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representing Malawi in 2007 linked to household survey to examine how different trade policy reforms by Malawi and the rest of the … world would impact poverty in Malawi. The country’s recent agricultural growth history due to the Fertilizer Input Subsidy … policies could help fight poverty in Malawi, there are no substitute to development policies, and if undertaken simultaneously …
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The objective of the paper is to examine the sustainability of the current account in Malawi. The study employs both … econometric analyses and solvency approaches to complement each other. Results from both approaches confirm that Malawi’s current … reveal that for Malawi’s current account to move towards a sustainable path, particular attention should be paid to the …
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This paper assesses improved maize adoption in Malawi and examines the link between adoption and household welfare …
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differences between households or differences within households in Malawi. Using a linear model with random effects, we derive a …, and birth order lines in Malawi. The results for rural and urban areas, as well as ethnic and religious groups show that …
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The paper looks at how inequality in household expenditure components affects total inequality and poverty in Malawi …-component inequality increases overall poverty in Malawi. The results also show that the elasticities of poverty, as measured by the …
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within and between inequalities in Malawi. We recognize the multidimensional nature of both poverty and inequality by …
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credit constraints. The data used in the study is from Malawi collected by the International Food Policy Research Institute …
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risk premium related to fertilizer-use among 404 farmers from Malawi and examine the relationship between risk aversion on …
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In 1994, the newly elected Government in Malawi abolished primary school fees. Using household survey data from 1990 …
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The purpose of this paper was to study trends in life expectancy in Malawi since independence and offer possible … explanations regarding its inter-temporal variations. Descriptive analysis has shown that life expectancy in Malawi has trailed …. In order to meet her health Millennium Development Goals by 2015, Malawi needs to put good governance, agricultural …
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