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Jensen, Nathaniel D.Stoeffler, Q.Vrieling, A.Atzberger, ClementMeroni, M.Mude, Andrew G.Carter, M.Fava, Francesco P.[Does the design matter? Comparing satellite-based indices for insuring pastoralists against drought]Does the design matter? Comparing satellite-based indices for insuring pastoralists against drought

Social protection programmes aim to use public funds to reduce poverty and vulnerability. Cash transfers have proven to be an effective social protection strategy in many contexts but are extremely expensive. Researchers have suggested that integrating multiple interventions could improve the eff...


Jensen, Nathaniel D.Ikegami, MunenobuMude, Andrew G.[Integrating social protection strategies for improved impact: A comparative evaluation of cash transfers and index insurance in Kenya]Integrating social protection strategies for improved impact: A comparative evaluation of cash transfers and index insurance in Kenya

Index insurance is often promoted as a solution to many of the barriers that are thought to limit the supply of formal insurance coverage to smallholder farmers and livestock owners in developing countries. This manuscript summarizes the state of index insurance, paying special attention to the k...


Jensen, Nathaniel D.Barrett, Christopher B.[Agricultural index insurance for development]Agricultural index insurance for development

To support improved rangeland resource management and monitoring for nomadic pastoralists in northern Kenya, we used a task-based mobile application to incentivize pastoralists provide more than 100,000 surveys containing information on local rangeland, water and livestock resources. In this cont...


Fava, Francesco P.Jensen, Nathaniel D.Oto, Lucas deMude, Andrew G.[Integrating local crowdsourced and remotely sensed data to characterize rangeland resource use in extensive pasturelands]Integrating local crowdsourced and remotely sensed data to characterize rangeland resource use in extensive pasturelands

Motivation Fair distribution of benefits from index insurance matters. Lack of attention to social equity can reinforce inequalities and undermine the potential index insurance holds as a tool for climate risk management that is also pro‐poor. Purpose The aims are to: (i) examine social equity c...


Fisher, EleanorHellin, JonGreatrex, HelenJensen, Nathaniel D.[Index insurance and climate risk management: Addressing social equity]Index insurance and climate risk management: Addressing social equity

Cash transfers and index insurance have become popular interventions by development agencies worldwide, yet surprisingly little is known about these programs' comparative impacts on participant behavior or well-being. This paper exploits exogenous variation in program participation and panel data...


Jensen, Nathaniel D.Barrett, Christopher B.Mude, Andrew G.[Cash transfers and index insurance: A comparative impact analysis from northern Kenya]Cash transfers and index insurance: A comparative impact analysis from northern Kenya
Johnson, L.Wandera, BrendaJensen, Nathaniel D.Banerjee, Rupsha R.[Competing expectations in an Index-Based Livestock Insurance Project]Competing expectations in an Index-Based Livestock Insurance Project

Fava, Francesco P.Jensen, Nathaniel D.[Lesson learnt from the implementation of Index-Insurance for livestock in the African drylands: Toward early response and regional scaling]Lesson learnt from the implementation of Index-Insurance for livestock in the African drylands: Toward early response and regional scaling
Amare, M.Jensen, Nathaniel D.Shiferaw, BekeleCissé, J.D.[Rainfall shocks and agricultural productivity: Implication for rural household consumption]Rainfall shocks and agricultural productivity: Implication for rural household consumption

Taye, MasreshaAlulu, VincentGobu, WakoJensen, Nathaniel D.[Livestock insurance payouts and coping strategies of pastoralists during drought]Livestock insurance payouts and coping strategies of pastoralists during drought

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