Report NEP-AFR-2011-05-24

This is the archive for NEP-AFR, a report on new working papers in the area of Africa. Quentin Wodon issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Smale, Melinda & Byerlee, Derek & Jayne, Thom, 2011. "Maize revolutions in Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5659, The World Bank.
• Hailu, Yohannes G. & Adelaja, Adesoji O. & Akaeze, Henry, 2011. "Strategic Acquisition of Agricultural Lands in Sub-Saharan Africa: Determinants of Country Targeting Behavior," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 104179, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Takeshima, Hiroyuki & Salau, Sheu, 2011. "Assessing Complementarities Among Farm Machineries Through Farmers' Investment Behaviors Under An External Capital Injection – Implications on Agricultural Mechanization and Tractorization In Sub-Saha," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103608, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Betz, Michael R., 2011. "Land Sovereignty and Tree-Planting in Uganda," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103534, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Kibonge Naik, Aziza, 2011. "Agricultural Productivity, Climate Change and Water availability in Sub-Saharan Africa," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 104001, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Mabiso, Athur & Weatherspoon, Dave D., 2011. "The Impact of Biofuels Crop and Land Rental Markets on Farm Household Incomes: Evidence from South Africa," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103962, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Mhlanga, Saneliso & Naseem, Anwar, 2011. "Economic Analysis of Consumer Choices Based on Rice Attributes in the Food Markets of West Africa – The Case of Benin," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103795, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Tondel, Fabien & Essam, Timothy M., 2011. "Impact of El Niño on Staple Food Prices in East and Southern Africa," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103960, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Theriault, Veronique, 2011. "The Role of Institutional Environments on Technical Efficiency: A Comparative Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Cotton Farmers in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103436, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Muyanga, Milu & Jayne, Thomas S. & Burke, William J., 2011. "Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Study of Household Wealth Dynamics in Rural Kenya," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103377, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Chiputwa, Brian & Kostandini, Genti & Escalante, Cesar L., 2011. "Improved Seed, Intra-crop Diversity and Risk Exposure in Ethiopia," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103745, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Nakano, Yuko & Kajisa, Kei, 2011. "The impact of Access to Credit and Training on Technological Adoption: A Case of the Rice Sector in Tanzania," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103763, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Jin, Songqing & Jayne, Thomas S., 2011. "Impacts of Land Rental Markets on Rural Poverty in Kenya," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103907, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Dalton, Timothy J. & Yesuf, Mahmud & Muhammad, Lutta, 2011. "Demand for Drought Tolerance in Africa: Selection of Drought Tolerant Maize Seed using Framed Field Experiments," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103712, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Sun, Yan & Mwangi, Esther & Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela, 2011. "Gender, institutions and sustainability in the context of forest decentralization reforms in Latin America and East Africa," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103456, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Perakis, Sonja Melissa, 2011. "The Short and Long Run Effects of Migration and Remittances: Some Evidence from Northern Mali," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103704, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Cadot, Olivier & Iacovone, Leonardo & Pierola, Denisse & Rauch, Ferdinand, 2011. "Success and failure of African exporters," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5657, The World Bank.
• Francesca Marchetta, 2011. "On the Move Livelihood Strategies in Northern Ghana," Working Papers halshs-00591137, HAL.
• Norton, Michael T. & Holthaus, Eric & Madajewicz, Malgosia & Osgood, Daniel E. & Peterson, Nicole & Gebremichael, Mengesha & Mullally, Conner & Teh, TseLing, 2011. "Investigating Demand for Weather Index Insurance: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 104022, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Ulimwengu, John M. & Badiane, Ousmane, 2011. "Agricultural efficiency, malaria incidence and health expenses among Ugandan farmers," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103839, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Manfred Wiebelt & Karl Pauw & John Mary Matovu & Evarist Twimukye & Todd Benson, 2011. "Managing Future Oil Revenues in Uganda for Agricultural Development and Poverty Reduction: A CGE Analysis of Challenges and Options," Kiel Working Papers 1696, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
• SENBETA, Sisay Regassa, 2011. "A small open economy new Keynesian DSGE model for a foreign exchange constrained economy," Working Papers 2011004, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics.
• Diiro, Gracious M. & Sam, Abdoul G. & Kraybill, David S., 2011. "Impact of Adoption of Improved Groundnut Varieties on Factor Demand and Productivity in Uganda," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103848, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Gunther Bensch & Jochen Kluve & Jörg Peters, 2010. "Rural Electrifi cation in Rwanda – An Impact Assessment Using Matching Techniques," Ruhr Economic Papers 0231, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen.
• Badirwang, Keeletlhoko Faith & Nakakeeto, Gertrude & Rudi, Jeta & Taylor, Daniel B., 2011. "Nutrition in Central Uganda - An Estimation of a Minimum Cost Healthy Diet," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103603, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Coulibaly, Jeanne Y. & Sanders, John H. & Preckel, Paul V. & Baker, Timothy G., 2011. "Cotton Price Policy and New Cereal Technology in the Malian Cotton Zone," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103755, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Msuya, E. E & Isinika, A. C., 2011. "Addressing food self-sufficiency in Tanzania: a balancing act of policy coordination," MPRA Paper 30886, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Prince, Lea & Vosti, Stephen A. & Ouattara, Oula & Ouedraogo, Jean Bosco & Brown, Kenneth H. & Ouedraogo, Cesaire & Wilson, Shelby & Rouamba, Noel & Hess, Sonja, 2011. "Why is Diarrhea Still Killing the World’s Children? A Demand Side Study of the Use of Oral Rehydration Therapy in Rural Burkina Faso," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103854, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Castilla, Carolina, 2011. "Ties that Bind: The Kin System as a Mechanism of Income-Hiding between Spouses in Rural Ghana," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 104072, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.