Haseeb Ahmed

My research interests lie at the intersection of applied econometrics and economics of sustainability, especially in livestock-based agriculture. I use survey and quantitative methods to examine the relationships between the wellbeing of farmers, animals and societies. My on-going work focuses on the linkages between investment in disease management, animal health and household wellbeing in smallholder farmers of east Africa. I am also examining the impact of animal welfare improvements in Swedish beef and dairy cattle on farmer and societal wellbeing; a topic at the forefront of sustainability science and policy.

On going projects include:

1) Good Animal Welfare in Beef Cattle: Gains for Farmer and Society

2) Assessing the Impact of Memory Constraints on Livestock Disease Management Decisions

3) Extreme Weather - Health and Productivity of Dairy Cows

Papers in Progress

Ahmed, H., Yoder, J., de Glanville, W., Davis, A., Kibona, T., Lankester, F., Swai, E., & Cleaveland, S. (2019). Herd Management and Response to Livestock Disease Losses in Northern Tanzania. Under Review

Ahmed, H., and Cowan, B. (2019). Mobile Money and Healthcare Use: Evidence from East Africa. R&R at World Development
https://www.nber.org/papers/w25669

Ahmed, H., Alvasen, K., Berg, L., Hansson, H., Hultgren, J., Rocklinsberg, H., Emanuelson, U. (2020). Relationship between Improved Animal Welfare and Profitability in Swedish Cow-Calf Operations using a Stochastic Partial Budgeting Approach. Under Review

PhD in Economics (2018), School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University. 

MSc in Applied Economics (2014), School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University

BSc in Economics (2012), Lahore University of Management Sciences 

Ahmed, H., Alvasen, K., Berg, L., Hansson, H., Hultgren, J., Rocklinsberg, H., Emanuelson, U. (2020). Assessing Economic Consequences of Improved Animal Welfare in Swedish Cattle Fattening Operations using a Stochastic Partial Budgeting Approach. Livestock Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2020.103920  

Ahmed, H., Yoder, J., de Glanville, W., Davis, A., Kibona, T., Lankester, F., Swai, E., & Cleaveland, S. (2019). Economic burden of livestock disease and drought in northern Tanzania. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics. 11(6), 140-151.

Ahmed, H., Call, D., Quinlan, R., & Yoder, J. (2018). Relationships between livestock grazing practices, disease risk, and antimicrobial use among East African Agropastoralists. Environment and Development Economics, 80-97. doi:10.1017/S1355770X17000341