I use applied microeconomic methods to study overlapping issues in international development, agriculture, health, nutrition, and cannabis policy.

Development Economics
Research focuses on poverty, food security, and household decision making. Previous work includes leading large evaluations of food assistance and social protection programs in Ethiopia and Yemen. Current projects include a USAID-funded RCT in Bangladesh evaluating risk and credit constraints in agricultural storage technology decisions.
Published papers
Schwab, B., Janzen, S., Magnan, N., and W. Thompson. “swindex: Constructing a summary index using the standardized inverse covariance weighted average of indicators.” Stata Journal. 204(4): 952-964 [files]
Pearson, R. Afaw. S., Baschieri, A., …. Schwab, B… (and 18 others). (2016) “The role of the Tigray Pilot Social Cash Transfer programme and its evaluation in the evolution of the Tigray Social Protection Policy,” in Davis, B., Handa, S., Hypher, N., Rossi, N. W., Winters, P., and Yablonski, J. (Eds.). From evidence to action: the story of cash transfers and impact evaluation in sub Saharan Africa. Oxford University Press: pp. 168-196
Working Papers/ In-progress
Hodjo, M., Kere, M., Milougo, V., Sririvastava, A. and B. Schwab. Demand for agricultural mechanization in the Hauts-Bassins Region (HBR) in Burkina Faso.
Schwab, B. and M. Hodjo. Who Has the Time? The Gendered Division of Agricultural Labor and Demand for Mechanized Services in Ethiopia
Cannabis Production, Land Use and Policy
An ongoing research program examines the implications of changing cannabis policy on agriculture, the environment, and rural land use and values. Ongoing projects include an examination of cannabis formalization and compliance in California, hemp adoption and decision making in Kansas, and the selection of medical providers into the medical marijuana system in three states.
Published Papers
Working Papers/In-Progress
Schwab, B. and V. Butsic. Green Acres: Cannabis agriculture, formalization and rural land values in Northern California. Revise and Resubmit, American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Agriculture, Health and Nutrition
Research focuses on health and labor market rewards in the US, as well as cross-cutting issues in food safety and nutrition across the globe.
Published Papers
Namingit, S., Blankneau, W. and B. Schwab. Sick and Tell: A field experiment analyzing the effects of an illness-related employment gap on the callback rate. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (in-press)
Gajigo, O. & Schwab, B. The rhythm of the rains: Seasonal effects on child health in The
Gambia.
Embaye, Weldensie T.,Bergtold, J., Schwab, B., Zereyesus, Y. A. Modeling farm productivity for heterogeneous farm households in developing countries
Schwab, B. Nutrition, education and development: The case of Vitamin D milk.
Schwab, B. Maternal fasting during Ramadan and child health: Evidence from 40 countries.