Rui Benfica

Research output

Working papers

1. Winters, P. & Kafle, K. & Benfica, R., 2018. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 21 - Does relative deprivation induce migration? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa," IFAD Research Series 280070, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
2. Benfica, R. & Squarcina, M. & De la Fuente, A., 2018. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 25 - Structural transformation and poverty in Malawi: decomposing the effects of occupational and spatial mobility," IFAD Research Series 280074, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
3. Winters, P. & Kafle, K. & Benfica, R., 2018. "Does relative deprivation induce migration? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 276981, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
   • Kashi Kafle & Rui Benfica & Paul Winters, 2020. "Does relative deprivation induce migration? Evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 102(3), pages 999-1019, May.
4. Kafle, Kashi & Paliwal, Neha & Benfica, Rui, 2018. "Who works in agriculture? Exploring the dynamics of youth involvement in Tanzania’s and Malawi’s Agri-food system," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274257, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
5. Benfica, R. & Henderson, H., 2018. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 23 - The effect of the sectoral composition of economic growth on rural and urban poverty," IFAD Research Series 280072, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
6. Benfica, R. & Henderson, H., 2018. "The Effect of the Sectoral Composition of Economic Growth on Rural and Urban Poverty," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 277278, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
   • Rui Benfica & Heath Henderson, 2021. "The Effect of the Sectoral Composition of Economic Growth on Rural and Urban Poverty," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 67(1), pages 248-284, March.
7. Adjognon,Guigonan Serge & Liverpool-Tasie,Saweda Lenis & De La Fuente,Alejandro & Benfica,Rui Manuel, 2017. "Rural non-farm employment and household welfare : evidence from Malawi," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8096, The World Bank.
8. Kafle, Kashi & Benfica, Rui & Winters, Paul, 2017. "Does Relative Deprivation Induce Migration? Evidence Based on Multidimensional Poverty Index in Uganda," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258403, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
9. Suttie, D. & Benfica, R., 2016. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 3 - Fostering inclusive outcomes in sub-Saharan African agriculture: improving agricultural productivity and expanding agribusiness opportunities," IFAD Research Series 280040, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
10. Benfica, R. & Kilic, T., 2016. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 4 - The effects of smallholder agricultural involvement on household food consumption and dietary diversity: evidence from Malawi," IFAD Research Series 280041, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
11. Benfica, Rui & Kilic, Talip, 2015. "The Effects of Smallholder Agricultural Involvement on Household Food Consumption and Dietary Diversity: Evidence from Malawi," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 211218, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
12. Benfica, Rui M.S. & Boughton, Duncan & Mouzinho, Bordalo & Uaiene, Rafael, 2014. "Food Crop Marketing and Agricultural Productivity in a High Price Environment: Evidence and Implications for Mozambique," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 176722, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Rui Benfica & Duncan Boughton & Rafael Uaiene & Bordalo Mouzinho, 2017. "Food crop marketing and agricultural productivity in a high price environment: evidence and implications for Mozambique," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 9(6), pages 1405-1418, December.
    • Benfica, Rui & Boughton, Duncan & Uaiene, Rafael, 2015. "Food Crop Marketing and Agricultural Productivity in a High Price Environment: Evidence and Implications for Mozambique," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 211217, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
13. Arndt, Channing & Benfica, Rui & Tarp, Finn & Thurlow, James & Uaiene, Rafael, 2008. "Biofuels, poverty, and growth: A computable general equilibrium analysis of Mozambique," IFPRI discussion papers 803, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Arndt, Channing & Benfica, Rui & Tarp, Finn & Thurlow, James & Uaiene, Rafael, 2010. "Biofuels, poverty, and growth: a computable general equilibrium analysis of Mozambique," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 15(1), pages 81-105, February.
    • Arndt, Channing & Benfica, Rui M.S. & Tarp, Finn & Thurlow, James & Uaiene, Rafael N., 2008. "Biofuels, Poverty, and Growth: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Mozambique," 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China 52004, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Arndt, Channing & Benfica, Rui & Tarp, Finn & Thurlow, James & Uaiene, Rafael, 2008. "Biofuels, Poverty, and Growth: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Mozambique," Conference papers 331694, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
14. Benfica, Rui M.S., 2007. "Income Poverty Effects of Expansion and Policies in Cash Cropping Economies in Rural Mozambique: An Economy-wide Approach," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 56070, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
15. Benfica, Rui M.S., 2007. "Interlinked Transactions in Cash Cropping Economies: Rationale for Persistence, and the Determinants of Farmer Participation and Performance in the Zambezi Valley of Mozambique," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 56069, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
16. Benfica, Rui M.S. & Tschirley, David L. & Boughton, Duncan, 2006. "Interlinked Transactions in Cash Cropping Economies: The Determinants of Farmer Participation and Performance in the Zambezi River Valley of Mozambique," 2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia 25244, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
17. Benfica, Rui M.S. & Zandamela, Julieta & Miguel, Arlindo & de Sousa, Natercia, 2005. "The Economics of Smallholder Households in Tobacco and Cotton Growing Areas of the Zambezi Valley of Mozambique," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 56064, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
18. Benfica, Rui M.S. & Miguel, Arlindo & Zandamela, Julieta & de Sousa, Natercia & Boughton, Duncan & Tschirley, David L. & de Marrule, Higino Francisco, 2004. "How To Avoid Killing The Chicken That Lays The Golden Eggs: An Analysis Of The Potential Impacts Of An Export Tax On Raw Tobacco In Mozambique," Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs 55243, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
19. Carrilho, Joao & Benfica, Rui M.S. & Tschirley, David L. & Boughton, Duncan, 2003. "Qual o Papel da Agricultura Familiar Comercial no Desenvolvimento Rural e Ruduço da Pobreza em Moçambique?," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 56057, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
20. Benfica, Rui M.S. & Tschirley, David L. & Sambo, Liria, 2002. "The Impact of Alternative Agro-Industrial Investments on Poverty Reduction in Rural Mozambique," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 56055, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
21. Benfica, Rui M.S. & Tschirley, David L. & Sambo, Liria, 2002. "Agro-Industry and Smallholder Agriculture: Institutional Arrangements and Rural Poverty Reduction in Mozambique," Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs 55231, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
22. Benfica, Rui M.S. & Arlindo, Pedro & Weber, Michael T. & Tschirley, David L., 2000. "Representative Characteristics of Rural Households in Areas of Central and Southern Mozambique Affected by the 2000 Floods," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 56039, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Benfica, Rui M.S. & Arlindo, Pedro & Weber, Michael T. & Tschirley, David L., 2000. "Representative Characteristics of Rural Households in Areas of Central and Southern Mozambique Affected by the 2000 Floods," Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs 55214, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
23. Tschirley, David L. & Benfica, Rui M.S., 2000. "Smallholder Agriculture, Wage Labour, and Rural Poverty Alleviation in Mozambique: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 56041, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
24. Tschirley, David L. & Benfica, Rui M.S., 2000. "O Papel do Mercado de Trabalho, Microempresas, e Agricultura na Reducao da Pobreza Rural em Mocambique," Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs 55220, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
25. de Marrule, Higino Francisco & Benfica, Rui M.S. & Strasberg, Paul J. & Tschirley, David L. & Weber, Michael T., 1999. "Reflections on Poverty and Prospects for Growth in the Mozambican Rural Sector," Food Security International Development Policy Syntheses 11329, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
26. de Marrule, Higino Francisco & Benfica, Rui M.S. & Strasberg, Paul J. & Tschirley, David L. & Weber, Michael T., 1998. "Algumas Reflexões sobre a Pobreza e as Perspectivas para o Crescimento do Sector Rural de Moçambique," Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs 55208, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
27. Benfica, Rui M.S. & Mead, Donald C. & Arlindo, Pedro, 1997. "Micro e Pequenas Empresas no Centro e Norte de Moçambique: Resultados de um Inquérito realizado em 1996," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 56024, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.

