Institute of Development Studies

Biography

Jennifer is an Agricultural and Development Economist with interests in: youth; work, employment and labour exchange; social network analysis; institutions, poverty and livelihoods; agriculture and rural development; combining quantitative, qualitative and participatory methods in research and analysis. Research and consultancy experience in sub-Saharan Africa, South and South-East Asia.

Selected Projects and Recent Work

• Future Agricultures Consortium
• Voices of the Vulnerable

Thematic Expertise

Agriculture; Work and Labour; Social Protection; Children and Youth.

Geographic Expertise

Sub Saharan Africa; South East Asia; Central and South Asia.

Selected Publications »»

• Justino, P., Leavy, J. and Valli, E. (2009) 'Quantitative Methods in Contexts of Everyday Violence', IDS Bulletin 40.3:41-49, Brighton: Wiley
• Davies, M., Guenther, B., Leavy, J., Mitchell, T. and Tanner, T. (2009) 'Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Social Protection: Complementary Roles in Agriculture and Rural Growth?', IDS Research Summary of IDS Working Paper 320, Brighton: IDS
• Hedger, M. M, T Mitchell, J Leavy. L Horrocks and M Greeley (2009) 'Evaluation of climate change adaptation from a development perspective', World Bank Series on Development 8:241-264
• Davies, M. and Leavy, J. (2009) 'Connecting Social Protection and Climate Change Adaptation', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 2.3, Brighton: IDS
• Hedger, M., Mitchell, T., Leavy, J., Greeley, M. and Horrocks, L. (2009) 'Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation from a Development Perspective' in Feinstein, O. and van den Berg, R. (eds), Evaluating Climate Change and Development, Edison: Transaction Publishers
• Davies, M., Guenther, B., Leavy, J., Mitchell, T., Tanner, T. (2008) 'Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Social Protection: Complementary Roles in Agriculture and Rural Growth', IDS Working Paper 320, Brighton: IDS
• Mitchell, T., Sabates-Wheeler, R., Devereux, S., Tanner, T, Davies, M. and Leavy, J. (2008) 'Rural disaster risk-poverty interface'
• Davies, M., Guenther, B., Leavy, J., Mitchell, T. and Tanner, T. (2008) 'Adaptive Social Protection Synergies for Poverty Reduction', IDS Bulletin 39.4:105-112, Brighton: IDS
• Hedger, M., Greeley, M. and Leavy, J. (2008) 'Evaluating climate change: pro-poor perspectives', IDS Bulletin 39.4:75-80, Brighton: IDS
• Hedger, M., Horrocks, L., Mitchell, T., Leavy, J. and Greeley, M. (2008) 'Evaluation of climate change adaptation from a development perspective'
• Davies, M, Leavy, J, Mitchell, T and Tanner, T (2008) 'Social Protection and Climate Change Adaptation'
• White, H., Leavy, J. and Seshamani, V. (2005) 'Agricultural Development in Zambia's Northern Province: Perspectives from the Field Level', IDS Bulletin 36.2:132-138, Brighton: IDS
• White, H, Masters, A and Leavy, J. (2003) 'Measuring child poverty', Journal of Human Development
• Moore, M., Leavy, J., Houtzager, P. and White, H. (2000) 'Polity Qualities: How Governance Affects Poverty', IDS Working Paper 99, Brighton: IDS
• White, H and Leavy, J (2000) 'Economic Reform and Economic Performance: Evidence from 20 Developing Countries' 376