Publications

Berazneva, Julia, Annemie Maertens, Wezi Mhango, and Hope Michelson. 2023. “Paying for Agricultural Information in Malawi: The Role of Soil Heterogeneity.” Journal of Development Economics 165: 103144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103144
Berazneva, Julia, and Tanya S. Byker. 2022. “Impacts of Environmental Degradation: Forest Loss, Malaria, and Child Outcomes in Nigeria.” Forthcoming in The Review of Economics and Statistics. Replication data: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CFVXNH
Klotz, Richard, and Julia Berazneva. 2022. “Local Standards, Behavioral Adjustments, and Welfare: Evaluating California’s Ocean-Going Vessel Fuel Rule.” Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 9(3): 383-424. https://doi.org/10.1086/717585
Berazneva, Julia, Dominic Woolf, and David R. Lee. 2019. “Local Lignocellulosic Biofuel and Biochar Co-Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Feedstock Provision in Economic Viability.” Energy Economics 93 (105031). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2020.105031
Berazneva, Julia, Jon Conrad, David Güereña, Johannes Lehmann, and Dominic Woolf. 2019. “Agricultural Productivity and Soil Carbon Dynamics: A Bioeconomic Model.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(4): 1021-1046. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaz014
Berazneva, Julia, and David Güereña. 2019. “Soil Management for Smallholders: Lessons from Kenya and Nepal.” Choices 34(2). [paper]
Murphy, David, Julia Berazneva, and David R. Lee. 2018. “Fuelwood Source Substitution, Gender, and Shadow Prices in Western Kenya.” Environment and Development Economics, 23(6): 655-678. https://doi.org/ 10.1017/S1355770X1800027X
Berazneva, Julia, David R. Lee, Frank Place, and George Jakubson. 2018. “Allocation and Valuation of Smallholder Maize Residues in Western Kenya.” Ecological Economics, 152: 172–182. https://doi. org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.05.024
Berazneva, Julia, Linden McBride, Megan Sheahan, and David Güereña. 2018. “Empirical Assessment of Subjective and Objective Soil Fertility Metrics in East Africa: Implications for Researchers and Policy Makers.” World Development, 105: 367–382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.12.009
Berazneva, Julia, and Tanya S. Byker. 2017. “Does Forest Loss Increase Human Disease? Evidence from Nigeria.” American Economic Review P&P, 107(5): 516-521. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer. p20171132
Güereña, David, Henry Neufeldt, Julia Berazneva, and Sam Duby. 2015. “Water Hyacinth Control in Lake Victoria: Transforming an Ecological Catastrophe into Economic, Social, and Environmental Benefits.” Sustainable Production and Consumption, 3: 59–69.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc. 2015.06.003
Berazneva, Julia. 2014. “Audio Recording of Household Interviews to Ensure Data Quality.” Journal of International Development, 26(2): 290-296. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.2961 [blog]
Berazneva, Julia, and David R. Lee. 2013. “Explaining the African Food Riots of 2007- 2008: An Empirical Analysis.” Food Policy, 39: 28–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.12.007
Lee, David R., Julia Berazneva, and Muna Ndulo. 2011. “Africa’s Dual Crises: The Food and Financial Crises and Their Effects in Sub-Saharan Africa—Introduction and Overview.” In The Food and Financial Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Origins, Impacts and Policy, ed. David R. Lee and Muna Ndulo. Wallingford, Oxfordshire and Cambridge, MA: CABI.

Working Papers

Klotz, Richard and Julia Berazneva. 2023. “Correlated Pollutants, Avoidance, and Local Environmental Policy.” In review.
Berazneva, Julia, Peter H. Matthews, and Michelle McCauley. 2023. “The Kids Are Alright: Environmental Concern Among Young Adults In The Time Of COVID.” In review.
Berazneva, Julia, Daniel Graeber, Michelle McCauley, Sabine Zinn, and Peter H. Matthews. 2023. “Moral Bandwidth and Environmental Concerns During a Public Health Crisis: Evidence from Germany.” In review.

Research in Progress

“Health and Labor Impacts of Mining: Evidence from South Africa” with Tanya Byker and Elena Patel.
“Higher Education and the Development of Environmental Beliefs and Behavior” with Peter H. Matthews and Michelle McCauley.