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The Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty in 2030 and the Potential from Rapid, Inclusive, and Climate-Informed Development
Rozenberg, Julie - 2017
The impacts of climate change on poverty depend on the magnitude of climate change, but also on demographic and … in 92 countries shows that the drivers of poverty eradication differ across countries. Two representative scenarios are … selected from these hundreds. One scenario is optimistic regarding poverty and is labeled ?prosperity;? the other scenario is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970671
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Who is Deprived? Who Feels Deprived? Labor Deprivation, Youth and Gender in Morocco
Serajuddin, Umar - 2017
One of the recurrent explanations of the Arab spring is that governments were disconnected from their populations and that public policies were simply not in line with people's sentiments and expectations. This paper provides a methodology to better understand how objective conditions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975191
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Child Malnutrition in the Developing World
Wagstaff, Adam - 2017
Among the conclusions the authors reach about malnutrition rates, among different economic groups: 1) inequalities in malnutrition almost disfavor the poor; 2) it's not just that the poor have higher rates of malnutrition. The rate of malnutrition declines continuously with rising living...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966167
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Recovery from Conflict : Lessons of Success
Mueller, Hannes Felix - 2017
This paper studies long-term impacts of violent conflict, to provide insights into the costs of conflict and policies to prevent conflict relapse. The findings link evidence on the contemporaneous effects of conflict with its persistent impact, especially by combining multiple data sources such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962319
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Measuring Natural Risks in the Philippines : Socioeconomic Resilience and Wellbeing Losses
Walsh, Brian James - 2019
. First, there is a close link between natural disasters and poverty. On average, the estimates suggest that almost half a … million Filipinos per year face transient consumption poverty due to natural disasters. Nationally, the bottom income quintile … areas. A focus on poverty or wellbeing rebalances the analysis and generates a different set of regional priorities. Finally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012893747
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The Right to Be Nudged? Rethinking Social and Economic Rights in the Light of Behavioral Economics
Gauri, Varun - 2019
Social and economic and rights are incorporated into many national constitutions, and courts in many countries are effectively and legitimately enforcing them. However, the large majority of rights rulings addresses the cost of goods and services and focuses exclusively on access. There is now...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865474
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The Law's Majestic Equality? The Distributive Impact of Litigating Social and Economic Rights
Brinks, Daniel M. - 2017
Optimism about the use of laws, constitutions, and rights to achieve social change has never been higher among practitioners. But the academic literature is skeptical that courts can direct resources toward the poor. This paper develops a nuanced account in which not all courts are the same....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975352
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Prevalence, Economic Contribution, and Determinants of Trees on Farms Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Miller, Daniel - 2020
Trees on farms are often overlooked in agricultural and natural resource research and policy in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper addresses this gap using data from the Living Standards Measurement Study?Integrated Surveys on Agriculture in five countries: Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012855164
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The Living Conditions of Children
Patrinos, Harry A. - 2016
This paper summarizes the socioeconomic conditions of children around the world. It explores solutions to the main problems, along with a summary of the costs and benefits of some of the solutions. Emphasis is on the results from rigorous studies, impact evaluations, and randomized experiments....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747721
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Wider Economic Benefits of Investments in Transport Corridors and the Role of Complementary Policies
Melecky, Martin - 2018
, the poverty rate, or the incidence of regular wage employment. The results suggest that the highways caused an increase in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926890