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International migration: Can it improve living standards among poor and vulnerable populations?
de Brauw, Alan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996991
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Who should be interviewed in surveys of household income?:
Fisher, Monica; Reimer, Jeffrey J.; Carr, Edward R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
statistically reliable results for poverty analysis. Estimates of the wife's income separately provided by the husband and wife … conclusions on the determinants of poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521824
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Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey 2012 (Round 1): Methodology and community characteristics:
Nazli, Hina; Haider, Syed Hamza - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) conducted this Rural Household Panel Survey (RHPS) during March-April 2012 in three provinces of Pakistan (Punjab, Sindh, and KPK). The survey aims to provide the quantitative basis to identify and address the urgent economic policy priorities related...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132835
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Investing in African agriculture to halve poverty by 2015:
Fan, Shenggen; Johnson, Michael; Saurkar, Anuja; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty by 2015 (MDG1) in 30 sub-Saharan African countries. This method uses growth-poverty … direct and indirect impacts of agricultural spending on poverty reduction. The paper attempts to address a key knowledge gap …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038121
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Managing transition in Yemen: An assessment of the costs of conflict and development scenarios for the future
Breisinger, Clemens; Ecker, Olivier; Al-Riffai, Perrihan; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
This paper has been produced to support the Government of Yemen and the international community in designing a transition plan for the country. The political crisis and conflict situation in Yemen has led to a sharp decline in economic output beginning in 2011—a decline from which Yemen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010593563
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Insurance motives to remit: Evidence from a matched sample of Ethiopian internal migrants
de Brauw, Alan; Mueller, Valerie; Woldehanna, Tassew - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Migration and remittances can be used by rural households as a means of insurance, investment, and income augmentation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762104
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Insurance motives to remit: Evidence from a matched sample of Ethiopian internal migrants
de Brauw, Alan; Mueller, Valerie; Woldehanna, Tassew - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Migration and remittances can be used by rural households as a means of insurance, investment, and income augmentation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009189433
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Rising wages in Bangladesh:
Zhang, Xiaobo; Rashid, Shahidur; Ahmad, Kaikaus; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
remittances, primarily from male workers overseas. Since human capital is the most important asset for the poor, the escalation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132716
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Economic development, external shocks, and food security in Tajikistan:
Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Shreedhar, Ganga - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
reliance on labor remittances exacerbated Tajikistan’s food insecurity and the vulnerability of its households. This study … economic growth and poverty reduction, constraints and bottlenecks on agricultural growth and productivity, and other policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132735
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Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey 2012 (Round 1): Household characteristics:
Nazli, Hina; Haider, Syed Hamza; Hausladen, Stephanie; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
presented in this report, provides an important baseline for understanding rural poverty. Most of the results of the RHPS-2012 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762157