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The Profits of Wisdom : The Impacts of a Business Support Program in Tanzania
Bardasi, Elena - 2017
programs targeting women with established small businesses in urban Tanzania. The basic version of the training relied on in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012941038
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The Impact of Infrastructure Spending in Sub-Saharan Africa : A CGE Modeling Approach
Perrault, Jean-François - 2017
increased spending on infrastructure in six African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. The basic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976424
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Cash Transfers and Health : Evidence from Tanzania
Evans, David - 2017
of a program in Tanzania and finds nuanced impacts. An initial surge in clinic visits after 1.5 years -- due to more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012967479
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Decentralization and Redistribution : Irrigation Reform in Pakistan's Indus Basin
Jacoby, Hanan G. - 2018
governance reform in Pakistan's vast Indus Basin irrigation system. Using canal discharge measurements across all of Punjab …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926888
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Governing the Commons? : Water and Power in Pakistan's Indus Basin
Jacoby, Hanan G. - 2018
Surface irrigation is a common pool resource characterized by asymmetric appropriation opportunities across upstream … allocation under an irrigation bureaucracy subject to corruption and rent-seeking. Data on the landholdings and political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926889
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Water When it Counts : Reducing Scarcity Through Irrigation Monitoring in Central Mozambique
Christian, Paul - 2018
context of irrigation schemes, this can create water scarcity even when there is sufficient water to meet the total … requirements. High-frequency data from three irrigation schemes in Mozambique reveal patterns consistent with inefficiency in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012927008
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Salt of the Earth : Quantifying the Impact of Water Salinity on Global Agricultural Productivity
Russ, Jason Daniel - 2020
, including increased water extraction, poor irrigation management, and sea-level rise. To date no study has attempted to quantify …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012841840
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Markets, Contracts, and Uncertainty in a Groundwater Economy
Giné, Xavier - 2018
Groundwater is a vital yet threatened resource in much of South Asia. This paper develops a model of groundwater transactions under payoff uncertainty arising from unpredictable fluctuations in groundwater availability during the agricultural dry season. The model highlights the trade-off...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012935857
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How to Assess Agricultural Water Productivity? Looking for Water in the Agricultural Productivity and Efficiency Literature
Scheierling, Susanne M. - 2017
water for irrigation to meet rising food demand; at the same time, the competition for water resources is growing in many …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972942
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Is Small Better? A Comparison of the Effect of Large and Small Dams on Cropland Productivity in South Africa
Blanc, Elodie - 2017
This study estimates and compares the effects of small and large irrigation dams on cropland productivity in South …-benefit analysis of irrigation benefits shows that small dams may be more viable than large ones, large dams can play a potentially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974098