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Energy-Based Economic Development
Published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2010
Recommended citation: Carley, S., Lawrence, S., Brown, A., Nourafshan, A., Benami, E. (2010). "Energy-Based Economic Development." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 15(1): 282-295.
Improving Solar Policy: Lessons from the Solar Leasing Boom in California
Published in Climate Policy Initiative report, 2013
Recommended citation: Pierpont, B., Varadarajan, U., Hobbs, A., Benami, E. (2013). "Improving Solar Policy: Lessons from the Solar Leasing Boom in California." Climate Policy Initiative.
Targeting Proposition 39 to Help California's Schools Save Energy and Money
Published in Climate Policy Initiative report, 2013
Recommended citation: Zuckerman, J., Deason, J., Benami, E. (2013). "Targeting Proposition 39 to Help California's Schools Save Energy and Money." Climate Policy Initiative.
Oil Palm Land Conversion in Pará, Brazil, 2006-2014: Evaluating the 2010 Brazilian Sustainable Palm Oil Production Program
Published in Environmental Research Letters, 2018
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Curran, L.M., Cochrane, M., Venturieri, A., Swartos, A., Moraes Franco, R., Kneipp, J. (2018). "Oil Palm Land Conversion in Pará, Brazil, 2006-2014: Evaluating the 2010 Brazilian Sustainable Palm Oil Production Program." Environmental Research Letters. 13(3): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa270
Machine Learning for Environmental Monitoring
Published in Nature Sustainability, 2018
Recommended citation: Hino, M.*, Benami, E.*, Brooks, N. (2018). "Machine Learning for Environmental Monitoring." Nature Sustainability. *Joint first authors. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0142-9
Innovations for Environmental Compliance: Emerging Evidence and Opportunities
Published in Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (Policy Brief), 2020
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Ho, D.E., McDonough, A. (2020). "Innovations for Environmental Compliance: Emerging Evidence and Opportunities." Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Policy Brief. https://siepr.stanford.edu/research/publications/innovations-environmental-compliance-emerging-evidence-and-opportunities
The Distributive Effects of Risk Prediction in Environmental Compliance: Algorithmic Design, Environmental Justice, and Public Policy
Published in ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT), 2021
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Whitaker, R., Anderson, B., Ho, D.E., La, V., Lin, H. (2021). "The Distributive Effects of Risk Prediction in Environmental Compliance: Algorithmic Design, Environmental Justice, and Public Policy." Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT). https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3442188.3445873
Uniting Advances in Remote Sensing, Crop Modeling, and Economics for Agricultural Risk Management
Published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2021
Recommended citation: Benami, E.*, Jin, Z.*, Carter, M.R., Kenduiywo, B., Ghosh, A., Hobbs, A.W., Hijmans, R., Lobell, D. (2021). "Uniting Advances in Remote Sensing, Crop Modeling, and Economics for Agricultural Risk Management." Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. *Joint first authors. https://rdcu.be/cdQpO
Can Digital Technologies Reshape Rural Finance? Implications for Credit, Insurance, and Saving
Published in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2021
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Carter, M.R. (2021). "Can Digital Technologies Reshape Rural Finance? Implications for Credit, Insurance, and Saving." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13151
Public Comment on U.S. EPA's Draft National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027
Published in Public Comment, 2023
Recommended citation: Rodolfa, K., Ho, D.E., Honigsberg, C., Benami, E. (2023). Public Comment on U.S. EPA's Draft National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027. https://www.regulations.gov/comment/EPA-HQ-OECA-2022-0981-0010
Bridging Science and Practice to En(in)sure Resilience in a Changing Climate
Published in Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience, 2024
Recommended citation: Fisher, C., Benami, E., Dolk, E., Baldwin, J., Becker-Reshef, I., Cuppari, R.I., Dalhaus, T., Hobbs, A., Leckebusch, G., Lacovara, P., Sobel, A.H., Tellman, B. (2024). "Bridging Science and Practice to En(in)sure Resilience in a Changing Climate." Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience. https://doi.org/10.63024/dpc1-nhv2
Sub-National Scale Mapping of Individual Olive Trees Integrating Earth Observation and Deep Learning
Published in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2024
Recommended citation: Lin, C., Zhou, J., Yin, L., Bouabid, R., Mulla, D., Benami, E., Jin, Z. (2024). "Sub-National Scale Mapping of Individual Olive Trees Integrating Earth Observation and Deep Learning." ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2024.08.003
Rain Check: Examining How Fine-Scale Precipitation Data Affects Payouts in a U.S. Weather Index Insurance Program
Published in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2025
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Ramanujan, R., Cecil, M. (2025). "Rain Check: Examining How Fine-Scale Precipitation Data Affects Payouts in a U.S. Weather Index Insurance Program." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2025.10004
Sensitivity to Data Choice Across Scales for Index-Based Flood Insurance
Published in Earth's Future, 2025
Recommended citation: Saunders, A., Tellman, B., Benami, E., Anchukaitis, K., Bennett, A., Hossain, S., Islam, A.K.M.S., Giezendanner, J. (2025). "Sensitivity to Data Choice Across Scales for Index-Based Flood Insurance." Earth's Future. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EF005966
Seeding change: Growing insights from four programs to support climate-resilient soil and water conservation in US agriculture
Published in Agricultural Economics, 2025
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Carroll, A., Messer, K.D., Zhang, W., Cecil, M. (2025). "Seeding change: Growing insights from four programs to support climate-resilient soil and water conservation in US agriculture." Agricultural Economics 56(3): 457-473. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.70034
Enrollment Isn’t Impact: Designing Conservation Programs to Improve Contract Completion
Published in CBEAR (Center for Behavioral and Experimental Agri-Environmental Research) Behavioral Insight Brief, 2026
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Messer, K.D. (2026). "Enrollment Isn’t Impact: Designing Conservation Programs to Improve Contract Completion." CBEAR (Center for Behavioral and Experimental Agri-Environmental Research) Behavioral Insight Brief.
