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The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in six African countries

Gasior, Katrin; Leventi, Chrysa; Noble, Michael; … - 2018

Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. They highlight differences in tax and benefit systems among these African countries, show the …

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Does migration affect education of girls and young women in Tajikistan?

Gatskova, Kseniia; Ivlevs, Artjoms; Dietz, Barbara - 2017

remittances. In contrast, school attendance of teenage girls (ages 12-17) falls when siblings migrate, while parental migration … and remittances have no effect. Having a grandmother as the head of household after parents (typically fathers) migrate …

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Gender implications of biofuels expansion: A CGE analysis for Mozambique

Arndt, Channing; Benfica, Rui; Thurlow, James - 2010

We use a gendered computable general equilibrium model to assess the implications of biofuels expansion in Mozambique. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in producing jatropha for biodiesel. Under all scenarios, biofuels accelerate GDP growth and reduce poverty....

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On the fertility transition in Africa: Income, child mortality, or education?

Mveyange, Anthony - 2015

A consensus among social scientists is that fertility rates in Africa are declining. What determines these declines? I … Africa. This finding is consistent with the predictions of the unified growth theory and sheds important insights in … explaining the sustained income growth Africa has experienced since 1995. The paper also shows that the effects of income per …

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Towards greater poverty reduction in Zambia: Simulating potential Cash Plus reforms using MicroZAMOD

Gasior, Katrin; McLennan, David; Kalikeka, Mbewe; … - 2021

A large share of the population in Zambia is living below the national poverty line. To reduce poverty, in 2019, the government initiated the Cash Plus reform, which aims to build on the existing Social Cash Transfer as a floor benefit with additional benefits to take account of the...

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The uneven path to recovery: The sub-Saharan African experience

Danquah, Michael; Ebrahim, Amina; Were, Maureen - 2023

COVID-19 cases were first confirmed in March 2020 in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. These countries put in place … responses, and the effectiveness of these policies in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. The discussions show that some individuals …

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Incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya: A long-term perspective

Bigsten, Arne; Manda, Damiano Kulundu; Mwabu, Germano; … - 2014

This paper seeks to measure and explain changes in incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya. It starts from a very long-term perspective covering the last century, but then focuses on a more detailed analysis of the recent period for which data from household surveys are available. We seek to...

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The fall of the elephant: Two decades of poverty increase in Côte d'Ivoire (1988 - 2008)

Cogneau, Denis; Houngbedji, Kenneth; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - 2014

At the end of the 1980s, Côte d'Ivoire entered a deep macroeconomic crisis that put an end to the often-praised 'Ivorian miracle'. After the death of the founding father Houphouet- Boigny, unrestrained political competition added to bad economic conditions and led to the nightmare of civil war....

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The negotiated politics of social protection in sub-Saharan Africa

Hickey, Sam; Lavers, Tom; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; … - 2018

Africa there has been enormous variation in this trend: some governments expanded coverage dramatically while others resisted … projects in sub-Saharan Africa. …

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The Negotiated Politics of Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa

Hickey, Sam - 2018

Africa there has been enormous variation in this trend: some governments expanded coverage dramatically while others resisted … projects in sub-Saharan Africa …

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