extended family. Using data from the PROGRESA program in Mexico, we exploit information on the paternal and maternal surnames … family links of each household to others in the same village. We then exploit the randomized research design of the PROGRESA … the characteristics of extended family. We find PROGRESA only raises secondary enrolment among households that are …

We are the first to provide a comparative empirical analysis of non-farm entrepreneurship in rural Africa, using the … failed in Africa …

Africa is not only the poorest and most rural continent, it is also the most youthful continent in terms of population … conclude that policies to support young entrepreneurs in rural Africa should not only focus on creating conditions that attract … needed in Africa's rural areas …

Although non-farm enterprises are ubiquitous in rural Sub-Saharan Africa, little is yet known about their productivity …, and location matter for labor productivity in rural Africa, and that policy decisions tackling the shortcomings could …

Rural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa are typically underserved by financial services. Mobile money brings a substantial … work suggests that mobile money can accelerate urbanization and structural change in Sub-Saharan Africa …

Land requisition has been an important process by which Chinese local governments promote urbanization and generate … revenue. This study investigates the impacts of land requisition on farmers' decisions of labor allocation between … agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. We argue that, conditional on village fixed effects, land requisition can be explored as …

agriculture. Chen (2010) describes increased religiosity in Indonesia following the 1998 financial crisis, and this paper …