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Poverty and postnatal depression: a systematic mapping of the evidence from low and lower middle income countries
Coast, Ernestina; Leone, Tiziana; Hirose, Atsumi; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
This study systematically maps, assesses and aggregates research relating to postnatal depression (PND) and poverty in low and lower middle income countries (LLMICs). Our search of 12 databases yielded 2202 articles, of which 47 items from 17 countries were included in our mapping. We highlight...
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Market structure and borrower welfare in microfinance
Fetzer, Thiemo; de Quidt, Jonathan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
Motivated by recent controversies surrounding the role of commercial lenders in microfinance, we analyze borrower welfare under different market structures, considering a benevolent non-profit lender, a for-profit monopolist, and a competitive credit market. To understand the magnitude of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126412
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The effects of decentralisation on public investment: evidence and four lessons from Bolivia and Colombia
Faguet, Jean-Paul - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
. This paper examines the cases of Bolivia and Colombia to explore decentralisation’s effects on government responsiveness …, decentralisation made government more responsive by re-directing public investment to areas of greatest need. In Colombia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928596
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Decentralization’s effects on educational outcomes in Bolivia and Colombia
Faguet, Jean-Paul; Sanchez, Fabio - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
the remarkable case of Bolivia with the more complex case of Colombia to explore decentralization’s effects on public … education outcomes. In Colombia, decentralization of education finance improved enrollment rates in public schools. In Bolivia …The effects of decentralization on public sector outputs is much debated but little agreed upon. This paper compares …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928741
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Multidimensional poverty and the state of child health in India
Mohanty, Sanjay K. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
Using data from the National Family and Health Survey 3, India, this paper measures and validates the extent of multidimensional poverty and examines the linkages of poverty level with child health in India. Multidimensional poverty is measured in the domain of education, health and living...
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Assessing the effects of local taxation using microgeographic data
Duranton, Gilles; Gobillon, Laurent; Overman, Henry G. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
We study the impact of local taxation on the location and growth of firms. Our empirical methodology pairs establishments across jurisdictional boundaries to estimate the impact of taxation. Our approach improves on existing work as it corrects for unobserved establishment heterogeneity, for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746226
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Do oil windfalls improve living standards?: evidence from Brazil
Caselli, Francesco; Michaels, Guy - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
We use variation in oil output among Brazilian municipalities to investigate the effects of resource windfalls. We find muted effects of oil through market channels: offshore oil has no effect on municipal non-oil GDP or its composition, while onshore oil has only modest effects on non-oil GDP...
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The mortgage interest deduction and its impact on homeownership decisions
Hilber, Christian A. L.; Turner, Tracy M. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
This paper examines the impact of the combined U.S. state and federal mortgage interest deduction (MID) on homeownership attainment, using data from 1984 to 2007 and exploiting variation in the subsidy arising from changes in the MID within and across states over time. We test whether...
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Ethnic diversity, mobility and school funding: theory and evidence from Kenya
Miguel, Ted - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1999
This paper explores the relationship between ethnic diversity and local school funding in Kenyan primary schools. The empirical results paint a picture of pervasive local collective action problems in ethnically diverse Kenyan primary schools. Local ethnic diversity is robustly associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928787
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The mortgage interest deduction and its impact on homeownership decisions
Hilber, Christian A. L.; Turner, Tracy M. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
This paper examines the impact of the combined U.S. state and federal mortgage interest deduction (MID) on homeownership attainment, using data from 1984 to 2007 and exploiting variation in the subsidy across states, over time and due to inter-state moves. We test whether capitalization of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884709