Romina Cavatassi

Research output

Working papers

1. McCarthy, Nancy & Cavatassi, Romina & Mabiso, Athur, 2023. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 89: Incorporating the Impact of Climate and Weather Variables in Impact Assessments: An Application to an IFAD Climate Change Adaptation Project in Viet Nam," IFAD Research Series 330876, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
2. McCarthy, Nancy & Cavatassi, Romina & Maggio, Giuseppe, 2023. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 88: The Impact of Climate Change on Livestock Production in Mozambique," IFAD Research Series 330875, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
3. Ruben, Ruerd & Cavatassi, Romina & Lipper, Leslie & Smaling, Eric & Winter, Paul, 2022. "Research Series 67: Towards food systems transformation – five paradigm shifts for healthy, inclusive and sustainable food systems," IFAD Research Series 320667, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
4. Lipper, Leslie & Cavatassi, Romina & Symons, Ricci & Gordes, Alashiya & Page, Oliver, 2022. "IFAD Research Series 85: Financing climate adaptation and resilient agricultural livelihoods," IFAD Research Series 322020, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
5. McCarthy, Nancy & Brubaker, Josh & Mabiso, Athur & Cavatassi, Romina, 2022. "IFAD Research Series 86: Incorporating the Impact of Climate and Weather Variables into Impact Assessments - An Application to an IFAD Production Project in Rwanda," IFAD Research Series 329321, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
6. Arslan, Aslihan & Cavatassi, Romina & Hossain, Marup, 2022. "Research Series 69: Structural and rural transformation and food systems: a quantitative synthesis for LMICs," IFAD Research Series 320669, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
   • Aslihan Arslan, Romina Cavatassi, Marup Hossain, 2022. "Research Series 69: Structural and rural transformation and food systems: a quantitative synthesis for LMICs," IFAD Research Series 320720, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
7. McCarthy, Nancy & Brubaker, Josh & Mabiso, Athur & Cavatassi, Romina, 2022. "IFAD Research Series 87: Incorporating the Impact of Climate and Weather Variables in Impact Assessments - An Application to an IFAD Grain Storage Project Implemented in Chad," IFAD Research Series 329498, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
8. Richards, Meryl & Arslan, Aslihan & Cavatassi, Romina & Rosenstock, Todd, 2019. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 35 - Climate change mitigation potential of agricultural practices supported by IFAD investments: An ex ante analysis," IFAD Research Series 284726, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
9. Alfani, Federica & Arslan, Aslihan & McCarthy, Nancy & Cavatassi, Romina & Sitko, Nicholas J., 2019. "Climate-change vulnerability in rural Zambia: the impact of an El Nino-induced shock on income and productivity," ESA Working Papers 288949, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
10. Cavatassi, Romina & Mabiso, Athur & Brueckmann, Peter, 2019. "IFAD IMPACT ASSESSMENT: The Coastal Community Development (CCDP)," IFAD Impact Assessment Series 305184, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
11. Savastano, Sara & Arslan, Aslihan & Balint, Tim & Rui Benfica, Rui & Cavatassi, Romina & Garbero, Alessandra & Mabiso, Athur & Paolantonio, Adriana & Songsermsawas, Tisorn & Winters, Paul, 2019. "IFAD10 IMPACT ASSESSMENT: An Overview," IFAD Impact Assessment Series 305187, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
12. Romina, Cavatassi & Athur, Mabiso & Mohamed, Abouaziza & Eric, Djimeu, 2018. "IFAD IMPACT ASSESSMENT - Rural development support programme in Guéra: Chad," IFAD Impact Assessment Series 288458, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
13. Romina, Cavatassi & Paola, Mallia, 2018. "IFAD IMPACT ASSESSMENT - Livestock and pasture development project (LPDP): Tajikistan," IFAD Impact Assessment Series 288452, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
14. Adriana, Paolantonio & Romina, Cavatassi & Kristen, McCollum, 2018. "IFAD IMPACT ASSESSMENT - Plan VIDA-PEEP to eradicate extreme poverty – Phase I: Bolivia," IFAD Impact Assessment Series 288464, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
15. Romina, Cavatassi & Federica, Alfani & Adriana, Paolantonio & Paola, Mallia, 2018. "IFAD IMPACT ASSESSMENT - Community-based forestry development project in southern states (DECOFOS): Mexico," IFAD Impact Assessment Series 288451, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
16. Arslan, Aslihan & Cavatassi, Romina & McCarthy, Nancy & Lipper, Leslie & Alfani, Federica & Kokwe, Misael, 2016. "Diversification under climate variability as part of a CSA strategy in rural Zambia," ESA Working Papers 288965, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
