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decomposition methods. The analysis finds that the unconditional gender gap between male- and female-headed households has decreased … insignificant once accounting for whether households farm export crops. This transition is driven by improvements across crop types … pesticide by female-headed households. Despite these substantial improvements, female-headed households in the bottom half of …
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that households suffer from the consequences of a lack of infrastructure reliability, and that being connected to the grid …
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This paper characterizes the trade-off between the income gains and the inequality costs of trade using survey data for 54 developing countries. Tariff data on agricultural and manufacturing goods are combined with household survey data on detailed income and expenditure patterns to estimate the...
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This paper examines women's power relative to that of their husbands in 23 Sub-Saharan African countries to determine how it affects women's health, reproductive outcomes, children's health, and children's education. The analysis uses a novel measure of women's empowerment that is closely linked...
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By 2050, two-thirds of the world s population will live in cities, and the greatest growth in urban populations will take place in the least developed countries. This presents many governments with considerable challenges related to urban governance and the provision of services and...
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