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Inequality, poverty and the intra-household allocation of consumption in Senegal
De Vreyer, Philippe; Lambert, Sylvie - 2020
Intra-household inequalities have long been a source of concern for policy design, but there is very little evidence. The current practice of ignoring inequality within households could lead to an underestimation of both overall inequality and poverty levels, as well as to the misclassification...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228422
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Building resilient health systems : experimental evidence from Sierra Leone and the 2014 Ebola outbreak
Christensen, Darin; Dube, Oeindrila; Haushofer, Johannes; … - 2020
This paper experimentally examines efforts aimed at improving health worker performance in the context of the 2014-15 West African Ebola crisis. Roughly two years before the outbreak in Sierra Leone, the study randomly assigned two accountability interventions to government-run health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240601
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Accounting for regional differences in mother and child health : Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand
Dasgupta, Susmita; Wheeler, David - 2019
Using recent Demographic Health Survey data for Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, this paper reexamines the determinants of child wasting and maternal anemia. The findings bear out the importance of commonly cited factors, such as mother's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008319
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Exploring carbon pricing in developing countries : a macroeconomic analysis in Ethiopia
Telaye, Andualem; Benitez, Pablo; Tamru, Seneshaw; … - 2019
greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum fuels and kerosene in Ethiopia. The carbon tax starts at USD 5 per ton of carbon dioxide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051798
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The exchange rate : why it matters for structural transformation and growth in Ethiopia
Haile, Fiseha - 2019
Ethiopia has achieved sustained high growth for more than a decade. At the same time, the country has been facing … the appreciation of the dollar, thereby making Ethiopia's competitiveness and industrialization drive more difficult. In … analysis suggests that Ethiopia needs a more flexible exchange rate policy. A competitive or undervalued exchange rate is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051824
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Full esteem ahead? : mindset-oriented business training in Ethiopia
Alibhai, Salman; Buehren, Niklas; Frese, Michael; … - 2019
performance of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Ethiopia. The trainings were underpinned by psychology with a mission to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051923
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Food prices, access to markets and child undernutrition in Ethiopia
Brenton, Paul; Nyawo, Mike - 2019
This paper looks at how changing food prices affect child undernutrition in Ethiopia. It derives height for age …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022286
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The use of data analytics techniques to assess the functioning of a government’s financial management information system : an application to Pakistan and Cambodia
Hashim, Ali; Piatti-Fünfkirchen, Moritz; Cole, Winston; … - 2019
Public financial management enablesgovernment to implement policy. Financial management information systems are a central element of PFM in that they facilitate government financial transactions and subject them to rigorous budgetary controls. Therefore, the adequate use of FMIS systems supports...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002673
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Magnitude and distribution of electricity and water subsidies for households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Cardenas, Helena; Whittington, Dale - 2019
In Addis Ababa, an increasing block tariff has been used to calculate households' monthly bills for electricity and water services. This study estimates the magnitudes of the combined water and electricity subsidies received by households with private connections to the electricity grid and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012121162
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Urban agglomerations and employment transitions in Ethiopia
Kamei, Akito; Nakamura, Shohei - 2020
several labor market transitions across space in urban Ethiopia. First, the town population size and the share of workers with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230807