    • Aslihan Arslan & Romina Cavatassi & Federica Alfani & Nancy Mccarthy & Leslie Lipper & Misael Kokwe, 2018. "Diversification Under Climate Variability as Part of a CSA Strategy in Rural Zambia," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(3), pages 457-480, March.
17. Asfaw, Solomon & McCarthy, Nancy & Paolantonio, Adriana & Cavatassi, Romina & Amare, Mulubrhan & Lipper, Leslie, 2015. "Diversification, Climate Risk and Vulnerability to Poverty: Evidence from Rural Malawi," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 230216, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
18. Asfaw, Solomon & McCarthy, Nancy & Paolantonio, Adriana & Cavatassi, Romina & Amare, Mulubrhan & Lipper, Leslie, 2015. "Livelihood diversification and vulnerability to poverty in rural Malawi," ESA Working Papers 288974, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
19. Romina Cavatassi & Mario González & Paul Winters & Jorge Andrade-Piedra & Graham Thiele & Patricio Espinosa, 2009. "Linking Smallholders to the New Agricultural Economy: An Evaluation of the Plataformas Program in Ecuador," Working Papers 09-06, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).
20. Winters, Paul & Cavatassi, Romina & Lipper, Leslie, 2006. "Sowing the seeds of social relations: The role of social capital in crop diversity," ESA Working Papers 289051, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
    • Paul Winters & Romina Cavatassi & Leslie Lipper, 2006. "Sowing the Seeds of Social Relations: The Role of Social Capital in Crop Diversity," Working Papers 06-16, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).
21. Cavatassi, Romina & Hopkins, Jeffrey & Lipper, Leslie, 2006. "The role of crop genetic diversity in coping with agricultural production shocks: insights from eastern Ethiopia," ESA Working Papers 289050, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
    • Romina Cavatassi & Leslie Lipper & Jeffrey Hopkins, 2006. "The Role of Crop Genetic Diversity in Coping with Agricultural Production Shocks: Insights from Eastern Ethiopia," Working Papers 06-17, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).
22. Lipper, Leslie & Hopkins, Jeffrey W. & Cavatassi, Romina, 2005. "Crop Genetic Diversity, Food Security and Farm Household Well-being During Shocks," 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI 19372, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
23. Kerr, Suzi & Pfaff, Alexander & Cavatassi, Romina & Davis, Benjamin & Lipper, Leslie & Sanchez, Arturo & Timmins, Jason, 2004. "Effects of poverty on deforestation: distinguishing behaviour from location," ESA Working Papers 23792, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
    • Suzi Kerr & Alexander Pfaff & Romina Cavatassi & Benjamin Davis & Leslie Lipper & Arturo Sanchez & Jason Timmins, 2004. "Effects of Poverty on Deforestation: Distinguishing behaviour from location," Working Papers 04-19, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).
24. Kerr, Suzi & Lipper, Leslie & Pfaff, Alexander S.P. & Cavatassi, Romina & Davis, Benjamin & Hendy, Joanna & Sanchez, Arturo, 2004. "Will Buying Tropical Forest Carbon Benefit The Poor? Evidence from Costa Rica," ESA Working Papers 23807, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
    • Suzi Kerr & Leslie Lipper & Alexander S.P. Pfaff & Romina Cavatassi & Benjamin Davis & Joanna Hendy & Arturo Sanchez, 2004. "Will Buying Tropical Forest Carbon Benefit The Poor? Evidence from Costa Rica," Working Papers 04-20, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).
25. Cavatassi, Romina, 2004. "Valuation methods for environmental benefits in forestry and watershed investment projects," ESA Working Papers 23799, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
    • Romina Cavatassi, 2004. "Valuation Methods for Environmental Benefits in Forestry and Watershed Investment Projects," Working Papers 04-01, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).
26. Cavatassi, Romina & Davis, Benjamin & Lipper, Leslie, 2004. "Estimating poverty over time and space: Construction of a time-variant poverty index for Costa Rica," ESA Working Papers 23791, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
    • Romina Cavatassi & Benjamin Davis & Leslie Lipper, 2004. "Estimating Poverty Over Time and Space: Construction of a time-variant poverty index for Costa Rica," Working Papers 04-21, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).
27. Lipper, Leslie & Cavatassi, Romina, 2003. "Land use change, carbon sequestration and poverty alleviation," ESA Working Papers 289086, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
    • Leslie Lipper & Romina Cavatassi, 2003. "Land Use Change, Carbon Sequestration and Poverty Alleviation," Working Papers 03-13, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).

