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This report on measuring poverty using household consumption summarizes the work undertaken as part of the Brazil …
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"Bourguignon, Goh, and Kim present an original method to study individual earning dynamics using repeated cross-sectional data. Because panel data of individuals are seldom available in developing countries, it is difficult to study individual earning dynamics and related issues such as the...
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econometric estimation techniques, this study finds that grid electrification has significant positive impacts on households … 30 percent and as low as 9 percent. Benefits go up steadily as household exposure to grid electrification (measured by …
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household's ability to save on a regular basis. Due to limited outreach of institutional housing finance, most slum dwellers … rely solely on household savings for purchasing a house. These findings underscore the urgent need to improve savings …
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household income and the presence of nutrition interventions in the community. The results show that better nutrition is …
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This study brief on "Social Assistance Programs and Household Welfare in Eswatini" examines the performance of Eswatini …
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The report is the result of an inter-institutional collaborative effort between the Government of Pakistan, civil society, and international donors. This report finds that while Pakistan implements a wide array of social protection programs, the effectiveness of these programs could be...
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Vietnam two related issues: (1) how far household income and medical care spending responds to health shocks, and (2) how far … household consumption is protected against health shocks. The results suggest that adverse health shocks - captured by negative …
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"This paper explores an empirical methodology to assess the impacts of trade reforms on household behavior in … measurement error, the method overcomes the problem of the endogeneity of unit values. By endogeneizing household income, the … model corrects potential biases in the estimation of own- and cross-price elasticities in consumption. The paper applies the …
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