This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing … in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect … taxes (value-added taxes and import duties) and direct fiscal transfers. Although the richest people in Mali and Niger pay …

. Questions remain about the sustainability of cash transfer impacts in low-income settings such as Sub-Saharan Africa and, in … very poor. This paper presents evidence that a cash transfer project in rural Niger induced investments in assets and …

implications to Niger relative to its expanding mineral sector. The key to the benefits of significant mineral revenue lies with …

per capita growth performance of Niger, one of the lowest contributions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Raising the country …'s infrastructure endowment to that of the region?s middle-income countries could boost annual growth in Niger by about 4.5 percentage … points. Niger has made significant progress in some areas of its infrastructure, including water and telecommunications. But …

Most of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa live in rural areas where agriculture is the main income source. This … reduction. In Niger, as in many other African countries, productivity is even lower among female peasants. To build policy … aggregate and detailed levels to identify the factors that explain the productivity gap. The analysis finds that in Niger on …

paper presents results from a validation exercise implemented in Niger, where alternative survey instruments based on recall …

and inequality measures in Niger. The first methodology is a 7-day recall period, the second one is a usual month, and the …

The landlocked and fragile countries Mali, Niger, and Chad have suffered, to varying degrees, from Dutch Disease, with … linked to their connectivity with external markets, in the region and beyond. Thus, Mali, Niger, and Chad are first … their structures, and improving connectivity within and between markets, Mali, Niger, and Chad can better promote the …

governance could be important for collective action and economic outcomes associated with forest resources. As forest management … Degradation should pay particular attention to supporting governance and cooperation at the local level …