Improving access to health care and financial protection of the poor is a key concern for policymakers in low- and middle-income countries, but there have been few rigorous program evaluations. The Medical Insurance Program for the Poor in the republic of Georgia provides a free and extensive...

This paper examines the role of household food stocks in influencing patterns of seasonal labor demand by small farmers in Chipatra District of Zambia, and in shaping their production profile more generally. The seasonal pattern of stock drawdown is linked with those for food consumption,...

Background: Wealth index based on household asset scores is widely used as a predictor of health outcomes, choice of providers, etc. Wealth scores and their weights can be derived at several levels - national, national-urban-rural, or state-wise-urban-rural. Previous studies raised concerns...