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Rural Non-Farm Employment and Household Welfare : Evidence from Malawi

Adjognon, Guigonan Serge; Benfica, Rui; … - 2017

between rural non-farm activities (wage and self-employment) and household welfare in rural Malawi. The paper analyzes the … through which non-farm employment might improve the welfare of rural households. Although participation in non-farm activities …, controlling for time varying differences in local market conditions and employment opportunities. The results suggest that non …

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On the Structural Transformation of Rural Africa

Barrett, Christopher B.; Christiaensen, Luc J.; … - 2017

From 2000 to 2014, per capita gross domestic product in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by almost 35 percent in real terms, doubling in some countries. Such progress happened while agricultural productivity growth remained low in the aggregate, despite some bright spots, and poverty reduction was...

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Land Market Restrictions, Women's Labor Force Participation, and Wages in a Rural Economy

Emran, M. Shahe; Shilpi, Forhad Jahan - 2015

This paper analyzes the effects of land market restrictions on the rural labor market outcomes for women. The existing literature emphasizes two mechanisms through which land restrictions can affect the economic outcomes: the collateral value of land, and (in) security of property rights....

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New Rural Access Index : Main Determinants and Correlation to Poverty

Ahmed, Farhad; Anderson, Edward Charles; Diehl, Adam Stone - 2016

Transport connectivity is essential to sustain inclusive growth in developing countries, where many rural populations and businesses are still considered to be unconnected to the domestic, regional, or global market. The Rural Access Index is among the most important global indicators for...

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A First Step Up the Energy Ladder? : Low Cost Solar Kits and Household's Welfare in Rural Rwanda

Grimm, Michael; Munyehirwe, Anicet; Peters, Jorg; … - 2016

More than 1.1 billion people in developing countries are lacking access to electricity. Based on the assumption that electricity is a prerequisite for human development, the United Nations has proclaimed the goal of providing electricity to all by 2030. In recent years, Pico-Photovoltaic kits...

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Poor Households' Productive Investments of Cash Transfers : Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Niger

Mills, Bradford F.; Premand, Patrick; Stoeffler, Quentin - 2016

Cash transfer programs have spread rapidly as an instrument to raise household consumption and reduce poverty. Questions remain about the sustainability of cash transfer impacts in low-income settings such as Sub-Saharan Africa and, in particular, on whether cash transfers can foster productive...

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Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills in Early Primary Grades : Evidence from Rural Indonesia

Brinkman, Sally; Hasan, Amer; Jung, Haeil; Kinnell, Angela - 2016

This paper examines gender gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills among a sample of more than 10,000 children between the ages of 6 and 9 in rural Indonesia. In terms of cognitive skills, the analysis finds evidence of gender gaps favoring girls at each age in test scores of language...

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Investing in School Readiness : An Analysis of the Cost-Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education Pathways in Rural Indonesia

Brinkman, Sally; Hasan, Amer; Jung, Haeil; Kinnell, Angela - 2016

This paper presents evidence on the cost-effectiveness of early childhood education pathways in rural Indonesia. It documents the existence of substantial differences in school readiness between 6 to 9 year old children. Using detailed enrollment histories, it unpacks whether and how early...

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Vulnerability to Poverty in Rural Malawi

Brubaker, Josh; McCarthy, Nancy; De La Fuente, Alejandro - 2016

and loss of off-farm employment, are also important in explaining why poor households remain poor, and why some non …

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The Varying Income Effects of Weather Variation : Initial Insights from Rural Vietnam

Narloch, Ulf - 2016

To estimate the impact of weather on rural income changes over time, this study combines data from the panel subsample of the latest Vietnam Household Living Standard Surveys 2010, 2012, and 2014 and gridded weather data from the Climate Research Unit. The analyses show: (i) crop cultivation,...

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