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Consumption bundle aggregation in poverty measurement : implications for poverty and its dynamics in Uganda
Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Ssekabira, Haruna; Aduayom, Dede … - 2014
Official poverty figures in Uganda are flawed by the fact that the underlying poverty lines are based on a single national food basket that was constructed in the early 1990s. In this paper, we estimate a new set of poverty lines that accounts for the widely divergent diets throughout the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010433378
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Gender preference at birth : a new measure for son preference based on stated preferences and observed measures of parents' fertility decisions
Ali, Mehwish Ghulam; De Silva, Ashton; Sinclair, Sarah; … - 2022
Investigating preference for sons is a continuing focal area of development economics and demographic research. Son preference presents a challenge in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of 'no poverty', 'good health and wellbeing', and 'gender equality' by 2030. It is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013349420
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Fast-food consumption and child body mass index in China : application of an endogenous switching regression model
Akpalu, Wisdom; Zhang, Xu - 2014
The rapid economic growth experienced within the past two decades in China highly correlates with childhood overweightness. The epidemic has become an issue of grave concern. A principal factor considered to be responsible for the epidemic in the literature is unhealthy food intake, such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419498
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Effects of the COVID-19 crisis on household food consumption and child nutrition in Mozambique
Squarcina, Margherita; Egger, Eva-Maria - 2022
This study investigates the short-term impacts of an aggregate socioeconomic shock on household food consumption and children's nutrition using the case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique. In response to the economic downturn, households are expected to adjust their food choices both in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013479550
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On the poverty-growth elasticity
Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Schimanski, Caroline - 2017
Poverty-growth elasticities are frequently calculated to provide insight into the inclusiveness of the growth process. Mathematically, the formula employed to calculate the growth elasticity of poverty leads to lower values for higher initial poverty rates, ceteris paribus. This paper discusses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011672024
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Income and price elasticities of demand in South Africa : an application of the linear expenditure system
Burger, Rulof; Coetzee, Wicus; Kreuser, Friedrich; … - 2015
This paper investigates the expenditure patterns of South African households using detailed cross-sectional expenditure and price data. Linear expenditure system (LES) parameter estimates are used to calculate income and price elasticities for a number of product categories at different points...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345034
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Estimation of substitution and transformation elasticities for South African trade
Saikkonen, Liisa - 2015
The objective of this paper is to estimate transformation and Armington substitution elasticities for South African trade. We use linear methods to estimate elasticities without growth factors. We then employ a non-linear system of equations to estimate Armington import elasticities and related...
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Analysis of household demand patterns using household data : re-thinking the use of unit values or community prices
Nsabimana, Aimable - 2024
data from Tanzania. Estimations are done using the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System augmented to deal with issues of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014519323
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Graduation from cash transfer programmes : insights from Tanzania
Muangi, Winnie C. - 2024
This working paper examines the prevalence of humanitarian crises in Tanzania, their role in perpetuating poverty … programmes as well as the efforts of the Tanzania Social Action Fund in enhancing beneficiary resilience through targeted …'s Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme, we provide recommendations for refining Tanzania's graduation strategy to ensure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015194450
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Two decades of Tanzanian health policy : examining policy developments and opportunities through a gender lens
Lambin, Roosa; Nyyssölä, Milla - 2022
Tanzania has undertaken important health sector reforms in the new millennium, and the most recent Health Sector … Strategic Plan (2021-26) lays out ambitious targets to achieve universal health coverage. Yet, women in Tanzania continue to … challenges disadvantaging women. The aims of this paper are two-fold. First, we examine the evolution of Tanzania's health policy …
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