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Taxation policy and gender employment in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A comparative analysis of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia
Fofana, Ismaël; Corong, Erwin; Chatti, Rim; Bouazouni, Omar - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Empirical evidence suggests that women are more vulnerable to chronic poverty and gender inequality is likely to … condition the impacts of policies on the rest of the economy and consequently on poverty itself. While gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152377
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Time allocation to energy resource collection in rural Ethiopia: Gender-disaggregated household responses to changes in firewood availability:
Scheurlen, Elena - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
This paper presents evidence on rural Ethiopian households’ time allocation to different activities, especially fuel collection work, and examines the effect of changes in the availability of firewood resources on households’ time allocation to fuel collection and on- and off-farm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200212
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The impact of food prices shocks in Uganda: First-order versus long-run effects:
Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Pauw, Karl; Minot, Nicholas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
We look at the immediate effects of these shocks faced by households in Uganda on their poverty and well-being. In … the short run, poverty has increased substantially. However, in the longer run, we find welfare levels of rural farm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700930
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An evaluation of poverty prevalence in China: New evidence from four recent surveys:
Zhang, Chunni; Xu, Qi; Zhang, Xiaobo; Xie, Yu - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Knowledge of actual poverty prevalence is important for any society concerned with improving public welfare and … reducing poverty. In this paper, we calculate and compare the poverty incidence rate in China using four nationally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700935
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The global landscape of poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition, and its implications for agricultural development strategies:
Headey, Derek D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
For many years poverty reduction was the overarching welfare objective of a wide range of development institutions and … increasingly set for itself more specific welfare objectives by distinguishing between monetary poverty, food security, nutrition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736393
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The impact of Bolsa Família on schooling: Girls’ advantage increases and older children gain:
de Brauw, Alan; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hoddinott, John F.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
We estimate the impact of Bolsa Família on a range of education outcomes, including school participation, grade progression, grade repetition, and dropout rates. Using a large-sample household panel survey from 2005–2009 collected for this evaluation, we develop a statistically balanced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132647
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The development push of refugees: Evidence from Tanzania:
Maystadt, Jean-François; Duranton, Gilles - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Every year, thousands of people flee their country of origin to seek protection mainly in neighboring countries. Understanding better the consequences of temporary population shocks on hosting economies should help to guide policies to enhance resilience in emergency situations. This study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132648
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Is MERCOSUR’s External Agenda Pro-Poor?: An assessment of the European Union-MERCOSUR free-trade agreement on poverty in Uruguay applying MIRAGE
Estrades, Carmen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
the agreement, and poverty rates decrease throughout the country. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132652
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The political economy of MGNREGS spending in Andhra Pradesh:
Sheahan, Megan; Liu, Yanyan; Barrett, Christopher B.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
effects on poverty reduction, it is important to first study trends in the allocation of funds, particularly as they relate to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132679
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The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation?:
Resnick, Danielle; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Using the case of Zambia, this paper examines whether structural change translates into reduced poverty and improved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132683