Public Comment in Response to USDA Request for Information on Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Areas in Statistical Data, Analysis, and Research
Published in Public Comment (NASA Harvest / Acres), 2026
Recommended citation: Becker-Reshef, I., Whitcraft, A., Justice, C., Benami, E., Humber, M., Rejesus, R. (2026). Public Comment in Response to USDA Request for Information on Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Areas in Statistical Data, Analysis, and Research, with NASA Harvest/Acres. https://www.regulations.gov/comment/USDA-2026-0034-0218
Get in the Zone: The Risk-Adjusted Welfare Effects of Using Machine Learning vs. Administrative Borders to Define Agricultural Index Insurance Zones
Published in Journal of Development Economics, 2026
Recommended citation: Kirchner, E.*, Benami, E.*, Hobbs, A.W., Carter, M.R., Jin, Z. (2026). "Get in the Zone: The Risk-Adjusted Welfare Effects of Using Machine Learning vs. Administrative Borders to Define Agricultural Index Insurance Zones." Journal of Development Economics. *Joint first authors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103658
Opportunities for Earth Observation to Help Derisk the Transition to Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Published in Working paper (in prep), 2026
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Becker-Reshef, I., Kirchner, E., Cecil, M.J., Chautems, M. (in prep). "Opportunities for EO to Help Derisk the Transition to Sustainable Agricultural Systems."
Measures and Mediators of Drought-Related Household Vulnerability to Poverty in Niger
Published in Working paper (in prep), 2026
Recommended citation: Poghosyan, A., Benami, E., Brunelin, S., Ng, O. (in prep). "Measures and Mediators of Drought-Related Household Vulnerability to Poverty in Niger."
How to Choose Between NASA Harvest Crop Yield Models
Published in NASA Harvest, 2026
Recommended citation: Cecil, M., Kirchner, E., Benami, E., Sahajpal, R., Franch, B., Kalecinski, N., Moletto-Lobos, I., Sadeh, Y., Justice, C. (2026). "How to Choose Between NASA Harvest Crop Yield Models." NASA Harvest. https://www.nasaharvest.org/news/how-to-choose-between-nasa-harvest-crop-yield-models
How and Where Do Financial Incentives Promote Adoption of Conservation (Regenerative) Agricultural Practices? A $54 Million Experiment Among US Producers
Published in Working paper (in prep), 2026
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Bovay, J., Zhang, W., Ta, C. (in prep). "How and Where Do Financial Incentives Promote Adoption of Conservation (Regenerative) Agricultural Practices? A $54 Million Experiment Among US Producers." [Preanalysis plan in prep for the AEA RCT Registry]
Rainfall Index Insurance Under Exceptional Drought: Payout Alignment and Producer Response
Published in Working paper (in prep), 2026
Recommended citation: Cecil, M.J., Benami, E., Carroll, A., Yu, J., Ifft, J. (in prep). "Rainfall Index Insurance Under Exceptional Drought: Payout Alignment and Producer Response."
Forecasts and Adverse Selection in Index Insurance
Published in Working paper (in prep), 2026
Recommended citation: Carroll, A., Benami, E., Cecil, M.J. (in prep). "Forecasts and Adverse Selection in Index Insurance."
Causal Inference and Counterfactuals in Earth Observation Research
Published in Geospatial Impact Evaluation in Practice (eds. A. BenYishay & K. Singh) — accepted, in copy-editing, 2026
Recommended citation: D'Agostino, A., Usmani, F., Benami, E. (accepted, in copy-editing). "Causal Inference and Counterfactuals in Earth Observation Research." In Geospatial Impact Evaluation in Practice (eds. A. BenYishay & K. Singh).
Integrating Weather and Land Cover Data into Geospatial Impact Evaluations
Published in Geospatial Impact Evaluation in Practice (eds. A. BenYishay & K. Singh) — accepted, in copy-editing, 2026
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Cecil, M., Josephson, A., Maskell, G., Michler, J. (accepted, in copy-editing). "Integrating Weather and Land Cover Data into Geospatial Impact Evaluations." In Geospatial Impact Evaluation in Practice (eds. A. BenYishay & K. Singh).
Treatment Geometry: Design Choices for Integrating Earth Observation and Socioeconomic Data
Published in Geospatial Impact Evaluation in Practice (eds. A. BenYishay & K. Singh) — accepted, in copy-editing, 2026
Recommended citation: Michler, J.D., Josephson, A., Benami, E., Behrer, P., Cecil, M.J., Gourlay, S., Heilmayr, R., Kirchner, E., Maskell, G., Singh, K. (accepted, in copy-editing). "Treatment Geometry: Design Choices for Integrating Earth Observation and Socioeconomic Data." In Geospatial Impact Evaluation in Practice (eds. A. BenYishay & K. Singh).
Drop a Line, Submit on Time? Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial on the Effect of Pre-Deadline Reminders on Pollution Discharge Reporting
Published in Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (conditionally accepted), 2026
Recommended citation: Benami, E., Jo, N., Ragnauth, B., Ho, D.E. (conditionally accepted). "Drop a Line, Submit on Time? Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial on the Effect of Pre-Deadline Reminders on Pollution Discharge Reporting." Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4355984