2026 Gerald Shively: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	46	1687	1512	994	867	155	6183

Overview

Gerald Shively is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Social Sciences, with a total of 13 and 10 publications respectively. Within these broad fields, they have explored several subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, Safety Research, General Health Professions, Soil Science, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of topics related to nutrition, agriculture, and socio-economic dynamics. These topics include:

Child Nutrition and Water Access
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Agricultural risk and resilience
Migration and Labor Dynamics
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Energy and Environment Impacts

Gerald Shively has contributed to research published in multiple venues. Frequent publication sites include:

World Development
arXiv (Cornell University)
Global Food Security
Food Policy
Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Gerald Shively illustrate the scope of their research interests and include:

Dietary Diversity in Nepal: A Latent Class Approach, 2021, Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Do remittances reshape household expenditures? Evidence from Nepal, 2022, World Development
Informal food environment is associated with household vegetable purchase patterns and dietary intake in the DECIDE study: Empirical evidence from food vendor mapping in peri-urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2020, Global Food Security
Rainfall and child weight in Uganda, 2020, Economics & Human Biology
Excess calorie availability and adult BMI: A cohort analysis of patterns and trends for 156 countries from 1890 to 2015, 2022, Food Policy

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their fields. Among their regular co-authors are:

Nilupa S. Gunaratna
Ramya Ambikapathi
Jeffrey D. Michler
Frédéri Viens
Dominic Mosha

Gerald Shively also has authored book publications, including a forthcoming title titled A Beginner's Guide to Dynamic Optimization in Economics, to be published by Springer International Publishing in 2025.

Best Publications

Cropland Allocation Effects of Agricultural Input Subsidies in Malawi

Christopher Chibwana;Monica Fisher;Gerald Shively;Gerald Shively

311
Citations
Safety Nets, Gap Filling and Forests: A Global-Comparative Perspective

Sven Wunder;Jan Borner;Gerald E Shively;Gerald E Shively;Miriam Wyman

285
Citations
Challenging Perceptions about Men, Women, and Forest Product Use: A Global Comparative Study

Terry Sunderland;Ramadhani Achdiawan;Arild Angelsen;Arild Angelsen;Ronnie Babigumira;Ronnie Babigumira

275
Citations
Spatial integration, transport costs, and the response of local prices to policy changes in Ghana

Ousmane Badiane;Gerald E. Shively

215
Citations
Farm size and nonparametric efficiency measurements for coffee farms in Vietnam

Ana R. Rios;Gerald E. Shively

161
Citations
Agricultural intensification, local labor markets, and deforestation in the Philippines

Gerald E. Shively;Stefano Pagiola

160
Citations
Agricultural change, rural labor markets, and forest clearing: An illustrative case from the Philippines

Gerald E. Shively

150
Citations
Coffee Boom, Coffee Bust and Smallholder Response in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

Dang Thanh Ha;Gerald E. Shively

144
Citations
Can Income Programs Reduce Tropical Forest Pressure? Income Shocks and Forest Use in Malawi

Monica Fisher;Monica Fisher;Gerald Shively

139
Citations
Consumption risk, farm characteristics, and soil conservation adoption among low-income farmers in the Philippines

Gerald E. Shively

135
Citations
Agricultural Diversity and Child Stunting in Nepal

Gerald Shively;Celeste Sununtnasuk

126
Citations
Addressing the “Wicked Problem” of Input Subsidy Programs in Africa

Jacob Ricker-Gilbert;Thomas Jayne;Gerald Shively

124
Citations
Poverty, consumption risk, and soil conservation ☆

Gerald E Shively

118
Citations
Disaster risk, social vulnerability, and economic development

Patrick S. Ward;Gerald E. Shively

117
Citations
Food Price Variability and Economic Reform: An ARCH Approach for Ghana

Gerald E. Shively

116
Citations
Income, poverty and charcoal production in Uganda.

Fydess Khundi;Pamela Jagger;Gerald Shively;Gerald Shively;Dick Sserunkuuma

112
Citations
Development policies, resource constraints, and agricultural expansion on the Philippine land frontier

Ian Coxhead;Gerald Shively;Xiaobing Shuai

111
Citations
Access to variety contributes to dietary diversity in China

Jing Liu;Gerald E. Shively;Gerald E. Shively;James K. Binkley

110
Citations
Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Household Survey Data to Assess Human Health and Nutrition Response to Environmental Change

Molly E. Brown;Kathryn L Grace;Gerald Shively;Gerald Shively;Kiersten B. Johnson

109
Citations
Economic reform and food prices: Evidence from markets in Ghana

Harold Alderman;Gerald Shively

107
Citations
Activity Choice, Labor Allocation, and Forest Use in Malawi

Monica Fisher;Gerald E. Shively;Steven Buccola

101
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob Ricker-Gilbert Purdue University West Lafayette

William A. Masters Tufts University

Thomas S. Jayne Michigan State University

Pamela Jagger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Patrick Webb Tufts University

Arild Angelsen Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Jan Börner University of Bonn

Victoria Reyes-García Autonomous University of Barcelona

Raymond J.G.M. Florax Purdue University West Lafayette

Paul V. Preckel Purdue University West Lafayette

External Links

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