This study compares estimates of technical efficiency obtained from the stochastic frontier approach and the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach using farm-level survey data for rice farmers in Bangladesh. Technical inefficiency effects are modelled as a function of farm-specific...

Microcredit is assumed to be likely to contribute both directly and indirectly to agricultural farm performance, farm output, poverty reduction and food security in Bangladesh. In this research, we study the impact of microcredit on farm performance, output and food security using farm level...

Rights and Wrongs of Children's Work, a groundbreaking book authored by an interdisciplinary team of experts, incorporates recent theoretical advances and experiences to explore the place of labor in children's lives and development. It condemns the exploitation and abuse of child workers and...