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Vulnerability and poverty in Timor-Lesté
Jha, Raghbendra; Dang, Tu - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2008
Economists have long recognized that a household's well-being depends not just on its average income or expenditure, but also on the risks it faces. Hence vulnerability is a more satisfactory measure of (inadequate) welfare than poverty. We measure vulnerability as expected poverty and establish...
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On Ageing, Health and Poverty in Rural India
Pandey, Manoj K. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
In this paper, the trend and determinants of health and poverty among the elderly in rural India is analysed. Two …-96 and 2004 while increased proportion of elderly with poor health status is continued. Results suggest that poverty is one … of the key determinants of health among elderly in rural India. …
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Prospects of Non-Farm Employment and Welfare in Rural Areas
Kaur, Simrit; Kulkarni, Vani S.; Gaiha, Raghav; Pandey, … - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
Employment elasticity with respect to agriculture value added in South Asia has weakened in recent years. While crop … between farm and non-farm activities. Also, the welfare of self-employed in agriculture became more sensitive to rainfall … shocks in 2004, presumably due to expansion of agriculture into arid and semi-arid areas. Finally, and not so surprising is …
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Food security and small landholders in south Asia
Jha, Raghbendra - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
This paper surveys the status of food security in the South Asian countries, particularly India. Particular attention has been paid to small landholders (those households owning less than 2 hectares of land). Using NSS data from 1993–94 and 2004–05 the paper shows that small landholders are...
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Dietary Transition in India: An Analysis Based on NSS Data for 1993 and 2004
Kaicker, Nidhi; Kulkarni, Vani S.; Gaiha, Raghav - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
Our study examines changes in diets over the period 1993-2004. Diets have shifted away from cereals towards higher consumption of fruits, vegetables, oils and livestock products. Using household data, reduced form demand relations are estimated for nine food commodities. Significant own and...
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Vulnerability as Expected Poverty in Rural India
Jha, Raghbendra; Kang, Woojin; Nagarajan, Hari K.; … - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
Using a unique panel data for rural India for the periods 1999 and 2006 this paper models vulnerability to poverty. We quantify household vulnerability in rural India in 1999 and 2006, investigate the determinants of ex post poverty as well as ex ante vulnerability, assess the role of ex ante...
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Vulnerability and Responses to Risk in Rural India
Jha, Raghbendra; Kang, Woojin; Nagarajan, Hari K.; … - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
Using Vulnerability as Expected Utility (VEU) analysis that permits the decomposition of household vulnerability into its components on a unique data set this paper demonstrates that in rural India household vulnerability is most explained by poverty and idiosyncratic components. So far as risk...
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Has Dietary Transition Slowed Down in India: An analysis based on 50th, 61st and 66th Rounds of NSS
Gaiha, Raghav; Kaicker, Nidhi; Imai, Katsushi; … - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
Our study examines changes in diets over the period 1993-2009. Diets have shifted away from cereals towards higher consumption of fruits, vegetables, oils and livestock products. Using household data, a food diversity index (FDI) is constructed, based on five food commodities. Significant price...
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Demand for Nutrients in India: An analysis based on the 50th, 61st and 66th Rounds of the NSS
Gaiha, Raghav; Kaicker, Nidhi; Imai, Katsushi; Thapa, Ganesh - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
requirements due to health improvements and lower activity levels in India, we develop an alternative explanation embedded in a …
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International food prices and poverty in Indonesia
Warr, Peter; Yusuf, Arief Anshory - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
This paper argues that recent increases in international food prices worsened poverty incidence in Indonesia, even though many poor farmers benefited. This conclusion is based on the application of a multi-sectoral, multihousehold general equilibrium model of the Indonesian economy. The positive...
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