Julian Dyer

Lecturer in Economics, University of Exeter

Julian Dyer is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Exeter, after completing a PhD in 2020 at the University of Toronto. He studies the economics of development in Sub-Saharan Africa and in particular the relationship between institutions, culture and agricultural development. His current research focuses on climate adaptation by agricultural households, and using novel methods to measure and understand processes of cultural change.

Recent work by Julian Dyer

Farm security and agricultural development

Crop theft is an understudied risk faced by smallholder farmers that may impose pervasive costs on farmers. New evidence from Kenya reveals the different ways that theft, and the fear of theft, constrain agricultural development.

Agriculture

Julian Dyer

Published 09.02.24

The benefits of small-scale irrigation pumps for Kenyan farmers

Small-scale irrigation pumps in Kenya provided both economic and non-economic benefits to smallholder farmers, and improved the position of women in the household

Agriculture

Julian Dyer Jeremy Shapiro

Published 21.08.23

Julian Dyer

Recent work by Julian Dyer

Farm security and agricultural development

The benefits of small-scale irrigation pumps for Kenyan farmers