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Poverty Reduction in Cameroon, 1996-2001: The Role of Growth and Income Redistribution [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper appeals to the Shapley Value decomposition rule to account for the retreat in the FGT class of poverty measures in Cameroon between 1996 and 2001.
Baye, Francis Menjo, Epo, Boniface Ngah
core   +1 more source

Pass‐Through of Cocoa Prices Along the Supply Chain: What's Left for Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire?

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire are trapped in a cycle of poverty and farming practices that degrade the environment. This paper aims to provide an in‐depth understanding of the price formation process for cocoa at each stage of the supply chain in the world's largest cocoa‐producing country.
Kathrin Kaestner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Undescended testicle in children: epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic features in three referral hospitals in the city of Douala, Cameroon]. [PDF]

open access: yesPan Afr Med J
Ngalle FGE   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Toxic Lead Pigment Exports From Rich to Poor Countries

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lead poisoning affects one in three children globally, with large but neglected impacts on health and education. One important source of exposure is the use of lead as a pigment in the form of lead chromates, in paints, plastics, and even food. Lead chromates are toxic and safe alternatives exist: Its continued use is effectively prohibited in
Rory Todd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food, Affluence and the Consumption Basket*

open access: yesEconomic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, EarlyView.
There are significant disparities across nations in incomes and spending. For example, consumers in the poorest countries spend more than half of their income on food, while in the richest, this is one‐tenth or less. We use data from the International Comparison Program for 176 countries to estimate cross‐country demand equations focusing on food and ...
Hai Long Vo, Kenneth W. Clements
wiley   +1 more source

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