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No household left behind : Afghanistan targeting the ultra poor impact evaluation

Bedoya, Guadalupe; Coville, Aidan; Haushofer, Johannes; … - 2019

increase in many fragile and conflict-affected areas where half of the extreme poor are expected to reside by 2030. These areas …-push" interventions can dramatically reduce poverty in fragile and conflict-affected regions …

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Evolution of poor food access over the course of the conflict in the Republic of Yemen

Tandon, Sharad; Vishwanath, Tara - 2019

The Republic of Yemen has undergone a profound transformation following the escalation of conflict in March 2015. There … poor welfare outcomes contrasts with evidence from other conflict settings, and further contrasts with the rationale …

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Conflict and poverty : Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020 background paper

Mueller, Hannes; Techasunthornwat, Chanon - 2020

This paper analyzes the relationship between poverty and conflict in the macro and regional data, including a detailed … that conflict has on health and expectations. Based on this evidence, it develops a statistical framework to track the … cumulative long-term impact that armed conflict has on poverty, which the paper calls conflict debt. The data confirm that …

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Understanding the African growth record : the importance of policy syndromes and governance

Fosu, Augustin Kwasi - 2009

The current paper, first, finds that although the post-independence growth of African economies has fallen substantially below that of other regions, this comparative evidence is less than uniform across time and countries. Second, it uncovers total factor productivity as the primary culprit...

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The global economic crisis : towards syndrome-free recovery for Africa

Fosu, Augustin Kwasi; Naudé, Wim - 2009

This paper outlines the impact of the global economic crisis on Africa. Recovery requires coordinated and consistent efforts to assist individual countries in mitigating (reducing) the risk, coping with the impact, and reducing risk over the longer term. Care should be exercised to maintain and...