improved technologies, particularly improved seed, fertilizers and other agro-chemicals, machinery, and irrigation. Yet … following several years of high food prices, concerted policy efforts to intensify fertilizer and hybrid seed use, and increased … region (Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda). The study uses data from more than 22,000 households and 62 …

The objective of the paper is to explain the last boom and bust in consumption in Ireland by the failure of consumers …

Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain entered a period of severe economic and financial stress in the aftermath of the …

and Uganda probe the effects of different revenue types on citizens' actions to monitor government spending. Roughly half …

education and health are key policy goals for Uganda. This paper builds on the Service Delivery Indicator study by further … exploring issues related to the quality of service delivery in Uganda. The paper analyzes the quality of service from a poverty … perspective, to contribute to the ongoing policy debate on the quality of service delivery in Uganda, especially in the education …

survey data, this paper analyzes nonmonetary dimensions of poverty in Uganda for levels and trends, to explore whether the … Uganda's progress in reducing poverty is strongly reflected in several nonmonetary indicators of poverty. The analysis finds … paper also examines whether progress has been as fast as would be expected, given Uganda's impressive performance in …

This paper estimates the profitability of fertilizer and hybrid seeds in Uganda, using agronomic evidence on the yield … for the top 75 percent of prices for coffee. Commonly available improved seed varieties for maize and beans increase gains … Uganda. The paper also examines the impact of other factors that could affect input adoption, by using a relatively long …

in public-private partnership schools in Uganda, wherein teacher self-beliefs are contrasted with their beliefs about …