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reports of food insecurity in Zimbabwe. Previous studies have taken only the views of the household head into consideration in … insecurity by individual household members were ignored. Results show no gender differences in food insecurity for the children … carried out to further investigate if any differences existed after controlling for other factors. While gender still did not …
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Despite over three decades of Liberalisation policies in Africa, income-inequality has stayed persistently high. Using …
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migration and multidimensional poverty by applying inverse probability weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA). We find that …
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This study uses nightlight time data and machine learning techniques to predict industrial development in Africa. The … findings indicate that Africa should follow a more multisector approach for development, putting natural resources and …
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Nighttime lights are increasingly used by social scientists as a proxy for economic activity and economic development in subnational spatial units. However, so far, our understanding of what nighttime lights capture is limited. We construct local indicators of household wealth, education and...
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Nighttime lights are increasingly used by social scientists as a proxy for economic activity and economic development in subnational spatial units. However, so far, our understanding of what nighttime lights capture is limited. We construct local indicators of household wealth, education and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011672453
This study uses nightlight time data and machine learning techniques to predict industrial development in Africa. The … findings indicate that Africa should follow a more multisector approach for development, putting natural resources and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052994
Nighttime lights are increasingly used by social scientists as a proxy for economic activity and economic development in subnational spatial units. However, so far, our understanding of what nighttime lights capture is limited. We construct local indicators of household wealth, education and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950603
Studying the relation between economic growth and income poverty reduction without taking changes in the distribution … Shakespeare, this paper examines the relations between poverty levels, economic growth and changes in inequality in Tanzania … during the 1990s. It offers four conclusions. First, the efficiency with which growth reduces poverty increases with a …
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Financial inclusion is a key element of social inclusion, particularly useful in combat-ing poverty and income … investigate the impact of financial inclusion on reducing poverty and income inequality, and the determinants and conditional … robust evidence that financial inclusion significantly reduces poverty rates and income inequality in developing countries …
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