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Managing risk with insurance and savings: Experimental evidence for male and female farm managers in West Africa:

Delavallade, Clara; Dizon, Felipe; Hill, Ruth Vargas; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

male and female farmers who are offered index-based agricultural insurance with those who are offered a variety of savings … savings for emergencies, even when we controlled for access to informal insurance and differences in crop choice. We … savings at increasing input spending and use. Those who purchased more insurance realized higher average yields and were …

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When expectations become aspirations: Reference-dependent preferences and liquidity constraints:

Kramer, Berber - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

. This paper shows that such reference dependence can affect savings in opposite directions depending on whether people face … liquidity constraints. Existing models for wealth and intertemporal choice predict that reference dependence reduces savings but … increase optimal savings for people without access to credit. Liquidity constraints force them to take part of an income loss …

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Rural banking

Nair, Ajai; Fissha, Azeb - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

activities, and in many rural communities, secure, safe, and convenient savings and payment facilities hardly existed. In …

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Improving the measurement of food security:

Headey, Derek D.; Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we first set out a list of criteria that an ideal food...

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The role of agriculture in the fast-growing Rwandan economy: Assessing growth alternatives:

Diao, Xinshen; Bahiigwa, Godfrey; Pradesha, Angga - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

This study assesses the future growth prospects of Rwanda. The report first focuses on broad economic growth using a rather aggregated 18-sector dynamic general equilibrium model to display the trade-off between rapid growth and structural change. The analysis shows that with the current...

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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:

Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...

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The economywide effects of teff, wheat, and maize production increases in Ethiopia: Results of economywide modeling:

Benson, Todd; Engida, Ermias; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

The government of Ethiopia is investing significant public resources to increase overall national production of teff, wheat, and maize. To better understand the likely economywide effects of increases of between 12 and 14 percent in the national production of these cereals, a set of production...

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A dynamic computable general equilibrium model with working capital for Honduras:

Morley, Samuel; Piñeiro, Valeria; Robinson, Sherman - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

In this paper we develop a dynamic real-financial computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for Honduras that incorporates working capital. The model is designed to be useful as a development tool and to be used by policymakers who deal with short-run macro and trade issues. Our model extends...

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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries

Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in...

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The Idea of Inclusive Growth and Development Policy:

Naqvi, Syed Nawab Haider - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

The evolution of development policy over time can be characterized as a faltering pursuit of inclusive growth: namely, an integrated program of achieving highest possible rate of growth of the real GDP that doubles per capita income within a short period of time, with an eye on distributive...

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