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Rice prices and poverty in Liberia [PDF]
When assessing the impact of changes in food prices on poverty, it is important to consider food producers (who may benefit from an increase in prices) as well as consumers (who loose out when the price increases), with a focus on poor consumers and ...
Tsimpo, Clarence, Wodon, Quentin
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Subnational Border Reforms and Economic Activity in Africa
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using GIS methods, we identify territories in Africa affected by subnational border reforms between 1992 and 2013. Descriptive statistics reveal that these territories differed from other African regions across several key dimensions. For example, these territories were more populous and exhibited greater ethnic diversity.
Thushyanthan Baskaran, Sebastian Blesse
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Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines the macroeconomic effects of public investment in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). To this end the analysis develops a new measure of public investment shocks based on cyclically adjusted government investment.
Amat Adarov +2 more
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Zorzor quadrangle, Liberia 1972
, 1972 Relief shown by shadings and spot heights.
Geological Survey (U.S.); Liberian Geological Survey;
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Comprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in Liberia : Volume 4, Crosscutting Issues
, 2007 The overall objective of the Comprehensive Assessment of the Agricultural Sector (CAAS) is to provide an evidence base to enable appropriate strategic policy responses by the Government of Liberia (GoL)
Ministry of Agriculture (Liberia)
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School Enrollment and Living Arrangements of Children in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Population and Development Review, EarlyView.Abstract School enrollment has increased in many sub‐Saharan African countries over recent decades, alongside substantial socioeconomic and demographic transitions. However, gains in educational enrollment have not been equal, raising questions about the determinants of access to and variability in school enrollment. The living arrangements of children
Maria Pohl, Ewa Batyra, Albert Esteve
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Conflict, Climate, and Child Health: Evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa
Population and Development Review, EarlyView.Abstract Many parts of the world are experiencing social and political instability, as well as ongoing climatic changes that are expected to accelerate in the years ahead. These changes can undermine children's health through multiple pathways, and the growing frequency of sociopolitical and environmental stressors increases the likelihood that ...
Brian C. Thiede +3 more
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Energy Strategy ReviewsLiberia, a developing nation, faces significant challenges in its energy sector, with limited access to electricity and heavy reliance on traditional biomass and imported fossil fuels. This review explores Liberia's energy landscape, policies, challenges,
Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf +7 more
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Comprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in Liberia : Volume 1, Synthesis Report
, 2007 The overall objective of the Comprehensive Assessment of the Agricultural Sector (CAAS) is to provide an evidence base to enable appropriate strategic policy responses by the Government of Liberia (GoL)
Ministry of Agriculture (Liberia)
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The international climate change regime and general principles of law
Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.Abstract The Climate Change Advisory Opinion (AO) by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demonstrates the growing prominence of general principles of law in international law. The Climate Change AO was handed down at the end of the International Law Commission's project on general principles of law with the adoption of its Draft Conclusions.
Renatus Otto Franz Derler, Mads Andenas
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