Articles

1. Leslie Lipper & Jyotsna Puri & Romina Cavatassi & Nancy McCarthy, 2022. "How does climate change affect the evidence we need for agricultural development?," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 53(6), pages 911-923, November.
2. Aslihan Arslan & Romina Cavatassi & Marup Hossain, 2022. "Food systems and structural and rural transformation: a quantitative synthesis for low and middle-income countries," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 14(1), pages 293-320, February.
3. Ruerd Ruben & Romina Cavatassi & Leslie Lipper & Eric Smaling & Paul Winters, 2021. "Towards food systems transformation—five paradigm shifts for healthy, inclusive and sustainable food systems," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 13(6), pages 1423-1430, December.
4. Leslie Lipper & Romina Cavatassi & Ricci Symons & Alashiya Gordes & Oliver Page, 2021. "Financing adaptation for resilient livelihoods under food system transformation: the role of Multilateral Development Banks," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 13(6), pages 1525-1540, December.
5. Alfani, Federica & Arslan, Aslihan & McCarthy, Nancy & Cavatassi, Romina & Sitko, Nicholas, 2021. "Climate resilience in rural Zambia: evaluating farmers’ response to El Niño-induced drought," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 26(5-6), pages 582-604, October.
   • Arslan, A., 2018. "Climate resilience in rural Zambia: Evaluating farmers’ response to El Niño-induced drought," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 275905, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
6. Aslihan Arslan & Romina Cavatassi & Federica Alfani & Nancy Mccarthy & Leslie Lipper & Misael Kokwe, 2018. "Diversification Under Climate Variability as Part of a CSA Strategy in Rural Zambia," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(3), pages 457-480, March.
   • Arslan, Aslihan & Cavatassi, Romina & McCarthy, Nancy & Lipper, Leslie & Alfani, Federica & Kokwe, Misael, 2016. "Diversification under climate variability as part of a CSA strategy in rural Zambia," ESA Working Papers 288965, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).
7. Cavatassi, Romina & Lipper, Leslie & Winters, Paul, 2012. "Sowing the seeds of social relations: social capital and agricultural diversity in Hararghe Ethiopia," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 17(5), pages 547-578, October.
8. Lipper, Leslie & Cavatassi, Romina & Winters, Paul, 2012. "Seed supply in local markets: supporting sustainable use of crop genetic resources," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 17(5), pages 507-521, October.
9. Romina Cavatassi & Mario González-flores & Paul Winters & Jorge Andrade-Piedra & Patricio Espinosa & Graham Thiele, 2011. "Linking Smallholders to the New Agricultural Economy: The Case of the in Ecuador," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(10), pages 1545-1573.
10. Romina Cavatassi & Lina Salazar & Mario González‐Flores & Paul Winters, 2011. "How do Agricultural Programmes Alter Crop Production? Evidence from Ecuador," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 62(2), pages 403-428, June.
11. Romina Cavatassi & Leslie Lipper & Ulf Narloch, 2011. "Modern variety adoption and risk management in drought prone areas: insights from the sorghum farmers of eastern Ethiopia," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 42(3), pages 279-292, May.
12. Romina Cavatassi & Giles Atkinson, 2003. ""Social" And "Private" Determinants Of Opposition To Landfill Siting In Italy," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(01), pages 27-43.

Chapters

1. Jamie Mullins & Joshua Graff Zivin & Andrea Cattaneo & Adriana Paolantonio & Romina Cavatassi, 2018. "The Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture: The Role of Information and Insurance Under Climate Change," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Leslie Lipper & Nancy McCarthy & David Zilberman & Solomon Asfaw & Giacomo Branca (ed.), Climate Smart Agriculture, pages 353-383, Springer.
2. Aslihan Arslan & Solomon Asfaw & Romina Cavatassi & Leslie Lipper & Nancy McCarthy & Misael Kokwe & George Phiri, 2018. "Diversification as Part of a CSA Strategy: The Cases of Zambia and Malawi," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Leslie Lipper & Nancy McCarthy & David Zilberman & Solomon Asfaw & Giacomo Branca (ed.), Climate Smart Agriculture, pages 527-562, Springer.
3. Oscar Cacho & Adriana Paolantonio & Giacomo Branca & Romina Cavatassi & Aslihan Arslan & Leslie Lipper, 2018. "Identifying Strategies to Enhance the Resilience of Smallholder Farming Systems: Evidence from Zambia," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Leslie Lipper & Nancy McCarthy & David Zilberman & Solomon Asfaw & Giacomo Branca (ed.), Climate Smart Agriculture, pages 425-441, Springer.
4. Giacomo Branca & Aslihan Arslan & Adriana Paolantonio & Romina Cavatassi & Nancy McCarthy & N. VanLinh & Leslie Lipper, 2018. "Economic Analysis of Improved Smallholder Paddy and Maize Production in Northern Viet Nam and Implications for Climate-Smart Agriculture," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Leslie Lipper & Nancy McCarthy & David Zilberman & Solomon Asfaw & Giacomo Branca (ed.), Climate Smart Agriculture, pages 563-595, Springer.
5. Cavatassi, Ramina & González-Flores, Mario & Winters, Paul & Andrade-Piedra, Jorge & Espinosa, Patricio & Thiele, Graham, 2016. "Linking smallholders to the new agricultural economy: The case of the plataformas de concertación in Ecuador," IFPRI book chapters, in: Devaux, André & Torero, Maximo & Donovan, Jason & Horton, Douglas E. (ed.), Innovation for inclusive value-chain development: Successes and challenges, chapter 12, pages 375-410, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).