We examine the role of early childhood health in human capital accumulation. Using a unique data set from Ghana with …

consumption welfare, indicating diversification has mainly been due to push factors (the need for income pushing people into low … amongst the poorest households who have also experienced reductions in remittances. Welfare (in terms of adult equivalent …. This is one of the first studies to look at household welfare and income diversification at the national level (rural and …

welfare measured in terms of food consumption. The analysis considers four sources of labour income in addition to farming …. Increasing diversification is associated with higher welfare, but there are differences by gender and activity type. Non …-employment is a welfare-increasing diversification strategy, especially in rural areas (although females benefit more than males in …

phone ownership on welfare (represented by consumption) is estimated for South Africa using rich household survey data in a … ownership facilitates greater and more affordable access to information and generate welfare gains. We attempt to disentangle …

food security, using data collected from Ghana. Food security is captured by the reduced coping strategy index and …