CWAE: Committee of Women in Agricultural Economics of @AAEA_Economics: promoting the welfare of women and other underrepresented groups in ag. economics.
Aug 19, 2021 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
#ThrowbackThursday Tomorrow is #WorldMosquitoDay! In anticipation of that, a thread on "A review of the economic impact of malaria in agricultural development" by Asenso-Okyere et al (2011) #mosquitochat
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The paper surveys the linkages between malaria and agriculture, focusing on the economic impacts of the disease. In the developing world, especially in Africa, malaria is the disease that has the most widespread impacts on growth and development. #mosquitochat
Today for #greatwomenwednesday, we are featuring Dr. Nicole Olynk Widmar (@ProfWidmar). 1/n
Dr. Widmar is currently a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics (@PurdueAgEcon) at Purdue University (@LifeAtPurdue) 2/n