Publications of Ricardo Fort
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The impact of fair trade certification for coffee farmers in Peru
This study uses a balanced sample of Fair Trade farmers and likewise nonFair Trade producers of organic and conventional coffee from Peru to compare the net effects on production, income and expenditures, wealth and investments, and attitudes and perceptions.
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Effect of natural disasters on poverty transitions and consumption growth. Evidence for rural Perú
Natural hazards, an increasingly important phenomenon, have a direct impact at regional and household level. The growing incidence and persistence of natural events are strongly linked to increasing vulnerability of households and communities in developing countries. Previous socioeconomic vulnerabilities may exacerbate the impact of a specific event, making more difficult the process of recovery. Using […]
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The impact of fair trade certification on coffee producers in Peru
This study presents important empirical evidence to understand the effects of FT certification on coffee farmers in the center region of Peru.
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The impact of fair trade on banana producers in northern Peru
This study provides one of the first detailed analyses of the impact of FT banana certification at the household level.
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The homogenization effect of land titling on investment incentives: evidence from Peru
We explored this relationship for a sample of Peruvian farmers who were part of a state-led land titling programme that shared the aforementioned characteristics.
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El esquivo desarrollo social en las localidades mineras / ¿Tiene algún efecto la titulación de tierras en la inversión agrícola?
El esquivo desarrollo social en las localidades mineras / ¿Tiene algún efecto la titulación de tierras en la inversión agrícolas?
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Land inequality and economic growth: a dynamic panel data approach
The growing body of literature devoted to studying the impact of inequality on economic growth has centered its attention on the income distribution effect, even though the theoretical relationships are more related to assets distribution.
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Property rights after market liberalization reforms: land titling and investments in rural Peru
This study discusses the links between land access, property rights, and economic development, analyzing the results and limitations of a public intervention- Land Titling and Registration- that constitutes one of the main instruments for contemporary land policy in P
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Small farmers economic organizations: producer associations and agricultural development in Peru
The main objective of this study is to identify which factors increase (or decrease) the competitiveness of small farmers in the Peruvian Agriculture.
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Peru: learning by doing
This section presents the principal conclusions of the project “Large-scale Mining and Local Communities” for Peru. The project’s main objective was to analyze the socioeconomic, cultural and environmental relations between large-scale mining companies and local communities, in order to identify practices that lead to sustainable local development. Our analysis, which began in June 1998, focuses […]
