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We use the concept of the product space to analyze the key features of the transformation process in Africa with a focus on the agricultural sector. Between 1962 and 2008, we find that both specialization and diversification occur for the overall economy and across sectors. Our findings also...
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In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in barriers to migration on the consumption of rural households in China. We find that increased migration from rural villages leads to significant increases in consumption per capita, and that this effect is stronger for poorer households...
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risks and poverty need to be coupled with such reforms in order to increase investment in long-term, productivity enhancing …
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The relationship between poverty and natural resources is complex and the empirical evidence to date, mostly from … studies of forest activities and poverty, is inconclusive. The main purpose of this paper is to empirically identify the …
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Replaced with revised version of paper 10/20/10.
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Replaced with revised version of paper 07/28/11. Former title: Indirect Effects of Microfinance: A Field Experiment on Formal Savings Expansion and Informal Safety Nets of the Ultra-Poor
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Replaced with revised version of paper 07/29/11.
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approaches for addressing rural poverty, each giving way to a new paradigm as the persistence of poverty created disillusionment … participatory poverty reduction strategies, and resurgent interest in agricultural development. However, rural poverty in most of … out of poverty, thus providing an opportunity to learn about the economic pathways that might enable other rural …
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rental markets in Kenya appear to play an important role in raising incomes and reducing poverty for land …
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Studies in the area of health economics and public health have shown that low socioeconomic status (SES) and poverty … that poor health behaviours cluster in low SES respectively poverty groups. However, relatively little attention has been … are used to analyse the relationship between two multidimensional measurements to describe a) poverty respectively b) a …
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