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The nutritional returns to parental education:
Alderman, Harold; Headey, Derek D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
analysis of child growth data for approximately 99,000 children in 19 countries with some of the highest burdens of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114784
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Risk, inequality and time in the welfare economics of climate change: is the workhorse model underspecified?
Hepburn, Cameron; Hakon Sælen; Atkinson, Giles - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
climate change economics, by surveying the attitudes of over 3000 people to risk, time, and income inequality.  The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005047845
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Farm productivity and efficiency in rural Bangladesh: The role of education revisited
Asadullah, M. Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2005
This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm production in Bangladesh using a large dataset on rice producing households from 141 villages. Average and stochastic production functions are estimated to ascertain the effect of education on productivity and efficiency. A full...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010605214
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Automatic Selection for Non-linear Models
Castle, Jennifer; Hendry, David - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2010
Our strategy for automatic selection in potentially non-linear processes is: test for non-linearity in the unrestricted linear formulation; if that test rejects, specify a general model using polynomials, to be simplified to a minimal congruent representation; finally select by encompassing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497743
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Intrahousehold Allocation of Education Expenditure and Returns to Education: The Case of Sri Lanka
Himaz, Rozana - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
This paper uses demand analysis to explore whether intrahousehold allocation of education expenditure differs between boys and girls in rural Sri Lanka.  Contrary to most countries in South Asia a significant bias favouring girls is found in 1990/91 for the 5-9 and 17-19 age groups and in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005047961
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The Dynamics of Returns to Education in Kenyan and Tanzanian Manufacturing
Teal, Francis; Söderbom, Måns - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2004
The returns to education remain a central concern for development policy. In developed countries there is evidence that the returns to education have been rising. Evidence for changes over this period for developing countries is limited. In this paper we use data from Kenya and Tanzania to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152499
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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Waithaka, Michael (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850583
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The impact of shocks on gender-differentiated asset dynamics in Bangladesh:
Rakib, Muntaha; Matz, Julia Anna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Assets are an important means of coping with adverse events in developing countries but the role of gendered ownership is not yet fully understood. This paper investigates changes in assets owned by the household head, his spouse, or jointly by both of them in response to shocks in rural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886775
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The role of income in money demand during hyper-inflation: the case of Yugoslavia
Nielsen, Bent; Mladenovic, Zorica - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2009
-inflation variables such as real income has been given a somewhat passive role, either assuming it exogenous or to have a negligible role … extreme Yugoslavian episode to investigate the role of income.  The analysis suggests that even in extreme hyper-inflation the … monetary variables and real income are simultaneously determined.  The methodology enables a description of the short term …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004302
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Gender, shocks, and resilience:
Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277422