Michée A. Lachaud
I study how climate, technology, institutions, and human behavior shape agricultural productivity, natural-resource use, and economic welfare.
My work combines applied econometrics, optimization and numerical methods, Bayesian statistics, randomized evaluations, and behavioral experiments to answer policy-relevant questions in agriculture, climate adaptation, energy, and development.
Economics for a changing agricultural world
My research connects environmental and resource economics with agricultural productivity and behavioral decision-making, with a focus on questions that matter to farmers, policymakers, and communities.
Climate & Agricultural Economics
Weather and climate impacts, adaptation, agricultural productivity, R&D, technology adoption, markets, and trade.
Environmental & Resource Economics
Natural-resource use, fossil fuels and renewable energy, environmental damages, welfare, and dynamic policy trade-offs.
Behavioral & Experimental Economics
Risk, ambiguity, time preferences, adaptation decisions, randomized trials, and lab-in-the-field experiments.
Selected research projects
Fossil Fuel Endgame? The Economics of Coal, Solar Energy, and Policy Trade-offs in South Africa
Dynamic resource allocation, energy transition, environmental externalities, and welfare.
Farming on the Edge: A Global Take on Agricultural Productivity in a Changing Climate
Global evidence on changing climate conditions, productivity, and agricultural performance.
Weathering Uncertainty: Experimental Insights into Farmers’ Climate Decisions
Experimental evidence on farmer decision-making across California, Florida, Illinois, and Nebraska.
Is There a Behavioral Divide? Farmers vs. the General Public
Risk, time, and social preferences and their implications for climate-adaptation policy design.