Alexis Villacis
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Alexis Villacis
@ahvillacis.bsky.social
Economist studying the social-welfare implications of agricultural production | Chocolate & Cacao aficionado | Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University | ahvillacis.com
A major adaptation response: mixed cropping. 🌾High temps lead farmers to diversify crops, adding resilience to their systems, though it might reduce potential yields. 6/10
January 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
📊 Here’s a figure showing the mean temperatures during the growing season in Nigeria from 1983 to 2015 and present an upward trend from 1990 onwards. 3/10
January 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Using data from the Nigeria LSMS-ISA (2010-2015), we investigate how current and past heat exposure impacts TFP, crop yields, cultivated areas, and input use. We combine farm data with high-res satellite temperature records. 2/10
January 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
You've heard of Elf on a shelf, now get ready for...
December 7, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Trying to buy a taco after a 25% tariff on Mexico
#EconSky
November 26, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Seeing my work cited 100+ times this year has been a meaningful milestone. Thank you to all who found value in it.
#AcademicSky
November 26, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I am part of the latter group 😂😂😂
#EconSky
November 26, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Attending #SEA2024 in DC?
Make sure you attend the session “Innovations in Agricultural Policy and Practice: Insights from Empirical Studies” chaired by Elaine Liu ⬇️
November 23, 2024 at 2:15 PM
😬😬😬 #EconSky
November 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Can’t wait to see which cabinet position this guy’s going to land 🫠
November 14, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Found this Georgetown acceptance letter while cleaning old documents this weekend, and it got me reflecting. As a middle-class kid from Ecuador this was huge! I ended up taking a different path though. What paths did you consider but not take? Share here with everybody!
November 11, 2024 at 2:20 PM
#Throwback to the good old days when #TaylorSwift explained Omitted Variable Bias to an audience of non-economists 🙃
#Swifties #EconSwifties
November 10, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I keep coming back to this Tolkien quote—it resonates more and more every time...
November 6, 2024 at 7:45 PM