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When distance drives destination, towns can stimulate development
De Weerdt, Joachim; Christiaensen, Luc J.; Kanbur, Ravi - 2021
While city migrants see their welfare increase much more than those moving to towns, many more rural-urban migrants end up in towns. This phenomenon, documented in detail in Kagera, Tanzania, begs the question why migrants move to seemingly suboptimal destinations. Using an 18-year panel of...
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When distance drives destination, towns can stimulate development
De Weerdt, Joachim; Christiaensen, Luc J.; Kanbur, Ravi - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012549958
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When distance drives destination, towns can stimulate development
De Weerdt, Joachim; Christiaensen, Luc J.; Kanbur, Ravi - 2021
While city migrants see their welfare increase much more than those moving to towns, many more rural-urban migrants end up in towns. This phenomenon, documented in detail in Kagera, Tanzania, begs the question why migrants move to seemingly suboptimal destinations. Using an 18-year panel of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012484443
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Why secondary towns can be important for poverty reduction : a migrant perspective
Ingelaere, Bert; Christiaensen, Luc J.; De Weerdt, Joachim - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 105 (2018), pp. 273-282
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From corn to popcorn? : urbanization and dietary change : evidence from rural-urban migrants in Tanzania
Cockx, Lara; Colen, Liesbeth; De Weerdt, Joachim - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 110 (2018), pp. 140-159
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Urbanization as a driver of changing food demand in Africa : evidence from rural-urban migration in Tanzania
Cockx, Lara; Colen, Liesbeth; De Weerdt, Joachim; … - Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2019
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Migrants, towns, poverty, and jobs : insights from Tanzania
Christiaensen, Luc J.; De Weerdt, Joachim; Ingelaere, Bert - In: The quality of growth in Africa, (pp. 398-420). 2019
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Urbanization and Poverty Reduction : The Role of Rural Diversification and Secondary Towns
Christiaensen, Luc - 2013
A rather unique panel tracking more than 3,300 individuals from households in rural Kagera, Tanzania during 1991/4-2010 shows that about one in two individuals/households who exited poverty did so by transitioning from agriculture into the rural nonfarm economy or secondary towns. Only one in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011395706
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From corn to popcorn? : urbanization and food consumption in sub-Sahara Africa : evidence from rural-urban migrants in Tanzania
Cockx, Lara; Colen, Liesbeth; De Weerdt, Joachim - 2017 - Version: March 2017
There is rising concern that the ongoing wave of urbanization will have profound effects on eating patterns and … increase the risk of nutrition-related non-communicable diseases. Yet, our understanding of urbanization as a driver of food … nutritional concern regarding the potential longer-term impacts of urbanization. Our results however also indicate that the growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011613958
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Why secondary towns can be important for poverty reduction : a migrant's perspective
Ingelaere, Bert; Christiaensen, Luc J.; De Weerdt, Joachim - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011760686