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expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the …
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Standard microeconomic methods consistently suggest that, in the short run, higher food prices increase poverty in … systematically test the relationship between changes in domestic food prices and changes in poverty. We find robust evidence that in … the long run (one to five years) higher food prices reduce poverty and inequality. The magnitudes of these effects vary …
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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 … Household Finance Survey (CHFS) of 2011, and the Chinese Household Income Project (CHIP) of 2007. …
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literature disaggregating the growth–poverty relationship in agriculture. Although our estimated elasticities are higher for …
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will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate …
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interest to the US Government’s Feed the Future initiative. These poverty, health, and nutrition outcomes include both …
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Assets are an important means of coping with adverse events in developing countries but the role of gendered ownership is not yet fully understood. This paper investigates changes in assets owned by the household head, his spouse, or jointly by both of them in response to shocks in rural...
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How households adjust their consumption in response to changes in prices and income is crucial determinant of the …
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