India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is one of the largest public works programs globally …

, increased efficiency, or a combination of these factors. This study applies growth accounting and two econometric approaches on …

"Brazil is the world's largest producer of ethanol, a biofuel used mainly in automobiles as an additive or alternative … had both successes and failures. Although Brazil's program was criticized as being uneconomic during periods of low oil … economy... For countries that wish to improve their energy security while promoting rural development, Brazil's experience …

Rural non-farm development plays a key role in generating employment in many developing countries. Clustering is an …

productivity, lower high transportation and rural transfer costs, increase rural employment, integrate remote and lower …

Employment programs, particularly labor-intensive public works (LIPW), have a long history in Sub-Saharan Africa … experienced sharp declines in employment and real wages. Labor-intensive public works have the potential to serve as both short …-term sources of employment and long-term generators of growth and productivity increases. They can be designed cost-effectively to …

In Malawi, maize is the major crop and food staple. Given limited off-farm employment opportunities, much …

/year-specific correlated shocks, show that (1) the relative size of the migrant population in the market decreases employment probabilities of … new migrants (negative substitution effect), (2) the employment probability of previous migrants increases those of new … migrants (positive externalities), and (3) when the employment probability of previous migrants approaches to unity, the size …