
Alain De Janvry
Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Public Policy, UC Berkeley
Alain de Janvry is a Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Public Policy at UC Berkeley. His area of interest is international economic development, with expertise principally in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle-East, China, and the Indian subcontinent. His fields of work include poverty analysis, rural development, land reform, quantitative analysis of development policies, impact evaluation of social programs, technological innovations in agriculture, and the management of common property resources. He has worked with numerous international development agencies and foundations. He is a fellow of the AAEA and a member of the French Academy of Agriculture.
Recent work by Alain De Janvry
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Private input suppliers can drive technology adoption in agriculture
Small agricultural input suppliers can drive farm-level adoption of new technologies by over 50% more than conventional extension service methods
Manzoor Dar Alain De Janvry Kyle Emerick Elisabeth Sadoulet Eleanor Wiseman
Published 13.06.22
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Working with small input suppliers to drive adoption of agricultural technologies
Agricultural extension services delivered through small input suppliers lead to higher adoption of new technologies by farmers
Manzoor Dar Alain De Janvry Kyle Emerick Elisabeth Sadoulet Eleanor Wiseman
Published 01.06.22
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Subjective evaluation and bureaucratic performance: Experimental evidence from China
Uncertainty in the identity of an evaluator discourages evaluator-specific influence activities and significantly improves state employees’...
Articles : Institutions & Political Economy
Alain De Janvry Guojun He Elisabeth Sadoulet Shaoda Wang Qiong Zhang
Published 31.01.22
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Speeding up recovery: Evidence from disaster relief financing in Mexico
Saving money today for future natural disasters quickens economic recovery and benefits those hardest hit
Alejandro Del Valle Alain De Janvry Elisabeth Sadoulet
Published 26.01.22
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Subsidy policies and insurance demand
Subsidy policies combined with financial education can generate learning from experiences and promote long-run insurance take-up
Jing Cai Alain De Janvry Elisabeth Sadoulet
Published 14.08.20
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Quality doesn't speak for itself: Evidence from the Senegalese onion market
Agriculture market reforms that allow quality recognition enable farmers to capture higher prices and lead to adoption of better technology
Tanguy Bernard Alain De Janvry Samba Mbaye Elisabeth Sadoulet
Published 27.02.18