Transfer program's coverage and benefit levels, the impact of fiscal policy on poverty would likely be muted. In 2015, Zambia …This study assesses the redistributive impact of fiscal policy -- and its individual elements -- in Zambia. Zambia …. However, fiscal policy also increases poverty in three ways: (1) there is a relatively low level of targeted, direct …

agricultural farmers. In Zambia, these are rural, often vulnerable, smallholders. This paper investigates the connection between … the dynamics of the cotton sector and the dynamics of poverty and evaluates to what extent cotton can work as a vehicle … for poverty alleviation. We find that cotton can indeed act as an effective mechanism for increased household welfare. We …

fund to promote the industrialization of agricultural products, in particular -- on farmgate prices and poverty in Guinea …

consumption poverty. The analysis finds that poor households in Uganda tend to be net buyers of food staples, and therefore suffer … foods. The paper estimates that both the incidence and depth of poverty have increased -- at least in the short run -- as a … result of higher food prices in 2008, increasing by 2.6 and 2.2 percentage points, respectively. The increase in poverty is …

unprecedented rates, resulting in large reduction in extreme poverty and a significant expansion of the middle class. But more … development quest. The sample includes Brazil, India, Vietnam and four African countries -- Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia …

This paper investigates the dynamics between the exchange rate and consumer price inflation in Zambia. The analysis …

Zambia's labor force survey shows low transferability and high levels of tenure insecurity. Having a title is associated with …

households in 1,507 clusters helps evaluate this in the context of Zambia's cotton outgrowing industry. But despite large health …