Articles

1. T. S. Jayne & Jordan Chamberlin & Rui Benfica, 2018. "Africa’s Unfolding Economic Transformation," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(5), pages 777-787, May.
2. Rui Benfica & Duncan Boughton & Rafael Uaiene & Bordalo Mouzinho, 2017. "Food crop marketing and agricultural productivity in a high price environment: evidence and implications for Mozambique," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 9(6), pages 1405-1418, December.
   • Benfica, Rui M.S. & Boughton, Duncan & Mouzinho, Bordalo & Uaiene, Rafael, 2014. "Food Crop Marketing and Agricultural Productivity in a High Price Environment: Evidence and Implications for Mozambique," Food Security Collaborative Working Papers 176722, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
   • Benfica, Rui & Boughton, Duncan & Uaiene, Rafael, 2015. "Food Crop Marketing and Agricultural Productivity in a High Price Environment: Evidence and Implications for Mozambique," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 211217, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
3. Arndt, Channing & Benfica, Rui & Thurlow, James, 2011. "Gender Implications of Biofuels Expansion in Africa: The Case of Mozambique," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 39(9), pages 1649-1662, September.
   • Arndt, Channing & Benfica, Rui & Thurlow, James, 2011. "Gender Implications of Biofuels Expansion in Africa: The Case of Mozambique," Conference papers 332161, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
   • Arndt, Channing & Benfica, Rui M.S. & Thurlow, James, 2012. "Gender Implications of Biofuels Expansion in Africa: The Case of Mozambique," 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil 125395, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
4. Channing Arndt & Rui Benfica & Nelson Maximiano & Antonio M. D. Nucifora & James T. Thurlow, 2008. "Higher fuel and food prices: impacts and responses for Mozambique," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 39(s1), pages 497-511, November.
   • Arndt, Channing & Benfica, Rui & Maximiano, Nelson & Nucifora, Antonio M.D. & Thurlow, James T., 2008. "Higher fuel and food prices: Impacts and responses for Mozambique," Conference papers 331738, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
5. Jayne, T. S. & Yamano, Takashi & Weber, Michael T. & Tschirley, David & Benfica, Rui & Chapoto, Antony & Zulu, Ballard, 2003. "Smallholder income and land distribution in Africa: implications for poverty reduction strategies," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 28(3), pages 253-275, June.
   • Jayne, Thomas S. & Yamano, Takashi & Weber, Michael T. & Tschirley, David L. & Benfica, Rui M.S. & Neven, David & Chapoto, Antony & Zulu, Ballard, 2001. "Smallholder Income and Land Distribution in Africa: Implications for Poverty Reduction Strategies," Food Security International Development Papers 54047, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
   • Jayne, Thomas S. & Yamano, Takashi & Weber, Michael T. & Tschirley, David L. & Benfica, Rui M.S. & Neven, David & Chapoto, Antony & Zulu, Ballard, 2002. "Smallholder Income And Land Distribution In Africa: Implications For Poverty Reduction Strategies," 2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA 19692, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
   • Jayne, Thomas S. & Yamano, Takashi & Weber, Michael T. & Tschirley, David L. & Benfica, Rui M.S. & Chapoto, Antony & Zulu, Ballard & Neven, David, 2002. "Smallholder Income and Land Distribution in Africa: Implications for Poverty Reduction Strategies," Food Security International Development Policy Syntheses 11295, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.

Books

1. Robert Townsend & Rui Manuel Benfica & Ashesh Prasann & Maria Lee, 2017. "Future of Food," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 26506.