impacts are widely expected to continue expanding, driven by population and economic growth and dietary changes. This Review highlights climate change as an...
🆕The feedback loop between climate change and agriculture Today on VoxDev, @cbb2cornell @CornellDyson, Jennifer Burney @GPS_UCSD, @teevrat @GPS_UCSD, @ArielOrtizBobea @CornellDyson @CornellBPP, Trinh Pham @KDI_SCHOOL, discuss their latest research: https://t.co/e9QWTy0i1j
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Come join us at Cornell. The EERE group is both exceptionally talented and a great bunch of human beings.
Cornell is hiring an environmental/energy/resource economist (open-rank). Join our vibrant academic community working on the major sustainability challenges facing the world today... & have the option to make this part of your daily commute :) Plz share! https://t.co/PiqmAtBUta
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Loving the @CornellCALS @CornellDyson “True Cost of Food” webinar briefing - showcasing a new pilot with NYS as the model creating a data based tool to truly value the benefits of purchasing local food for purchasing entities. Science in action!
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Asst/Assoc Prof development econ vacancy @CornellDyson: https://t.co/SShUHIfM6Z. Application reviews start Oct. 20. Join @h_schof ,@jhaushofer, @danielascur, @UptonJoannaB , @JohnHoddinott6 ,@kaushikcbasu, @juli_caunedo, me and https://t.co/x9diPAPv4o and enjoy this walk to work!
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Overarching review of how climate change is making agri-environmental issues even worse "Climate change exacerbates the environmental impacts of agriculture" | Science
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Agriculture’s global environmental impacts are widely expected to continue expanding, driven by population and economic growth and dietary changes. This Review highlights climate change as an...
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Review paper out today in @ScienceMagazine: a big group of us explain how climate change aggravates agriculture’s environmental impacts and what researchers and public/private leaders can/must do in response.
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Agriculture’s global environmental impacts are widely expected to continue expanding, driven by population and economic growth and dietary changes. This Review highlights climate change as an...
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The second episode of the @isdc_cgiar video series on comparative advantage (CA) presents an illustrative example to help viewers understand the impact of a CA approach 👇 Learn more and watch the full episode 👉 https://t.co/DTwhaTkBAa
@CGIAR @GraffZivin @cbb2cornell
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We'll soon be posting an ad for an open-rank position in sustainability/environmental/resource/energy economics at Cornell. Stay tuned.
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Very excited that the @IBLI_Africa story is now out as a short form, open access (I.e., FREE) book through @UNUWIDER and @CambridgeUP. We review the motivation for, design (and re-designs) of, evidence on, and scaling of IBLI since the original 2010 pilot in Northern Kenya.
Escaping Poverty Traps and Unlocking Prosperity in the Face of Climate Risk - https://t.co/z6bmb4QJQu, open access & available now. It was an honor to be part of this co-author team of rock stars. Thanks to UNU-WIDER & Cambridge Elements in Development Economics
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Still working on proposals for review papers for our 50th anniversary? Today (Aug 31, 2024) is the last day to submit. Email our editorial office at foodpolicy@cornell.edu with your proposal!
(Please share broadly in your networks) Call for Proposals for Review Papers for Food Policy (for the journal’s 50th anniversary). Submit the proposal in .pdf to our editorial office at foodpolicy@cornell.edu by August 31, 2024. For more details see: https://t.co/X5jeo1mEeZ
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🎙️In episode 2⃣ of this @isdc_cgiar podcast and video series you will learn about how Comparative Advantage (CA) works and how using a CA approach can better capture strategic opportunities and synergies across @CGIAR and with partners. 🔗 https://t.co/lKWELChk5g
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