Kazushi Takahashi
Biographic Data
| ID | 3710415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kazushi Takahashi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kazushi |
| FAMILY NAME | Takahashi |
| SIGNATURE | TAKAHASHI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2904-6080 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Examining gender differences in employment
Bridging the skills gap
Index-based Livestock insurance to support pastoralists against droughts
Effects of an unconditional cash transfer program during the pandemic
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Can microfinance lending crowd out informal lenders? Evidence from the Philippines
This study examines whether microfinance lending increases or decreases the likelihood and amount of credit that households demand from informal lenders. Multivariate probit and seemingly unrelated regression models are applied using nationally representative data collected in the Philippines. The estimation results indicate that microfinance ‘crowds out’ informal lending from both moneylenders and relatives and friends. Moreover, households with…
Gains from female education in rural Bangladesh
Technology adoption, impact, and extension in developing countries’ agriculture
Given the stagnant agricultural productivity and persistent food insecurity in low‐income countries—notably in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)—there has been continued interest in the adoption of new technology and its impact on productivity in these regions. To increase crop yields and sustain yield gains, recent case studies of technology adoption unanimously recommend the adoption of integrated farm management systems, particularly in SSA. On the oth…
Can Insurance Payouts Prevent a Poverty Trap? Evidence from Randomised Experiments in Northern Kenya
Index-based insurance can have welfare-enhancing effects through two pathways: by inducing policyholders to change their investment and risk-management decisions or by mitigating weather-related shocks through payouts. Most studies fail to distinguish between these two; thus, we know little about which effects dominate and their long-term welfare implications. This study uses a random distribution of discount coupons and drought events that trigg…
Understanding pastoralists’ dynamic insurance uptake decisions
Short-Term Impacts of Solar Lanterns on Child Health
We implemented a 16-month randomised field experiment in unelectrified areas of Bangladesh to identify health impacts of solar lanterns among school-aged children. Our analysis of various health-related indicators – self-reporting, spirometers, and professional medical checkups – showed modest improvements in eye redness and irritation but no noticeable improvement in respiratory symptoms among treated students. Varying the number of solar produc…
Gender differences in associations of household and ambient air pollution with child health
Reduction in health risks from household air pollution (HAP) and ambient air pollution (AAP) is critical for achieving sustainable development globally, especially in low-income countries. Children are at particularly high risk because their respiratory and immune systems are not fully developed. Previous studies have identified the adverse impacts of air pollution on child health. However, most studies do not focus on HAP and AAP simultaneously …
Learning from experts and peer farmers about rice production
Price and Nonprice Information Frictions in Regional Arbitrage
Traders’ arbitrage is crucial for regional market integration. We investigate the patterns of regional arbitrage of rice traders in Antananarivo, Madagascar. On the basis of a trader-level biweekly survey, we find that most traders do not buy rice at the lowest price including observed transportation costs. Random provision of regional price information, intended to reduce search costs, did not improve arbitrage performance. Traders continue trad…
How Does Contract Design Affect the Uptake of Microcredit among the Ultra-poor? Experimental Evidence from the River Islands of Northern Bangladesh
This study examines the demand of microcredit among ultra-poor households in northern Bangladesh. We implemented a field experiment to identify what type of credit is best suited to their demand. We found that the uptake rate by the ultra-poor is the lowest for regular small cash credit, followed by in-kind credit. We also found that the ultra-poor are significantly more likely to join a microcredit programme than the moderately poor if a grace p…
Contract Farming in Developed and Developing Countries
Contract farming (CF) has long been practiced but is becoming increasingly common in both developed and developing countries with the heightened interest of consumers in food safety and quality. Under CF, farmers and buyers make advance agreements on volume, quality, time of delivery, use of inputs, and price or pricing formula. This article critically reviews the literature on CF to assess how it contributes to improving production efficiency an…
Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Index-Based Livestock Insurance Demand in Southern Ethiopia
Determinants of Indonesian rural secondary school enrolment
In recent years the school enrolment rates of children aged 13–15 and 16–18 years have increased sharply in Indonesia, not only in urban but also in rural areas. Using various data sets spanning the years from 1993 to 2007, this paper investigates changes in factors associated with the enrolment of secondary school aged children in rural areas. It sheds light on the roles of gender and of neighbourhood and school characteristics, which have rarel…
Learning from experts and peer farmers about rice production
Gender differences in associations of household and ambient air pollution with child health
Reduction in health risks from household air pollution (HAP) and ambient air pollution (AAP) is critical for achieving sustainable development globally, especially in low-income countries. Children are at particularly high risk because their respiratory and immune systems are not fully developed. Previous studies have identified the adverse impacts of air pollution on child health. However, most studies do not focus on HAP and AAP simultaneously …
Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Index-Based Livestock Insurance Demand in Southern Ethiopia
Viewpoint
Gains from female education in rural Bangladesh
Understanding pastoralists’ dynamic insurance uptake decisions
Determinants of Indonesian rural secondary school enrolment
In recent years the school enrolment rates of children aged 13–15 and 16–18 years have increased sharply in Indonesia, not only in urban but also in rural areas. Using various data sets spanning the years from 1993 to 2007, this paper investigates changes in factors associated with the enrolment of secondary school aged children in rural areas. It sheds light on the roles of gender and of neighbourhood and school characteristics, which have rarel…
Experimental Evidence on the Drivers of Index-Based Livestock Insurance Demand in Southern Ethiopia
Contract Farming in Developed and Developing Countries
Contract farming (CF) has long been practiced but is becoming increasingly common in both developed and developing countries with the heightened interest of consumers in food safety and quality. Under CF, farmers and buyers make advance agreements on volume, quality, time of delivery, use of inputs, and price or pricing formula. This article critically reviews the literature on CF to assess how it contributes to improving production efficiency an…
How Does Contract Design Affect the Uptake of Microcredit among the Ultra-poor? Experimental Evidence from the River Islands of Northern Bangladesh
This study examines the demand of microcredit among ultra-poor households in northern Bangladesh. We implemented a field experiment to identify what type of credit is best suited to their demand. We found that the uptake rate by the ultra-poor is the lowest for regular small cash credit, followed by in-kind credit. We also found that the ultra-poor are significantly more likely to join a microcredit programme than the moderately poor if a grace p…
Short-Term Impacts of Solar Lanterns on Child Health
We implemented a 16-month randomised field experiment in unelectrified areas of Bangladesh to identify health impacts of solar lanterns among school-aged children. Our analysis of various health-related indicators – self-reporting, spirometers, and professional medical checkups – showed modest improvements in eye redness and irritation but no noticeable improvement in respiratory symptoms among treated students. Varying the number of solar produc…
Gender differences in associations of household and ambient air pollution with child health
Reduction in health risks from household air pollution (HAP) and ambient air pollution (AAP) is critical for achieving sustainable development globally, especially in low-income countries. Children are at particularly high risk because their respiratory and immune systems are not fully developed. Previous studies have identified the adverse impacts of air pollution on child health. However, most studies do not focus on HAP and AAP simultaneously …
Learning from experts and peer farmers about rice production
Price and Nonprice Information Frictions in Regional Arbitrage
Traders’ arbitrage is crucial for regional market integration. We investigate the patterns of regional arbitrage of rice traders in Antananarivo, Madagascar. On the basis of a trader-level biweekly survey, we find that most traders do not buy rice at the lowest price including observed transportation costs. Random provision of regional price information, intended to reduce search costs, did not improve arbitrage performance. Traders continue trad…
Technology adoption, impact, and extension in developing countries’ agriculture
Given the stagnant agricultural productivity and persistent food insecurity in low‐income countries—notably in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)—there has been continued interest in the adoption of new technology and its impact on productivity in these regions. To increase crop yields and sustain yield gains, recent case studies of technology adoption unanimously recommend the adoption of integrated farm management systems, particularly in SSA. On the oth…
Can Insurance Payouts Prevent a Poverty Trap? Evidence from Randomised Experiments in Northern Kenya
Index-based insurance can have welfare-enhancing effects through two pathways: by inducing policyholders to change their investment and risk-management decisions or by mitigating weather-related shocks through payouts. Most studies fail to distinguish between these two; thus, we know little about which effects dominate and their long-term welfare implications. This study uses a random distribution of discount coupons and drought events that trigg…
Understanding pastoralists’ dynamic insurance uptake decisions
Gains from female education in rural Bangladesh
Can microfinance lending crowd out informal lenders? Evidence from the Philippines
This study examines whether microfinance lending increases or decreases the likelihood and amount of credit that households demand from informal lenders. Multivariate probit and seemingly unrelated regression models are applied using nationally representative data collected in the Philippines. The estimation results indicate that microfinance ‘crowds out’ informal lending from both moneylenders and relatives and friends. Moreover, households with…
Viewpoint
Index-based Livestock insurance to support pastoralists against droughts
Effects of an unconditional cash transfer program during the pandemic
Examining gender differences in employment
Bridging the skills gap
Economics (14 works) · Business (11 works) · Economic growth (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (7 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (5 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (5 works) · Agricultural economics (4 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (4 works)