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The Impacts of Weather Variability and Shocks on Farmers and Indigenous Peoples' Consumption: Evidence From Panama

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather variability and shocks pose significant challenges for tropical developing countries, making it crucial to understand their effects on consumption to address the existing deficiencies among the most vulnerable groups. This study examines the impact of weather variability and shocks on household consumption in Panama, utilizing repeated
Ambar Lineth Chavez Espinosa, Akira Hibiki   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-Acting Antiretroviral Therapy for Breastfeeding Women With HIV Experiencing Barriers to Adherence in Zimbabwe: Modeling Clinical Impact and Cost-effectiveness. [PDF]

J Infect Dis
Tewari SE, Hoffman R, Lockman S, Flanagan CF, Webb KA, Horsfall S, Chimwaza A, Dugdale CM, Currier J, Dhodho E, Neilan AM, Masiye K, Rana A, Mushavi A, Ebem F, Takarinda KC, Desmonde S, Freedberg KA, Ciaranello AL.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Quantifying Mozambique's Peace Dividend: An Application of the Synthetic Control Method

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the synthetic control method and data from 20 African countries, this study quantifies the peace dividend in Mozambique, a country that experienced over 15 years of civil war. More specifically, we use data from 1977 to 2018 to investigate whether the end of the civil war in Mozambique in 1992 brought significant benefits to the country ...
Tendai Gwatidzo, Aldo Sitoe, Busani Moyo
wiley   +1 more source

Women's experiences collecting and accessing water in Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, and Zimbabwe: A mixed-methods investigation. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Caruso BA, Mink T, Patrick M, Ogutu E, Dawkins C, Bendit O, Fatima M, Lustig I, Macler A, White J, Zamora A, Santos López AE, Peña Ramírez HS, Daniel Sic C, Lemus Chávez J, Antonio S, Nohemí Irías J, Ramos G, Atandi E, Mwangi P, Koome P, Onyango RO, Otuya PA, Ruto P, Chidavaenzi M, Jimu J, Maphosa S, Maworera M, Damson M, Sinharoy SS.   +29 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Female Education and Child Marriage

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding drivers of neonatal mortality in Zimbabwe: A machine learning approach using survey data. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Mbinda A, Kananura RM, Sandie AB, Makurumidze R, Amouzou A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Timing of Learning by Exporting: An Empirical Investigation on Ethiopian Large and Medium Manufacturing Firms

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the link between export and total factor productivity using a large panel of Ethiopian large and medium manufacturing firms. Using a modified Olley and Pakes model with export for the prediction of total factor productivity and then matching and difference‐in‐difference techniques, evidence of both self‐selection and ...
Zerihun Kelil Seid, Eric Avenel, Jemal Abafita   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating neonatal sepsis: anti-Infectives, diagnostics and Guidelines used in Health sysTems across sub-Saharan Africa - The INSIGHTS study. [PDF]

BMJ Paediatr Open
Stanley JL, Hettle D, Poffley R, Bolton L, Gres E, Coelho I, Ra'ana Hussain S, Hedible GB, Chimhini GL, Leroy V, Amorissani F, Fitzgerald F, Dramowski A.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Natural Resources and Political Patronage in Africa: An Ethnicity Level Analysis

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the effect of resource discoveries on ethnicity‐level political patronage in Africa using a large geospatial dataset of 254 ethnic groups in 15 countries over the period 1960–2004. We find that the first (or single first) resource discovery in a virgin ethnic homeland increases the share of cabinet posts of that ethnicity.
Sambit Bhattacharyya, Nemera Mamo
wiley   +1 more source

Does the Threat of Killing Gays Deter Foreign Aid: The Case of Uganda's 2014 Anti‐Homosexuality Act

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Much attention has been drawn on Uganda in recent years due to the strengthening of its anti‐LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric. Our study explores the aid‐deterring effect of anti‐LGBTQ legislation in an experimental setting using the Synthetic Control Method.
Elissaios Papyrakis, Luca Tasciotti
wiley   +1 more source