The Impact of the 'Forced Labor Dirty List' on Agricultural Transactions in Brazil, with Marin Skidmore, Juliana Brandão, Lisa Rausch, and Holly Gibbs (working paper)
Winner of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Outstanding Masters Thesis Award
Coverage: "Modern slavery contaminates global supply chains for Brazilian beef and leather"
Farmer Networks and Forest Conservation in the Brazilian Amazon, with Marin Skidmore and Holly Gibbs (working paper)
Confined Feedlots, Intensification, and Deforestation in the Amazon (in progress)
Property-Level Dynamics of Private Land Conservation in the U.S. Midwest, with Christina Dennis, Tyler Lark, and Holly Gibbs (in progress)
Persha, L., and Mittelberg, T. (2021). “Lessons Learned from Community Pilots of the Land Rights Act in Liberia: Final Report.” Prepared for USAID by NORC at the University of Chicago.
Khan, A., Mittelberg, T., and Sahai, R. (2021). “Law and Policy Analysis Study of the Apparel and Ready-Made-Garment (RMG) Sector – Bangladesh.” Prepared for the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS).
Persha, L., Haugan, G. Wendt, R., Mittelberg, T., and Ali, P. (2020). “Evaluation of the ‘Supporting Deforestation Free Cocoa in Ghana’ Project Bridge Phase: Baseline Report.” Prepared by NORC at the University of Chicago for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (Report available on USAID LandLinks)
Mittelberg, T., and Persha, L. (2020). “Evaluation of the ‘Supporting Deforestation Free Cocoa in Ghana’ Project Bridge Phase: Conservation Incentives Literature Review.” Prepared by NORC at the University of Chicago for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Ali, P., Zinnes, C., and Mittelberg, T. (2020). “Baseline Evaluation of the Transforming the Assessment and Inspection of Food Business (TAIB) in Egypt Project.” Prepared by NORC at the University of Chicago for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Mittelberg, T., and Moraes, A.S. (2018). “The Limitations of Technical Assistance as a Solution to Glyphosate-Tolerant Weeds in Northern Paraná State, Brazil.” In Proceedings of the IX National Symposium of Science and the Environment. Anápolis, Brazil.