This dissertation explores household risk and savings behavior in Zimbabwe, and agricultural technology adoption, and the impact of public investments on the economy and community health in Ethiopia. The first paper analyzes changes in per capita consumption and savings behavior in Zimbabwe...

The paper examines, taking into account the urban-rural divides, the changes andwelfare implications of income diversification in Zimbabwe following macroeconomicpolicy changes and droughts of the early 1990s. Data from two comparable nationalincome, consumption, and expenditure surveys in...