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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967162
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987173
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Human capital, household welfare, and children's schooling in Mozambique:
Handa, Sudhanshu; Simler, Kenneth R.; Harrower, Sarah - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037847
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What determines adult cognitive skills?: Impacts of preschooling, schooling, and post-schooling experiences in Guatemala
Behrman, Jere R.; Hoddinott, John; Maluccio, John A.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Most investigations into the importance and determinants of adult cognitive skills assume that (1) they are produced primarily by schooling, and (2) schooling is statistically predetermined or exogenous. This study uses longitudinal data collected in Guatemala over 35 years to investigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038027
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Human capital formation: History, expectations, and challenges in South Africa
Yamauchi, Futoshi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
investigates the causes of South Africa's persistent schooling imbalances, examining education laws and policies, as well as other … influences on human capital investment. The study finds that inaccessibility of quality education, resulting from a lack of … illness resulting from the HIV/AIDS epidemic can disrupt the education of adolescents, who might need to leave school to care …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862824
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277432
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752677
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752685
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008523834
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996477