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Payments for Ecosystem Services as a Policy Mix: Demonstrating the institutional analysis and development framework on conservation policy instruments by Barton, David N., Benavides, Karla, Chacón-Cascante, Adriana, Le Coq, Jean-François, Quirós, Miriam Miranda, Porras, Ina, Primmer, Eeva, Ring, Irene

“…Our analysis shows how design features of PES described in the economics literature map to ‘rules‐in‐use’ in the IAD framework. …”
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Temporary and permanent migrant selection: Theory and evidence of ability-search cost dynamics by Chen, Joyce J., Kosec, Katrina, Mueller, Valerie

“…When considering migrant selection, the economics literature has largely focused on patterns by area of origin. …”
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A revisit of farm size and productivity: Empirical evidence from a wide range of farm sizes in Nigeria by Omotilewa, Oluwatoba J., Jayne, T. S., Muyanga, Milu, Aromolaran, Adebayo B., Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Awokuse, Titus

“…The relationship between farm size and productivity has been studied extensively in the agricultural and development economics literature. However, most of the documented evidence in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is based on samples of small-scale farms operating 5 ha or less, with very little evidence assessing this relationship over a wider range of farm sizes. …”
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Impacts on trust and social capital of a youth employment program in Yemen: Evaluation of the rural and urban advocates working for development intervention for the Social Fund for... by Bertelli, Olivia, Kurdi, Sikandra, Mahmoud, Mai, Al-Maweri, Mohamad, Al Bass, Tareq

“…The experimental game methodology uses a common pool game from the experimental economics literature incentivized by cash payments to measure trust levels between pairs of RUAWFD participants from different geographic regions. …”
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A framework for handling uncertainty in a large-scale programme estimating the Global Burden of Animal Diseases by Clough, H.E., Chaters, G.L., Havelaar, A.H., McIntyre, K.M., Marsh, T.L., Hughes, E.C., Jemberu, Wudu T., Stacey, D., Afonso, J.S., Gilbert, W., Raymond, K., Rushton, J.

“…Approaches to handling uncertainty in models and their outputs receive scant attention in animal health economics literature; indeed, uncertainty is sometimes perceived as an analytical weakness. …”
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The economic returns to nutrition-specific investments in Southern Asia and Africa South of the Sahara by Haile, Beliyou, Arndt, Channing, Ru, Yating, Alderman, Harold, Puett, Chloe

“…Besides discount rates previously used in the nutrition and economics literature (between 3% and 6%), we consider a 10% discount rate used by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for the sake of comparability of economic returns to these nutritional investments with that of other sectoral investments by MCC.…”
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Review of rice policy in Indonesia by Tabor, Steven R.

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Agri-food value chain revolutions in low- and middle-income countries by Barrett, Christopher B., Reardon, Thomas, Swinnen, Johan, Zilberman, David

“…The theoretical models that historically structured research on the economic development process assumed away AVC functions, however, and AVC firms and workers were necessarily omitted from the household data that generated most empirical findings in the agricultural and development economics literatures. As a result, the discipline has somewhat overlooked the rapid growth and structural change in AVCs over the past few decades that turned AVCs into major employers and sources of value addition, as well as key loci for technology transfer and foreign investment. …”
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[Review of] E.S. de Dios and Associates. Poverty, growth and the fiscal crisis. Manila: Philippine Instiute for Development Studies by Bautista, Romeo M.

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The world food equation: interrelations among development, employment, and food consumption by Mellor, John W., Johnston, Bruce F.

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Armed conflicts and food insecurity - a short literature review by Dago, Eric

“…In this perspective, availability of data in conflict regions has allowed the economic literature to provide a better understanding of the relationship between conflict and food security. …”
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Welfare and regional integration agreements: Lessons for Africa by Mengoub, Fatima Ezzahra, Guèdègbé, Tharcisse, Martin, Will

“…However, historical facts and economic literature remind us that the success of economic integration is not always guaranteed, and numerous considerations should be taken into account in designing such agreements. …”
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Potential of carbon markets for small farmers: A literature review by De Pinto, Alessandro, Magalhaes, Marilia, Ringler, Claudia

“…This discussion paper provides a quick overview of the literature on the climate change mitigation potential of agriculture, the regulatory and voluntary frameworks under which such a contribution could be rewarded, and the economic literature that focuses on agriculture's participation in climate change mitigation efforts. …”
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An institutional economic appraisal of worker equity schemes in agriculture by Karaan, A.S. Mohammad

“…The importance of institutional innovation as a key determinant of economic growth has received much attention in the economic literature. Joseph Schumpeter in particular was concerned with this issue and the important role of the entrepreneur whose innovations advance growth (Demsetz 2000). …”
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Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia by Bernard, Tanguy, Dercon, Stefan, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…To explore the idea of fatalism, we draw inspiration from theories in psychology focusing on the role of locus of control and self-efficacy and also from the theoretical framework of aspiration failure as developed in recent economic literature. Using survey data from rural Ethiopia, we find evidence of fatalistic beliefs among a substantial group of rural households, as well as indicators consistent with narrow aspirations gap and low self-efficacy. …”
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Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia by Bernard, Tanguy, Dercon, Stefan, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…To explore the idea of fatalism, we draw inspiration from theories in psychology focusing on the role of locus of control and self-efficacy and also from the theoretical framework of aspiration failure as developed in recent economic literature. Using survey data from rural Ethiopia, we find evidence of fatalistic beliefs among a substantial group of rural house-holds, as well as indicators consistent with narrow aspirations gap and low self-efficacy. …”
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Water resources in the Asia-Pacific region: managing scarcity by Rosegrant, Mark W., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

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Understanding African poverty over the longue durée: A review of Africa's development in historical perspective by McMillan, Margaret S.

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How does drought affect child health outcomes in Zimbabwe? : an econometric analysis by Källmark, Lovisa

“…This thesis contributes to the broader economic literature on income shocks and child health outcomes. …”

Joint adoption of rice technologies among Bolivian farmers by Martínez, Jose, Labarta, Ricardo Antonio, González, Carolina, Lopera, Diana Carolina

“…Bolivia has disseminated several improved technologies in the rice sector, but the average rice productivity in the country is far below the average trend in Latin America in recent years. Although the economic literature has highlighted the role of agricultural technology adoption in increasing agricultural productivity, gaps remain in understanding how rice growers are deciding to adopt and benefit from available improved rice technologies. …”
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