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Differential Adaptation Strategies by Agro-Ecological Zones in African Livestock Management

Seo, S. Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert; Dinar, Ariel - 2012

This paper examines how farmers have adapted their livestock operation to the current climate in each agro-ecological zone in Africa. The authors examine how climate has affected the farmer's choice to raise livestock or not and the choice of animal species. To measure adaptation, the analysis...

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An Analysis of Livestock Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms

Seo, S. Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert - 2012

The authors explore how Latin American livestock farmers adapt to climate by switching species. They develop a multinomial choice model of farmer's choice of livestock species. Estimating the models across over 1,200 livestock farmers in seven countries, they find that both temperature and...

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Infrastructure and Trade Preferences for the Livestock Sector : Empirical Evidence from the Beef Industry in Africa

Iimi, Atsushi - 2012

Trade preferences are expected to facilitate global market integration and offer the potential for rapid economic growth and poverty reduction for developing countries. But those preferences do not always guarantee sustainable external competitiveness to beneficiary countries and may risk...

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Climate Change Impacts on Animal Husbandry in Africa : A Ricardian Analysis

Seo, Sungno Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert - 2012

This paper analyzes the impact of climate change on animal husbandry in Africa. It regresses the net revenue from raising animals in small and large farms across Africa on climate, soil, and other control variables to test the climate sensitivity of livestock. The study is based on a survey of...

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The Impact of Climate Change on Livestock Management in Africa : A Structural Ricardian Analysis

Seo, Sungno Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert - 2012

This paper develops the structural Ricardian method, a new approach to modeling agricultural performance using cross-sectional evidence, and uses the method to study animal husbandry in Africa. The model is intended to estimate the structure beneath Ricardian results in order to understand how...

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Climate Change Adaptation in Africa : A Microeconomic Analysis of Livestock Choice

Seo, Sungno Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert - 2012

This paper uses quantitative methods to examine the way African farmers have adapted livestock management to the range of climates found across the African continent. The authors use logit analysis to estimate whether farmers adopt livestock. They then use three econometric models to examine...

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Impact of Intermittent Screening and Treatment for Malaria among School Children in Kenya : A Cluster Randomized Trial

Allen, Elizabeth; Brooker, Simon J.; Dubeck, Margaret M.; … - 2014

,233 children in 101 government primary schools on the south coast of Kenya in 2010-12. The intervention was delivered to children … were analyzed on an intention-to-treat basis. Anemia in this setting in Kenya, intermittent screening and treatment, as …

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Finding Missing Markets (and a Disturbing Epilogue) : Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya

Ashraf, Nava; Gin??, Xavier; Karlan, Dean - 2012

randomized controlled trial conducted by DrumNet in Kenya that attempts to help farmers adopt and market export crops. DrumNet …

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Modeling Services Liberalization : The Case of Kenya

Balistreri, Edward J.; Rutherford, Thomas F.; Tarr, David G. - 2012

the impact of the liberalization of regulatory barriers against foreign and domestic business service providers in Kenya … completed by specialists in Kenya. The authors estimate that Kenya will gain about 11 percent of the value of Kenyan consumption … that the largest gains to Kenya will derive from liberalization of costly regulatory barriers that are non …

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Kenya's Quest for Growth Stabilization and Reforms--But Political Stability?

Bandiera, Luca; Kumar, Praveen; Pinto, Brian - 2012

Kenya has long had a reputation of being politically risky, manifested in corruption, uncertainty about policies, and … the importance of political connections in doing business. Kenya began its economic liberalization in 1993. Reform picked …

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