Blar i Publikasjoner fra Cristin - NMBU på forfatter "Holden, Stein Terje"
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Adoption analysis of agricultural technologies in the semiarid northern Ethiopia: a panel data analysis
Tesfay, Menasbo Gebru; Holden, Stein Terje; Alfnes, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Agricultural technology change is required in developing countries to increase the robustness to climate-related variability, feed a growing population, and create opportunities for market-oriented production. This study ... -
Adoption of Drought Tolerant Maize Varieties under Rainfall Stress in Malawi
Katengeza, Samson Pilanazo; Holden, Stein Terje; Lunduka, Rodney W. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Are land-poor youth accessing rented land? Evidence from northern Ethiopia
Holden, Stein Terje; Tilahun, Mesfin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Continued population growth in densely populated parts of Sub-Saharan Africa makes it harder for youth to choose agriculture as main source of income. We investigate whether near landless youth can access rented land as a ... -
Crops in crises: Shocks shape smallholders' diversification in rural Ethiopia
Makate, Clifton; Angelsen, Arild; Holden, Stein Terje; Westengen, Ola Tveitereid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Demand for second-stage land certification in Ethiopia: Evidence from household panel data
Bezu, Sosina; Holden, Stein Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
Endowment effects in the risky investment game?
Holden, Stein Terje; Tilahun, Mesfin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The risky investment game of Gneezy and Potters (Q J Econ 112(2):631–645, 1997) has been proposed as a simple tool to measure risk aversion in applied settings, especially attractive in settings where participants may have ... -
Exchange asymmetries in productive assets: Tools, fertilizer or cash?
Holden, Stein Terje; Bezu, Sosina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Exchange asymmetries in individual decision-making have attracted substantial attention from economists since Thaler (1980) referred to the phenomenon that losses are weighted more heavily than gains as an ‘‘endowment ... -
Fifty Years of Research on Land Tenure Policies and Land Markets: What Are the Major Lessons?
Holden, Stein Terje (Chapter, 2023)This study makes a broad review of important contributions by economists to the understanding of land and labor contracts in agriculture and the analyses of major land tenure reforms in the twentieth century. Possible ... -
Implications of food-for-work programs for consumption and production diversity: Evidence from the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
Debela, Bethelhem Legesse; Shively, Gerald E.; Holden, Stein Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Food-based transfer programs have the potential to change diets or alter basic crop mixes. This study empirically investigates the associations between participating in food-for-work (FFW) programs and the diversity of ... -
Livelihood diversification and migration intentions among land-poor youth in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: do they correlate with livestock assets, trust, and trustworthiness?
Tilahun, Mesfin; Holden, Stein Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023) -
Mental Zooming as Variable Asset Integration in Inter-Temporal Choice
Holden, Stein Terje; Sommervoll, Dag Einar; Gelaye, Mesfin Tilahun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Our time preferences deviate systematically from that of Homo economicus. They seem to be driven by a form of mental zooming, where higher and more distant amounts induce a more holistic perspective in contrast to smaller ... -
Mobile phones, leadership and gender in rural business groups
Holden, Stein Terje; Tilahun, Mesfin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Digital information and communication technologies are recognized as vital tools for empowering marginalized groups such as women in low income developing countries through reducing the costs of communication and connectivity. ... -
Numeracy skills learning of children in Africa:-Are disabled children lagging behind?
Zhang, Huafeng; Holden, Stein Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Significant progress has been achieved in universal basic education in African countries since the late 1990s. This study provides empirical evidence on the within- and across-country variation in numeracy skills performance ... -
Policies for Improved Food Security: The Roles of Land Tenure Policies and Land Markets
Holden, Stein Terje (Chapter, 2020) -
Preferences, trust, and performance in youth business groups
Holden, Stein Terje; Gelaye, Mesfin Tilahun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We study how social preferences and norms of reciprocity are related to generalized (outgroup) and particularized (ingroup) trust among members of youth business groups in northern Ethiopia. The Ethiopian government promotes ... -
Productivity impact of drought tolerant maize varieties under rainfall stress in Malawi: A continuous treatment approach
Katengeza, Samson Pilanazo; Holden, Stein Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties have received massive support in sub-Saharan Africa because of their potential to protect smallholder farmers against drought-related maize yield losses. Using four waves of household ...