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Environmental effects of bioenergy: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges

Kartha, Sivan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"Bioenergy crop systems can—if properly designed—yield significant benefits, both environmental and social. The right choice of biomass crops and production methods can lead to favorable carbon and energy balances and a net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. But bioenergy production...

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Developing bioenergy economic and social issues: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges

la Torre Ugarte, Daniel G. de - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

water, and electricity for health and education services. The second set of critical energy needs are those that provide …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997001

Bioenergy in Europe experiences and prospects: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges

Henninges, Oliver; Zeddies, Jurgan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"Given Europe's high import demand for fuel and its commitments to reduce CO2 emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, political pressure to implement strategies for the use of renewable energy is ever increasing. Thus, Europe aspires to use substantially more biofuels than it currently produces....

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Social protection and cash transfers to strengthen familes affected by HIV and AIDS:

Adato, Michelle; Bassett, Lucy - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

vulnerable to poverty, food insecurity, and threats to their children’s nutrition, health, and education, with irreversible …

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Land and schooling: Transferring wealth across generations

Quisumbing, Agnes R. (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

among its individual members. They look at how these differences in land holdings and education affect what sons and …

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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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Natural disasters, self-Insurance, and human capital investment: Evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Yohannes, Yisehac; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"This paper uses panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi to examine the impacts of disasters on dynamic human capital production. Our empirical results show that accumulation of biological human capital prior to a disaster helps children maintain investments during the post-disaster...

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Financial literacy

Cohen, Monique - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

The global financial crisis has intensified the problems of over-indebtedness, especially for the poor. In this context, the microfinance industry is giving more attention to building their customers’ financial capabilities, designing products that respond to their needs and preferences, and...

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Spatial networks, labor supply, and income dynamics: Evidence from Indonesian villages

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Muto, Megumi; Chowdhury, Shyamal; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

transition to nonagricultural labor markets depend on the distance to economic centers and the household education level. In … particular, postprimary education significantly increases the benefit from local spatial connectivity improvement in remote areas … and promotes labor transition to nonagricultural sectors. Education and local road quality are complementary, mutually …

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Policy-Oriented Research Impact Assessment (PORIA) case study on the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Mexican PROGRESA anti-poverty and human resource i...

Behrman, Jere R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

specific investments in education, health, and nutrition. The paper first describes PROGRESA/Oportunidades and estimates of the …

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