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We need land first: Identifying local needs for sustainable recovery after the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal

He, Lulu - 2018

the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. A qualitative approach was applied to collecting and processing data which consist of 114 … semi-structured interviews with earthquake-resettled households, six focus group discussions, interviews with community … recovery from the earthquake calls for reconstruction in multiple sectors. …

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Poverty, vulnerability, and reference dependent utility

Günther, Isabel; Maier, Johannes - 2013

measures of multi-period poverty and vulnerability have until now not taken into account the insights from behavioural … vulnerability, where the poverty status of an individual is not only a function of (expected) consumption levels but also of …

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Pecuniary returns to working conditions in Viet Nam

Nordman, Christophe J.; Sharma, Smriti - 2018

Using matched worker-firm data from three waves of the Viet Nam Small and Medium Enterprises data, we examine whether workers are compensated with higher wages for working in vulnerable jobs and unfavourable working conditions. Wage equations indicate that there are no clear compensating...

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Precarity and the pandemic: COVID-19 and poverty incidence, intensity, and severity in developing countries

Sumner, Andrew; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Hoy, Chris - 2020

This paper makes a set of estimates for the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poverty incidence, intensity, and severity in developing countries and on the distribution of global poverty. We conclude there could be increases in poverty of a substantial magnitude-up to 400 million new...

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Cost and impact analysis of sea level rise on coastal Vietnam

Chinowsky, Paul S.; Schweikert, Amy E.; Strzepek, Niko L. - 2014

The Development under Climate Change research effort provides a basis for determining quantitative impacts on infrastructure from climate change. This paper provides results of an analysis of sea level rise impacts on road infrastructure in Vietnam. The study utilizes a quantitative approach for...

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Poverty and welfare measurement on the basis of prospect theory

Jäntti, Markus; Kanbur, Ravi; Nyyssölä, Milla; … - 2012

This paper examines the measurement of social welfare, poverty and inequality taking into account features that have been found to be important welfare determinants in behavioural economics. Most notably, we incorporate reference-dependence, loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity - aspects...

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Stability and vulnerability of the Latin American middle class

Torche, Florencia; Lopez-Calva, Luis F. - 2012

Using panel datasets from Mexico and Chile for the 2000s, we examine the determinants of middle-class intra-generational mobility. We define the middle class by means of a latent index of economic wellbeing that is less sensitive to short-term fluctuation and measurement error than standard...

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The impacts of the food, fuel and financial crises on households in Nigeria: A retrospective approach for research enquiry

Chiripanhura, Blessing M.; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2013

This paper examines the impacts of the financial, food and fuel crises on the livelihoods of low-income households Nigeria. It uses primary household level data from Nigeria to analyse the impacts of induced price variability on household welfare. Our results indicate that aggregate shocks have...

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Climate change compounding risks in North Africa

Drine, Imed - 2011

The impact of climate change on agriculture and poor groups' livelihoods are one of the greatest potential threats to development and a key challenge in climate change agenda. The North Africa region is particularly vulnerable to climate change due to geographic and ecological features. The...

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Social capital and household vulnerability: New evidence from rural Viet Nam

Vo, Thang T. - 2018

, the study investigates the impact of social capital on household vulnerability. The empirical results indicate that both … turn contribute to the lower vulnerability at the household level. While participation in the Women Union or the Farmer …

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