This paper applies a latent classes model to assess the impact of international remittances on households’ expenditures using 2010 cross-sectional data from Burkina Faso. Household expenditures are modeled using the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS). With the latent class model, these...

This paper analyzes some of the critical factors that determine project success inthe African Development Bank on the basis of data available on 146 projectscompleted by 1995. The analysis relies heavily on these observed data and doesnot take into account issues of project quality and...