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Croissance, distribution et pauvreté : un modèle de micro simulation en équilibre général appliqué à Madagascar

Cogneau, Denis; Robilliard, Anne-Sophie - DIAL - 2001

This paper presents a microsimulation model in a General Equilibrium framework applied to Madagascar. The model is primarily focused on labor markets and labor allocation at the household level, and consumption behavior is also modeled. At the aggregate level, it allows for the endogenous...

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The methodological challenge of monitoring living conditions. Insights from a tracking experience in Madagascar.

Vaillant, Julia - DIAL - 2010

(english) Most longitudinal surveys recontact households only if they are still living in the same dwelling, producing very high attrition rates, especially in developing countries where rural-urban migration is prevalent. In this paper, we discuss the implications of the various follow-up rules...

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Formation du revenu, segmentation et discrimination sur le marché du travail d'une ville en développement : Antananarivo fin de siècle

Cogneau, Denis - DIAL - 2001

The paper proposes a micro-macro model of labour market of a developing city, and its empirical implementation on the case of the capital town of Madagascar, Antananarivo. The model recognises the existence of measured and unmeasured heterogeneity of skills, preferences and opportunities within...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181786

Mesurer les inégalités : que captent réellement les enquêtes ? Analyse de deux enquêtes ivoirienne et malgache

Guénard, Charlotte; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - DIAL - 2004

Outre les choix méthodologiques effectués en amont du calcul des agrégats de consommation et de revenu et le non apurement des fichiers de base, plusieurs sources de biais conditionnent la mesure des niveaux de vie et leur distribution. Dans la présente étude appliquée à deux enquêtes...

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The measurement of poverty with geographical and intertemporal price dispersion, Evidence from Rwanda

Muller, Christophe - DIAL - 2005

(english) It is not known to what extent welfare measures result from seasonal and geographical price differences rather than from differences in living standards across households. Using data from Rwanda in 1983, we show that the change in mean living standard indicators caused by local and...

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La croissance est-elle pro-pauvres au Mali ?

Günther, Isabel; Marouani, Mohamed Ali; Raffinot, Marc - DIAL - 2006

(english) Since the 1994 devaluation, growth has been quite strong in Mali (about 5% p.a. on average), but much weaker in terms of GDP per person (about 2.6% p.a.) due to a very high index of fecundity. Growth is still very unstable, due to a large share of agriculture in GDP and very sensitive...

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Inputs, Gender Roles or Sharing Norms? Assessing the Gender Performance Gap Among Informal Entrepreneurs in Madagascar

Nordman, Christophe; Vaillant, Julia - DIAL - 2013

of the gender performance gap. After controlling for business and entrepreneur characteristics, female-owned businesses …-employment raises the gap by 5 percentage points. We then investigate the role of sharing norms and gender-differentiated allocation of … time within the household in the gender performance gap, by estimating their effect on the technical inefficiency of female …

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Intra-household Selection into Migration: Evidence from a Matched Sample of Migrants and Origin Households in Senegal

Chort, Isabelle; Senne, Jean-Noël - DIAL - 2013

(english) This paper fills the gap between individual selection models and collective approaches of migration. We build a theoretical model in order to account for household-based migration decisions and derive its implications on migrant selection. Assuming that the origin household maximizes a...

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Household entrepreneurship and social networks:panel data evidence from Vietnam

Nguyen, Huu Chi; Nordman, Christophe - DIAL - 2014

(english) Using a unique panel of household businesses for Vietnam, this paper sheds light on the links between households’ and entrepreneurs’ social networks and business performance. We address two related questions. One first question asks if we can find evidence of a differentiated...

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Transitions in a West African Labour Market: The Role of Social Networks

Nordman, Christophe; Pasquier-Doumer, Laure - DIAL - 2013

(english) This paper sheds light on the role of family networks in the dynamics of a West African labour market, i.e. in the transitions from unemployment to employment, from wage employment to selfemployment, and from self-employment to wage employment. It investigates the effects of three...

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