Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 258
Cover Image
Migration, Human Capital, and Poverty in a Dual-Economy of a Developing Country
Masson, Paul R. - 2001
The coexistence of urban and rural poverty and migration to cities is studied in a dual economy model where the acquisition of skills is costly and involves migration to urban areas. In this model, both the distribution of innate abilities and the distribution of wealth matter for the migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401291
Cover Image
Poverty Dynamics in Rural India
Aziz, Jahangir - 2002
India’s progress in reducing poverty at the national level masks substantial disparity in the incidence of poverty at the state level. This paper provides a description of the trends in interstate differences in rural poverty for the period 1978–97. Key findings are that poverty generally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399557
Cover Image
Improving crop yields in Sub-Saharan Africa : what does the East African data say?
Thomas, Alun - 2020
Recent micro level data from East Africa is used to benchmark aggregate data and assess the role of agricultural inputs in explaining variation in crop yields on smallholding plots. Fertilizer, improved seeds, protection against erosion and pesticides improve crop yields in Rwanda and Ethiopia,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012251996
Cover Image
Tanzania's Growth Process and Success in Reducing Poverty
Treichel, Volker - 2005
Since 1995, Tanzania has made major progress in economic reform and macroeconomic stabilization, resulting in strong … growth and low inflation. This paper reviews Tanzania''s growth performance and prospects and assesses the impact of growth … recent policies should allow Tanzania to grow above 5 percent a year over the medium term. Furthermore, it finds that growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401136
Cover Image
The Impact of Public Education Expenditureon Human Capital, Growth, and Poverty in Tanzania and Zambia : A General Equilibrium Approach
Thorbecke, Erik - 2001
for two Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs), Tanzania and Zambia. The simulation results suggest that education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400106
Cover Image
Rural Poverty in Developing Countries : Issues and Policies
Khan, Mahmood Hasan - 2000
In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for reducing poverty, taking into account the functional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399866
Cover Image
Assessing bank competition within the East African Community
Sanya, Sarah; Gaertner, Matthew - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009488223
Cover Image
Taylor visits Africa
Goncalves, Carlos Eduardo - 2015
de facto pursuing a strategy more akin to a Taylor Rule. Estimations of small-scale models for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania … place in Kenya and Tanzania. In Uganda, these errors are much smaller, in fact similar in size to Taylor Rule deviations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011445839
Cover Image
The monetary transmission mechanism in the tropics : a narrative approach
Berg, Andrew; Charry, Luisa; Portillo, Rafael; Vlček, Jan - 2013
policy that took place in 2011 in four members of the East African Community: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012667505
Cover Image
Microfinance in Africa : Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries
Blavy, Rodolphe - 2004
Based on the experience of selected countries, this paper offers a critical presentation of the development of the microfinance sector in Africa. The paper supports the view that microfinance institutions, especially those engaged in full financial intermediation, complement effectively the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404159