April
Voluntary business initiatives can reduce public pressure for regulating firm behaviour abroad
Exploiting a unique national referendum on this issue in Switzerland, Dennis Kolcava, Lukas Rudolph and Thomas Bernauer investigate the appropriate mix of state intervention and corporate self-regulation on social/environmental aspects of firm behaviour from a public opinion standpoint. Their research was published in the Journal of European Public Policy.
Reducing seasonal food insecurity of smallholder farmer households through improved on-farm storage
A study on the impact of on-farm storage by Dr. Michael Brander, ETH Prof. Thomas Bernauer and Dr. Matthias Huss highlights the need for greater consideration of improved on-farm storage as a means for reducing severe food insecurity. They present the first experimental evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa on the topic. The results of their approach, including a randomized control trial and SMS-based mobile phone surveys, were published in Food Policy.