Human resources: Empirical modeling of household and family decisions
Publisher Summary This chapter reviews recent advances in the empirical literature on the
role that households and families play in investing in human resources. It describes the …
role that households and families play in investing in human resources. It describes the …
[HTML][HTML] Do the poor insure?: a synthesis of the literature on risk and consumption in developing countries
H Alderman, CH Paxson - 1992 - books.google.com
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PAPERS Agricultural Policies Agriculture and Rural Development Department The World Bank …
PAPERS Agricultural Policies Agriculture and Rural Development Department The World Bank …
Unitary versus collective models of the household: is it time to shift the burden of proof?
Most development objectives focus on the well-being of individuals. Policies are targeted to
increase the percentage of individuals who avoid poverty, who can read, who are free from …
increase the percentage of individuals who avoid poverty, who can read, who are free from …
[图书][B] Intrahousehold resource allocation in developing countries: models, methods, and policies
In this book economists, demographers, sociologists, and anthropologists collaborate in the
study of how resources are allocated within households in developing countries and why it …
study of how resources are allocated within households in developing countries and why it …
Motives for private transfers over the life cycle: An analytical framework and evidence for Peru
D Cox, Z Eser, E Jimenez - Journal of Development Economics, 1998 - Elsevier
This paper tests for the motives for private income transfers. We consider two motives:
altruism and exchange. The question of private-transfer motives is important because such …
altruism and exchange. The question of private-transfer motives is important because such …
[图书][B] International migration and economic development: Lessons from low-income countries
REB Lucas - 2005 - books.google.com
Page 1 EE International Migration and Economic Development Lessons from Low-Income
Countries K K EGDI EXPERT GROUP ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES Robert EB Lucas Page …
Countries K K EGDI EXPERT GROUP ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES Robert EB Lucas Page …
Between the state and the market: Can informal insurance patch the safety net?
J Morduch - The World Bank Research Observer, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Most households in low-income countries deal with economic hardships through informal
insurance arrangements between individuals and communities rather than through publicly …
insurance arrangements between individuals and communities rather than through publicly …
[图书][B] The effects of international remittances on poverty, inequality, and development in rural Egypt
RH Adams - 1991 - books.google.com
Page 1 RESEARCH REPORT 86 THE EFFECTS OF INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES ON
POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL EGYPT Richard H. Adams, Jr …
POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL EGYPT Richard H. Adams, Jr …
Are some groups more vulnerable to macroeconomic shocks than others? Hypothesis tests based on panel data from Peru
Which socio-economic groups are most vulnerable to welfare declines during a
macroeconomic shock? After clarifying the difference between poverty and vulnerability, this …
macroeconomic shock? After clarifying the difference between poverty and vulnerability, this …
[图书][B] Food security in sub-Saharan Africa.
S Devereux, S Maxwell - 2001 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This book brings together 11 perspectives on sub-Saharan Africa's food security problems.
Topics covered include: the evolution of thinking about food security; agricultural issues in …
Topics covered include: the evolution of thinking about food security; agricultural issues in …