Working papers
Sandler, D., A. Ross, & L. McBride. 2022. There's no place like home: Matching people to places using survey and administrative records.
McBride, L. 2020. The economic effects of issuing federally non-compliant drivers' licenses.
Nichols, A. & L. McBride. 2020. Propensity scores and causal inference using machine learning methods.
McBride, L. 2020. Heterogeneous welfare dynamics and structural transformation.
McBride, L. & L. Bevis. 2018. Risk, returns, and welfare.
McBride, L. 2020. The economic effects of issuing federally non-compliant drivers' licenses.
Nichols, A. & L. McBride. 2020. Propensity scores and causal inference using machine learning methods.
McBride, L. 2020. Heterogeneous welfare dynamics and structural transformation.
McBride, L. & L. Bevis. 2018. Risk, returns, and welfare.
Journal Articles
McBride, L., B. Foster, R. Bhaskar, M. Prell, M. Perez-Patron, E. Vickstrom, B. Knop, & M. Dillon. 2022. Integrating administrative and survey data to estimate WIC eligibility and access. Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jssam/smac035
Browne, C., D. Matteson, L. McBride, L. Hu, Y. Liu, Y. Sun, J. Wen, & C. B. Barrett. 2021. Multivariate random forest prediction of poverty and malnutrition prevalence. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255519
McBride, L., C. B. Barrett, C. Browne, L. Hu, Y. Liu, D. Matteson, Y. Sun, & J. Wen. 2021. Predicting poverty and malnutrition for targeting, mapping, monitoring, and early warning. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13175 [Slides from ASSA 2021 AAEA Panel Session, "Big Data and Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Food Emergencies"]
Berazneva, J., L. McBride, M. Sheahan, & D. Güereña. 2017. Empirical assessment of subjective and objective soil fertility metrics in east Africa: Implications for researchers and policy makers. World Development. [blog post]
Barrett, C. B., T. Garg, & L. McBride. 2016. Well-being dynamics and poverty traps. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 8: 303-327.
McBride, L. & A. Nichols. 2016. Re-tooling poverty targeting using out-of-sample validation and machine learning. World Bank Economic Review, Lhw056.
McBride, L. 2015. A comment on “The welfare impacts of commodity price volatility: Evidence from rural Ethiopia.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 98(2): 670-675.
Nin-Pratt, A. & L. McBride. 2014. Agricultural intensification in Ghana: Evaluating the optimist’s case for a Green Revolution. Food Policy, 48, 153-167. [Received Elsevier Atlas Award February 2015]
Browne, C., D. Matteson, L. McBride, L. Hu, Y. Liu, Y. Sun, J. Wen, & C. B. Barrett. 2021. Multivariate random forest prediction of poverty and malnutrition prevalence. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255519
McBride, L., C. B. Barrett, C. Browne, L. Hu, Y. Liu, D. Matteson, Y. Sun, & J. Wen. 2021. Predicting poverty and malnutrition for targeting, mapping, monitoring, and early warning. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13175 [Slides from ASSA 2021 AAEA Panel Session, "Big Data and Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Food Emergencies"]
Berazneva, J., L. McBride, M. Sheahan, & D. Güereña. 2017. Empirical assessment of subjective and objective soil fertility metrics in east Africa: Implications for researchers and policy makers. World Development. [blog post]
Barrett, C. B., T. Garg, & L. McBride. 2016. Well-being dynamics and poverty traps. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 8: 303-327.
McBride, L. & A. Nichols. 2016. Re-tooling poverty targeting using out-of-sample validation and machine learning. World Bank Economic Review, Lhw056.
McBride, L. 2015. A comment on “The welfare impacts of commodity price volatility: Evidence from rural Ethiopia.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 98(2): 670-675.
Nin-Pratt, A. & L. McBride. 2014. Agricultural intensification in Ghana: Evaluating the optimist’s case for a Green Revolution. Food Policy, 48, 153-167. [Received Elsevier Atlas Award February 2015]
Book Chapters
Benin, S., L. McBride, & T. Mogues. 2016. Why do African countries underinvest in agricultural R&D? In Agricultural Research In Africa: Investing In Future Harvests, Eds. J. Lynam, N. Beintema, J. Roseboom, & O. Badiane. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute.
Berhane, G., L. McBride, K.T. Hirfrot, & S. Tamiru. 2012. Patterns in foodgrain consumption and calorie intake. In Food And Agriculture In Ethiopia: Progress And Policy Challenges. Eds. P. Dorosh & S. Rashid. Philadelphia, PA: University Of Pennsylvania Press.
McBride, L. 2015. Evaluation of targeting methods and impact of the cash transfer pilot in Niger. In Safety Nets In Africa: Effective Mechanisms To Reach The Poor And Most Vulnerable, Eds. C. Del Ninno & B. Mills. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Policy Briefs
McBride, L & E. Quiñones. 2019. The puzzling persistence of rural poverty. UNDP IPC-IG Policy in Focus, 16(1): 14-15.