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Giesbert, Lena; Schindler, Kati - 2010

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Assets, shocks, and poverty traps in rural Mozambique

Giesbert, Lena - 2010

analysis shows that shocks and household coping behavior help to explain the observed poverty dynamics. The single low … opportunities outside of the agricultural sector. -- poverty trap ; shocks ; asset-based approach ; violent conflict ; Mozambique … Studie Wohlstandsdynamiken ländlicher Haushalte im Kontext des Wiederaufbaus nach dem Kriege in Mosambik untersucht. Im …

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Assets, shocks, and poverty traps in rural Mozambique

Giesbert, Lena; Schindler, Kati - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 40 (2012) 8, pp. 1594-1609

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Horizontal and intersecting inequalities in Mozambique : 1997-2017

Santos, Ricardo; Egger, Eva-Maria; Salvucci, Vincenzo - 2021

This study seeks to add to the research on inequality in least developed countries, namely in Mozambique, by measuring and mapping indicators of horizontal wealth inequality along geographic regions and ethnolinguistic identities. Using census data for 1997, 2007, and 2017, we identify possible...

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Using Microdata to Trace Poverty Traps in Ethiopia

Kuhl, Jesper - 2014

The present study examines multiplicity in wealth dynamics and associated poverty traps in rural Ethiopia. Based on theoretical models, I find empirical evidence for poverty traps for several crucial factor inputs for households in the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey. This motivates a dynamic...

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Poverty Effects of Expansion and Policies in Cotton Economies in Rural Mozambique : An Economy-wide Approach

Benfica, Rui S - 2019

the levels of income poverty of grower and non-grower household groups, following exogenous shocks, such as contract …

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Poverty in Kagera, Tanzania: Characteristics, Causes and Constraints

Litchfield, Julie; McGregor, Thomas - Poverty Research Unit, University of Sussex - 2008

more by weather shocks because they face more constraints in diversifying out of agriculture. Our results also reveal …

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Horizontal and intersecting inequalities in Mozambique: 1997-2017

Santos, Ricardo; Egger, Eva-Maria; Salvucci, Vincenzo - 2021

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Inequality and Poverty in China During Reform

Benjamin, Dwayne; Brandt, Loren; Giles, John; Wang, Sangui - 2009

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality and poverty in China from 1987 to 2002, documenting significant increases of inequality within China’s urban and rural populations. In rural areas, increased inequality is primarily related to the disequalizing role of...

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Indian Poverty Estimates : How Great is the Debate?

Reddy, Sanjay G. - 2014

We review The Great Indian Poverty Debate edited by Angus Deaton and Valerie Kozel. The volume has great value as a survey of the complex issues involved in estimating poverty in India, which have recently been the subject of substantial controversy. However, the volume has notable omissions....

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