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On the composite indicators for food security: Decisions matter!
Santeramo, Fabio Gaetano - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
aggregation methods. By commenting on the implications that different measurement choices may have in terms global index, we show … that the index construction decisions matter. …
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Examining Projection Bias in Experimental Auctions: The Role of Hunger and Immediate Gratification
Teresa, Briz; Drichoutis, Andreas; Nayga, Rodolfo; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
indicate that the difference in bids between a hot state (hunger) and a cold state (satiation) almost doubles when subjects …-predict their hunger and under-predict satiation. …
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Hunger Incidence in the Philippines: Facts, Determinants and Challenges
Mapa, Dennis S.; Han, Fatima C.; Estrada, Kristine Claire O. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The high level of hunger incidence in the country is perhaps one of the most pressing issues that need to be addressed … by our policy makers. Official government statistics and data from self-rated hunger surveys show an increasing trend in … hunger incidence among Filipino households. Data from National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) show that the percentage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008534284
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Evaluating Seasonal Food Security Programs in East Indonesia
Basu, Karna; Wong, Maisy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
households, hunger is more acute in annual lean seasons, but food policies typically do not adapt to seasonality. There is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107270
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Inequality,Poverty and Hunger in Developing Countries: Sustainability Implications
Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
For several decades, the international community has aspired to integrate the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Yet, no country has achieved the patterns of consumption and production that could sustain global prosperity in the coming decades. Thus, with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107392
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Thrift Stores Funding Food Pantries: A Win-Win Strategy for Nonprofits Serving the Poor?
Wodon, Divya; Wodon, Naina; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
In recent years, nonprofits have started operating thrift stores to reinvest earnings from the stores’ sales in other programs for the poor. Martha’s Table, a nonprofit in Washington DC, has adopted such a strategy. It operates Martha’s Outfitters, a thrift store which provides clothing at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109676
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Degree of zootechnics – barometer of economic development in the world countries
Merce, Emilian; Merce, Cristian Călin; Mureşan, Iulia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
were analyzed for 14 countries from different geographical area. The main method of research and analysis was the index …
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Economie du Développement Durable et Economie Sociale et Solidaire: des relations complexes pour des enjeux majeurs
Akhabbar, Amanar; Swaton, Sophie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Social Economy and Sustainable economics are two independent fields that sometimes refer one to another. The former is primarily concerned with “social capital” issues, while the latter deal with “natural capital” stakes. When referring to the other field, there is no systematic analysis...
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Diversion of loan use: who diverts and why?
Khaleque, Abdul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper uses 2973 loan profile records of 2810 poor households who have taken these loans from different quasi-formal sources of which about 50 percent of the loan taken is supplied by the Ultra-poor oriented program designed by PKSF. The objective of this program was to create some income...
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Institutionalized Social Technologies Index: A Global Perspective
Siddiqui, Danish Ahmed; Ahmed, Qazi Masood - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper presents an index of institutionalized social technologies covering its two main dimensions namely Risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476377