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Toward a typology of food security in developing countries:
Yu, Bingxin; You, Liangzhi; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
The recent global food and financial crises have reversed the last decade's progress in reducing hunger and poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521822
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Paving the way for development?: The impact of transport infrastructure on agricultural production and poverty reduction in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ulimwengu, John; Funes, Jose; Headey, Derek; You, Liangzhi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Given its vast land resources and favorable water supply, the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) natural agricultural potential is immense. However, the economic potential of the sector is handicapped by one of the most dilapidated transport systems in the developing world (World Bank 2006)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521829
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Targeting outcomes redux
Coady, David P.; Grosh, Margaret; Hoddinott, John - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
"...There are sharply divergent views as to how much narrowly targeted interventions actually benefit the poor. These result from differing assessments of three issues: whether better targeting outcomes are likely to be achieved, whether such methods are cost-effective, and whether the living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997137
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Are women overrepresented among the poor?
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Haddad, Lawrence James; Peña, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001
This paper presents new evidence on the proportion of women in poverty in ten developing countries. It compares poverty … the use of per-capita and per-adult equivalent units and different definitions of the poverty line. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997220
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Gender and poverty
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Haddad, Lawrence James; Peña, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1995
This paper presents new evidence on the association between gender and poverty based on an empirical analysis of 11 … data sets from 10 developing countries. The paper computes income- and expenditure-based poverty measures and investigates … their sensitivity to the use of per capita and per adult equivalent units. It also tests for differences in poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997273
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Targeting outcomes redux
Coady, David P.; Grosh, Margaret; Hoddinott, John - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
"...There are sharply divergent views as to how much narrowly targeted interventions actually benefit the poor. These result from differing assessments of three issues: whether better targeting outcomes are likely to be achieved, whether such methods are cost-effective, and whether the living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997293
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Are women overrepresented among the poor?
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Haddad, Lawrence James; Peña, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001
This paper presents new evidence on the proportion of women in poverty in ten developing countries. It compares poverty … the use of per-capita and per-adult equivalent units and different definitions of the poverty line. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037817
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Biofuels, poverty, and growth: A computable general equilibrium analysis of Mozambique
Arndt, Channing; Benfica, Rui; Tarp, Finn; Thurlow, James; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
an opportunity to enhance growth and poverty reduction. Overall, the proposed biofuel investments increase Mozambique …'s annual economic growth by 0.6 percentage points and reduce the incidence of poverty by about six percentage points over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038035