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Patterns and trends of child and maternal nutrition inequalities in Nigeria
Omilola, Babatunde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Despite the fact that nonincome dimensions of well-being such as nutrition and health are now placed on the global development agenda, substantial gaps remain in our knowledge about patterns and trends in nutrition inequalities in many developing countries. The main objective of this paper is to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505315
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Global macroeconomic development: The implications for poverty
Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996911
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Conditional cash transfer programs: A "magic bullet" for reducing poverty?
Adato, Michelle; Hoddinott, John - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996970
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Formal-informal economy linkages and unemployment in South Africa:
Davies, Rob; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
South Africa's high involuntary unemployment and small informal sector are attributed to an underperforming formal sector and barriers to entry in the informal sector. This paper examines the economywide linkages between the formal and informal economies while accounting for different types of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521826
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Aggregate effects of imperfect tax enforcement:
Robles, Miguel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"This paper studies an economy in which the government is not able to perfectly enforce tax compliance among operating firms, and compares it with a similar economy but with perfect tax enforcement. I develop a competitive general equilibrium model where imperfect tax enforcement may affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037991
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Trading millet and sorghum genetic resources women vendors in the village fairs of San and Souentza, Mali:
Smale, Melinda; Diakité, Lamissa; Dembélé, Brahima; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"In Mali, liberalization of seed markets for sorghum and millet, the staple food crops, has not advanced at the same rate or with the same measurable success as liberalization of grain markets. Most seed of these crops is uncertified and continues to be supplied to farmers by farmers, according...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038000
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Seed value chains for Sorghum and Millet in Mali: A state-based system in transition
Diakité, Lamissa; Sidibé, Amadou; Smale, Melinda; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"This paper reviews the structure and performance of the sorghum and millet seed sector in Mali. The Sahel is the origin of pearl millet and sorghum, seed selection and management of these crops is embedded in local cultures, and most producers of these crops are subsistence oriented. Despite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038133
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Is MERCOSUR’s External Agenda Pro-Poor?: An assessment of the European Union-MERCOSUR free-trade agreement on poverty in Uruguay applying MIRAGE
Estrades, Carmen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
of households, but the richest households benefit the most. In spite of this, inequality decreases as a consequence of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132652
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Aligning public expenditure for agricultural development priorities under rapid transformation: The case of China:
Yu, Bingxin; Chen, Kevin Z.; Zhang, Haisen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper provides a comprehensive review of agricultural policy and public agricultural expenditure (PAE) in China. China shifted away from taxing agriculture to supporting agriculture in the mid-2000s, but the sector faces mounting demographic, biophysical, and trade challenges. PAE in China...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114782
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Rural non-farm income and inequality in Nigeria:
Omilola, Babatunde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"This paper investigates the contribution of rural non-farm income to income inequality by examining the contribution …-farm income) to income inequality in Nigeria. The results reveal the relative importance of specific income sources to income … inequality and the various determinants of income inequality in rural Nigeria. Although non-farm income is distributed more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008482042