Michael Carter
Professor
Agricultural and Resource Economics
The University of California Davis
United States of America
Biography
2009-present, Professor of Ag & Resource Economics, University of California–Davis
Research Interest
Development economics, poverty dynamics, rural credit and insurance markets, agricultural development and income distribution, land tenure and land reform
Publications
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Elabed, G. and M.R. Carter (2015). “Compound Risk Aversion, Ambiguity and the Willingness to Pay for Microinsurance,†Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 118:150-166.
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Carter, Michael R., Lan Cheng and Alexander Sarris (2016). “Where and How Index Insurance Can Boost the Adoption of Improved Agricultural Technologies,†Journal of Development Economics 118:59-71.
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Carter, Michael R. (2016). “What Farmers Want: The “Gustibus Multiplier†and other Behavioral Economic Insights on Agricultural Technology Adoption and Investment,†Agricultural Economics 47:85-96.
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Carter, M.R., A. de Janvry, E. Sadoulet and A. Sarris (forthcoming). “Index Insurance for Developing Country Agriculture: A Reassessment,†Annual Review of Resource Economics.
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Morrow, J. and M.R. Carter (forthcoming). “Learning about the Prospects for Mobility: Economic and Political Dynamics following Fundamental Policy Reform,†Journal of Public Economics.
