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Household Savings and Residential Mobility in Informal Settlements
Lall, Somik V.; Suri, Ajay; Deichmann, Uwe - 2012
rely solely on household savings for purchasing a house. These findings underscore the urgent need to improve savings …
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Implications of Higher Global Food Prices for Poverty in Low-Income Countries
Ivanic, Maros; Martin, Will - 2012
In many poor countries, the recent increases in prices of staple foods raise the real incomes of those selling food, many of whom are relatively poor, while hurting net food consumers, many of whom are also relatively poor. The impacts on poverty will certainly be very diverse, but the average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552379
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International Remittances and the Household : Analysis and Review of Global Evidence
Adams, Richard H., Jr. - 2012
This paper examines the economic impact of international remittances on countries and households in the developing world. To analyze the country-level impact of remittances, the paper estimates an econometric model based on a new data set of 115 developing countries. Results suggest that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552567
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Development, Modernization, and Son Preference in Fertility Decisions
Filmer, Deon; Friedman, Jed; Schady, Norbert - 2012
that latent son preference in childbearing is more likely to manifest itself when fertility levels are low. As a result of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552507
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On the Contribution of Demographic Change to Aggregate Poverty Measures for the Developing World
Ravallion, Martin - 2012
. However, in a neighborhood of plausible estimates, differential fertility-whereby poorer people tend also to have higher birth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012554039
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Population, Poverty, and Climate Change
Das Gupta, Monica - 2014
most notably in the poorest countries. Lowering fertility has many benefits for the poorest countries. Studies indicate … that, in high fertility settings, fertility decline facilitates economic growth and poverty reduction. It also reduces the … fertility, and that they are highly pro-poor in their impact. While the rest of the world wrestles with the complexities of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560740
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Pension Funds and National Saving
Lopez Murphy, Pablo; Musalem, Alberto R. - 2013
The authors conduct an empirical study on the effect of the accumulation of pension fund financial assets, on national saving, using a panel of 43 industrial, and developing countries. The authors find evidence suggesting that the accumulation of pension fund financial assets might increase...
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What Are the Causes of the Growing Trend of Excess Savings of the Corporate Sector in Developed Countries? An Empirical Analysis of Three Hypotheses
Brufman, Leandro; Martinez, Lisana; P??rez Artica, Rodrigo - 2013
excess savings (defined as the difference between gross saving and capital formation) and a gradual decline of gross capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560174
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Income Shocks and Conflict
Abidoye, Babatunde; Calì, Massimiliano - 2015
This paper extends the micro evidence on the impact of income shocks on civil conflict using data across Nigerian states over the past decade. The paper uses an innovative empirical strategy matching household survey, oil production, and domestic and international price data to capture three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564365
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Isolation and Subjective Welfare : Evidence from South Asia
Fafchamps, Marcel; Shilpi, Forhad - 2012
Using detailed geographical and household survey data from Nepal, this article investigates the relationship between isolation and subjective welfare. This is achieved by examining how distance to markets and proximity to large urban centers are associated with responses to questions about...
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