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Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability

Thornton, Philip K.; Jones, Peter G.; Owiyo, Tom; … - In: African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 02 (2008) 1

. Given the heterogeneity in householdsâ€™ access to resources, poverty levels and ability to cope, vulnerability assessments …

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Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria:

Omilola, Babatunde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"It has often been argued that new agricultural technologies lead to poverty reduction. This paper argues that any … changes in poverty situation attributed to those who adopt new agricultural technology (treatment group) without a … effects of new agricultural technology on poverty reduction by employing the “double difference” method on data collected in …

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External impact assessment of IFPRI's 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment Initiative:

Paarlberg, Robert L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999

challenges in areas such as food security, agricultural development, rural poverty, and environmental protection; to catalyze a …

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The Impact of Agricultural Technology Adoption on Poverty: The case of NERICA rice varieties in Benin

Adekambi, Souleimane Adeyemi; Diagne, Aliou; Simtowe, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

This study examines the relationship between agricultural technology adoption and poverty with a focus on New Rice … there is a scope for reducing poverty through the accelerated adoption of NERICA varieties by farmers. …

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Improved dairy cows in Uganda: Pathways to poverty alleviation and improved child nutrition:

Kabunga, Nassul S. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

The introduction and dissemination of improved dairy cow breeds in Uganda is arguably the most significant step taken to develop a modern and commercial dairy industry in the country over the last two decades. This study uses a nationally representative sample of Ugandan households to rigorously...

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Unemployment vouchers versus low-wage subsidies

Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002

The paper examines the relative effectiveness of two policy proposals in reducing unemployment and working poverty …

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Evaluating the impact of market-assisted land reform in Brazil

Fitz, Dylan - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 103 (2018), pp. 255-267

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The Covid-19 crisis response helps the poor : the distributional and budgetary consequences of the UK lock-down

Bronka, Patryk; Collado, Diego; Richiardi, Matteo - 2020

income to 1 percentage point, and will reduce poverty rate by 1.1 percentage points (at a constant poverty line), with …

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On the distributive costs of drug-related homicides

Ajzenman, Nicolas; Galiani, Sebastián; Seira, Enrique - 2014

Reliable estimates of the effects of violence on economic outcomes are scarce. We exploit the manyfold increase in homicides in 2008-2011 in Mexico resulting from its war on organized drug traffickers to estimate the effect of drug-related homicides on house prices. We use an unusually rich...

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Are lone mothers responsive to policy changes? : evidence from a workfare reform in a generous welfare state

Mogstad, Magne; Pronzato, Chiara Daniela - In: The Scandinavian journal of economics 114 (2012) 4, pp. 1129-1159

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