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The role of constitutions on poverty : a cross-national investigation
Minkler, Lanse; Prakash, Nishith - 2015
In this paper we use novel historical data on economics and social rights from the constitutions of 201 countries and an instrument variable strategy to answer two important questions. First, do economic and social rights provisions in constitutions reduce poverty? Second, does the strength of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010488146
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Shorter, cheaper, quicker, better : linking measures of household food security to nutritional outcomes in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Uganda, and Tanzania
Tiwari, Sailesh; Skoufias, Emmanuel; Sherpa, Maya - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786991
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The impact of micro-credit on employment : evidence from Bangladesh and Pakistan
Kahn, Azhar; Rahman, Twyeafur; Wright, Robert E. - 2016
-experimental design, in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three borrower groups are compared: Current borrowers; Pipeline borrowers and Non …. For Pakistan, there is no evidence that micro-credit effects employment. However, for Bangladesh, there is robust evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011502591
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Feeding of infants and young children in South Asia
Torlesse, Harriet; Raju, Dhushyanth - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002475
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When method matters : toward a resolution of the debate about Bangladesh's poverty measures
Ravallion, Martin; Sen, Binayak - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000148346
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The poverty impact of rural roads : evidence from Bangladesh
Khandker, Shahidur R.; Bakht, Zaid; Koolwal, Gayatri B. - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003318713
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Risks, ex-ante actions and public assistance : impacts of natural disasters on child schooling in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi
Yamauchi, Futoshi; Yohannes, Yisehac; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - 2009
-ante actions and ex-post responses using panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi. The importance of ex-ante actions … public assistance. The Bangladesh example shows active roles of both ex-ante and ex-post actions. These observations are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003833268
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Poverty and income seasonality in Bangladesh
Khandker, Shahidur R. - 2009
"Seasonal poverty in Bangladesh, locally known as monga, refers to seasonal deprivation of food during the pre … targeted poor to contain income seasonality and poverty in this impoverished part of Bangladesh. "--World Bank web site …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003833453
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Does a food for education program affect school outcomes? : The Bangladesh case
Meng, Xin (contributor); Ryan, Jim G. (contributor) - 2007
"The Food for Education (FFE) program was introduced to Bangladesh in 1993. This paper evaluates the effect of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003429632
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To what extent are Bangladesh's recent gains in poverty reduction different from the past?
Kotikula, Aphichoke - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003939054