jobs. We combine household survey data from 12 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Latin America, and sub …-Saharan Africa with geospatial data on population density, and estimate simultaneous probit models of different activity choices …

Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against … address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the quantitative literature of microfinance's impacts in the … the limited comparability of outcomes and the heterogeneity of microfinance-lending technologies, together with a …

countries of the region. In much of East and Southeast Asia, the Green Revolution brought a quantum leap in yields of staple … growth and urbanization, which in turn induced deeper agrarian change and food system transformations. In South Asia, these … insecurity in this part of Asia remain. These challenges remain in a context of relatively advanced urbanization, strongly …

Middle East and North Africa region by examining the effects of aid to Women's Equality Organizations and Institutions on …

savings in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a focus on the effect of financial liberalization on private savings. It also …