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Understanding the Geographical Distribution of Stunting in Tanzania : A Geospatial Analysis of the 2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey

Joseph, George - 2019

Tanzania is home to the third highest population of stunted children in Sub-Saharan Africa, with about 2.7 million … increasing their likelihood of being poor when they grow up. To reduce stunting, the Government of Tanzania and development … model validation exercises are employed to develop high-resolution maps of stunting in Tanzania at 1?1-kilometer spatial …

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On the Fungibility of Spending and Earnings -- Evidence from Rural China and Tanzania

Christiaensen, Luc - 2017

rural China and Tanzania, this study finds however that people are more likely to spend unearned income on less basic …

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From Demographic Dividend to Demographic Burden? Regional Trends of Population Aging in Russia

Matytsin, Mikhail - 2017

Do regions with higher working age populations grow faster? This paper examines this question using data from Russian regions and finds evidence that demographic trends influence regional growth convergence. In other words, keeping other factors constant, poorer regions grow faster than richer...

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Small Area Estimation of Poverty Under Structural Change

Lange, Simon - 2018

Small area poverty maps allow for the design of policies based on spatial differences in welfare. They are typically estimated based on a consumption survey reporting on poverty and a census providing the spatial disaggregation. This paper presents a new method which allows for the estimation of...

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Cost-Effective Estimation of the Population Mean Using Prediction Estimators

Fujii, Tomoki - 2017

This paper considers the prediction estimator as an efficient estimator for the population mean. The study may be viewed as an earlier study that proved that the prediction estimator based on the iteratively weighted least squares estimator outperforms the sample mean. The analysis finds that a...

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Stocktaking of Global Forced Displacement Data

Sarzin, Zara Inga - 2017

Conflict-induced forced displacement is receiving increased interest within the international community. However, establishing an accurate picture of its scale and dynamics is extremely challenging. Large amounts of data on forced displacement are collected and disseminated each year and used to...

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The Short and Longer Term Potential Welfare Impact of Global Commodity Inflation in Tanzania

Dessus, Sebastien - 2016

Tanzania and possible tax policy responses in the short, medium, and long term. The results suggest that global commodity … households in the medium to long run. In comparison with nonpoor households, poor households in Tanzania may be relatively …

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