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Would a Euro's depreciation improve the French economy?

Magnani, Riccardo; Piccoli, Luca; Carré, Martine; … - 2017

In this paper, we use a Micro-Macro model to evaluate the effects of a euro's depreciation on the French economy, both at the macro and micro level. Our Micro-Macro model consists of a Microsimulation model that includes an arithmetical model for the French fiscal system and two behavioral...

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Modernizing smallholder agriculture and achieving food security : an exploration in machinery services and labor reallocation in China

Zou, Baoling; Mishra, Ashok K. - 2024

China, where most farms are small, and farms' parcels are fragmented. The study puts forward a framework of vertical … connect smallholders with modern agriculture and achieve food security in China. Using household-level data from China, this … importance of technology to improve smallholder agriculture and food security, not only in China but also in other South and …

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Financial literacy and food security in extremely vulnerable households

Millimet, Daniel L.; McDonough, Ian K.; Fomby, Thomas B. - 2015

Food insecurity is one of the most, if not the most, significant, nutrition-related public health issue confronted in the US. Unfortunately, we know very little about the determinants of food security except that it is not synonymous with poverty. Many households above the poverty line are food...

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Evaluating the long-run impact of an innovative anti-poverty program : evidence using household panel data

Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Ara, Jinnat - 2016

Using a four-round panel data set from the first phase of the Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction – Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR – TUP) programme of BRAC, we investigate whether a one-off transfer of livestock assets improves well-being of the very poor women in Bangladesh....

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Agricultural extension and technology adoption for food security : evidence from Uganda

Pan, Yao; Smith, Stephen C.; Sulaiman, Munshi - 2015

This paper evaluates causal impacts of a large-scale agricultural extension program for smallholder women farmers on food security in Uganda through a regression discontinuity design that exploits an arbitrary distance-to-branch threshold for village program eligibility. We find eligible farmers...

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Small-scale farming and food security : the enabling role of cash transfers in South Africa's former homelands

Fintel, Dieter von; Pienaar, Louw - 2016

Cash transfers successfully alleviate poverty in many developing countries. South Africa is a case in point, implementing one of the largest unconditional cash transfer programmes internationally, and with substantial benefits to household well-being along multiple dimensions. Yet, grants...

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How sustainable are benefits from extension for smallholder farmers? : evidence from a randomized phase-out of the BRAC program in Uganda

Fishman, Ram; Smith, Stephen C.; Bobić, Vida; … - 2017

Many development programs are based on short-term interventions, either because of external funding constraints or because it is assumed that impacts persist post program termination ("sustainability"). Using a novel randomized phase-out research method, we provide experimental tests of the...

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Civil war, famine and the persistence of human capital: evidence from Tajikistan

Grogan, Louise Anne - 2021

The dissolution of the Soviet Union and 1992-96 Tajik civil war resulted in huge human and economic losses. Nevertheless, contemporary data suggest the persistence of investments in human capital in the region most affected by famine and least favoured since the cessation of hostilities,...

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Can agricultural extension and input support be discontinued? : evidence from a randomized phaseout in Uganda

Fishman, Ram; Smith, Stephen C.; Bobić, Vida; … - 2019

A society that believes wealth to be determined by random "luck", rather than by merit, demands more redistribution. We present evidence of this behavior by exploiting a natural experiment provided by the L'Aquila earthquake in 2009, which hit a large area of Central Italy through a series of...

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Job loss and food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic

Milovanska-Farrington, Stefani - 2021

Nutritious eating habits contribute to a stronger immune system necessary for prevention and easier recovery from illnesses. A job loss, experienced by millions of Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic, is expected to negatively affect food security of families. This research explores the...

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