- better cushions the poverty effects of income shocks in a developing economy. We compare the effectiveness of the three … benefit schemes on poverty first conceptually and then by considering two different crisis scenarios, the COVID-19 pandemic … and a hypothetical agricultural shock, in a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ethiopia. The results suggest that while …

dynamic economy-wide models for Ethiopia and Uganda that capture both traditional aspects of the debate (growth linkages and … greatly reduce national poverty over the short-term. In this regard, agricultural growth is more effective, albeit with slower …-fundamentalist" approach to African development, but the short-term imperative of reducing poverty necessitates further agricultural investment …

currently Ethiopia's flagship social protection programme is more effective than income taxation in achieving poverty reduction … high incomes. Our results suggest that Ethiopia does not currently have the capacity to close the poverty gap, or to fully …The reduction of poverty, and more recently inequality, are pressing concerns in many low- and middle-income countries …

We use Arndt and Simler's utility-consistent approach to calculating poverty lines to analyse poverty in Ethiopia in … 2000, 2005, and 2011. Poverty reduction was steady but uneven, with gains greatest in urban areas in the first half of the … pattern of persistent improvements, though the large declines in poverty are not entirely supported by the magnitudes of …

Simler's (2010) utility-consistent approach to analyse poverty in Ethiopia in 2000, 2005, and 2011. Several data …We adapt the standardized Poverty Line Estimation Analytical Software (PLEASe) computer code stream based on Arndt and …-related issues create challenges to estimating the spatial and temporal distribution of poverty in a manner that meets both …

This paper presents a descriptive analysis on the ownership of different types of technology - both agricultural … machinery and information technology - within households in rural areas of Vietnam. We find that there has been little … development in the ownership of agricultural machinery, but a rapid expansion of information technology, especially phones …

This paper analyses the pathways of technology diffusion through social networks, following the experimental … result, we show that trainees' knowledge and adoption rose immediately after training, remaining stable thereafter. Secondly … support'. Despite positive effects in knowledge, evidence of network impacts on actual adoption behaviour is more limited. …

In this paper, we examine the impact of soil conservation adoption on gender-specific resource allocations within … preferences. These results stress the importance of understanding the impact of development programmes, specifically promotion of …

/medium-sized processors, can be overcome with innovation and technology adoption. Technologies and innovation in these sectors have been both …; and facilitate payments. We evaluate the role of technology in South African fresh fruit and selected processed food value …

been strong, yet poverty remains high. Underlying the shortage of good livelihoods and high social inequality is the lack …