We examine the role of early childhood health in human capital accumulation. Using a unique data set from Ghana with …

Ghana has the lowest under-five mortality rate in West Africa. Understanding why Ghana’s child mortality rate is lower … health. This paper explores whether Ghana’s lower mortality rate is mostly a result of greater household wealth, better … examine relative child mortality risk between Ghana and each of its three immediate neighbors -- Burkina Faso, Côte d …

We examine the role of early childhood health in human capital accumulation. Using a unique data set from Ghana with …

This paper discusses how Ghana’s path to a middle income status does not have to be paved with only manufactured … products. There are multiple paths and processed natural resources-based products are not necessarily a curse, and if Ghana … challenge for Ghana is to facilitate a comprehensive package of sector specific polices dedicated to fostering the technological …

consumption and production can bias the final impact on household welfare. The main objective of this study is thus to develop a … robust and comprehensive tool to evaluate the effect on household welfare of different agricultural policies in Tanzania and … simulate the effect on household welfare of a hypothetical 40% increase in the price of cereals and other crops and a …

poor actually live they are subject to risks - both general and idiosyncratic - which affect their welfare. Thus poverty … welfare in India's rural sector and should be a matter of urgent policy concern. …