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We deliver one month's average profit to a randomly selected group of female microenterprise owners in the Kenyan slum of Dandora, just preceding with the exponential growth of COVID-19 cases. Firm profit, inventory spending, and food expenditures all increase. The transfers simultaneously cause...
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In many countries of the world the co-residence of young adults aged 25-34 with their parents is not uncommon and in some countries the savings rates of these age groups exceed those of the middle-aged contrary to the standard model of life-cycle savings. In this paper we examine the role of...
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inverse association is also often observed. Many studies find fertility is lower among better educated women and is often … higher among women whose families own more land and assets. What do we know about the social consequences of events and … and household land. -- Sources of Fertility Decline ; Twins ; Child Health ; Kenya …
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of hybrid maize and fertilizer in Kenya, where there are persistent cross-sectional differences in aggregate adoption …
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The paper investigates birth weight and its correlates in Kenya using nationally representative data collected by the …
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controlled trial conducted by DrumNet in Kenya that attempts to help farmers adopt and market export crops. DrumNet provides …
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The paper examines effects of agricultural extension on crop yields in Kenya controlling for other determinants of … by the Government of Kenya in 1982 and 1990, but the estimation results reported in the paper are based primarily on the …
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pastoral setting from Kenya. Our results suggest that household decisions are contested, with husbands using migration …
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women, such as policies that subsidize the diffusion and use of best practice birth control technologies. Evaluation of the …
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mammography screening focusing on European women aged 50-69 years. A special emphasis is put on the measurement error of …
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