Report NEP-DEV-2009-05-16

This is the archive for NEP-DEV, a report on new working papers in the area of Development. Jeong-Joon Lee issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Marc Labie & Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Ariane Szafarz, 2009. "Discrimination in Microfinance: The Role of Credit Officers," Working Papers CEB 09-017.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
• Nobuhiro Mizuno, 2009. "Inequality and Sequence of Economic Liberalization and Democratization," KIER Working Papers 673, Kyoto University, Institute of Economic Research.
• Bhandari, Amit Kumar, 2009. "Access to Banking Services and Poverty Reduction: A State-wise Assessment in India," IZA Discussion Papers 4132, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Ederington, Josh & Minier, Jenny & Troske, Kenneth, 2009. "Where the Girls Are: Trade and Labor Market Segregation in Colombia," IZA Discussion Papers 4131, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Woojin Kang, 2009. "Pro-poor growth, poverty, and inequality in rural Vietnam: welfare gap between the ethnic majority and minority," Economics Discussion Paper Series 0906, Economics, The University of Manchester.
• Md. Shafiul Azam & Katsushi Imai, 2009. "Vulnerability and Poverty in Bangladesh," Economics Discussion Paper Series 0905, Economics, The University of Manchester.
• Wassie Berhanu & Bichaka Fayissa, 2009. "Recurrent Shocks, Poverty Traps, and the Degradationof the Social Capital Base of Pastoralism: A Case Study from Southern Ethiopia," Working Papers 200903, Middle Tennessee State University, Department of Economics and Finance.
• Grun, Rebekka E., 2009. "Exit and save : migration and saving under violence," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4918, The World Bank.
• Andriamananjara, Soamiely & Brenton, Paul & von Uexkull, Jan Erik & Walkenhorst, Peter, 2009. "Assessing the economic impacts of an economic partnership agreement on Nigeria," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4920, The World Bank.
• Yamauchi, Futoshi & Yohannes, Yisehac & Quisumbing, Agnes, 2009. "Natural disasters, self-insurance and human capital investment : evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4910, The World Bank.
• Beine, Michel & Docquier, Frederic & Schiff, Maurice, 2009. "International migration, transfers of norms and home country fertility," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4925, The World Bank.
• Makdissi, Paul & Wodon, Quentin, 2009. "Can risk averse competitive input providers serve farmers efficiently in developing countries ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4922, The World Bank.
• Calderon, Cesar, 2009. "Infrastructure and growth in Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4914, The World Bank.
• Foster, Vivien & Steinbuks, Jevgenijs, 2009. "Paying the price for unreliable power supplies : in-house generation of electricity by firms in Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4913, The World Bank.
• Bell, Clive & Koukoumelis, Anastasios, 2009. "AIDS and dualism : Ethiopia's burden under rational expectations," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4919, The World Bank.
• Khandker, Shahidur R., 2009. "Poverty and income seasonality in Bangladesh," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4923, The World Bank.
• Yepes, Tito & Pierce, Justin & Foster, Vivien, 2009. "Making sense of Africa's infrastructure endowment : a benchmarking approach," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4912, The World Bank.
• Abe, Kazutomo & Wilson, John S., 2009. "Weathering the storm : investing in port infrastructure to lower trade costs in East Asia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4911, The World Bank.
• Das Gupta, Monica & Gostin, Lawrence, 2009. "How can donors help build global public goods in health ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4907, The World Bank.
• Yamauchi, Futoshi & Yohannes, Yisehac & Quisumbing, Agnes, 2009. "Risks, ex-ante actions and public assistance : impacts of natural disasters on child schooling in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4909, The World Bank.
• Staatz, John M. & Boughton, Duncan & Donovan, Cynthia, 2009. "Food Security in Developing Countries," Staff Paper Series 49227, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
• Turvey, Calum G. & Kong, Rong & Belltawn, Burgen, 2009. "Weather Risk and the Viability of Weather Insurance In Western China," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49362, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Betz, Michael R., 2009. "Effectiveness of agricultural extension with respect to farm size: The case of Uganda," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49471, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Kandpal, Eeshani & McNamara, Paul E., 2009. "Determinants of Nutritional Outcomes of Children in India: A Quantile Regression Approach," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49415, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Majumdar, Shibalee & Partridge, Mark D., 2009. "Impact of Economic Growth on Income Inequality: A Regional Perspective," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49270, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Chen, Xi & Zhang, Xiaobo, 2009. "Blood for Social Status: Preliminary Evidence from Rural China," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49411, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Lerman, Zvi & Sedik, David J., 2009. "Farm debt in transition countries: Lessons for Tajikistan," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49253, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O. & Winter-Nelson, Alex, 2009. "Poverty status and the impact of social networks on smallholder technology adoption in rural Ethiopia," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49357, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Villoria, Nelson, 2009. "China's Growth, World Food Prices, and Developing Countries Exports," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49398, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Hernandez, Emilio & Sam, Abdoul G. & Gonzalez-Vega, Claudio & Chen, Joyce J., 2009. "Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers and Remittances on Credit Market Outcomes in Rural Nicaragua," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49319, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Awokuse, Titus O., 2009. "Does Agriculture Really Matter for Economic Growth in Developing Countries?," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49762, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Ahmed, Syud Amer & Diffenbaugh, Noah S. & Hertel, Thomas W. & Ramankutty, Navin & Rios, Ana R. & Rowhani, Pedram, 2009. "Climate Volatility and Poverty Vulnerability in Tanzania," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49358, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Kandpal, Eeshani, 2009. "An Evaluation of the Indian Child Nutrition and Development Program," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49578, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Naschold, Felix, 2009. "“Poor stays poor” - Household asset poverty traps in rural semi-arid India," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49396, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Ulimwengu, John M. & Funes, Jose & Headey, Derek D. & You, Liang, 2009. "Paving the Way for Development: The Impact of Road Infrastructure on Agricultural Production and Household Wealth in the Democratic Republic of Congo," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49292, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Wolff, Hendrik & Chong, Howard & Auffhammer, Maximilian, 2009. "Human Development Index: Are Developing Countries Misclassified? (former title: "Consequences of Data Error in Aggregate Indicators: Evidence from the Human Development Index)," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49763, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Menon, Jayant, 2009. "Managing Success in Viet Nam: Macroeconomic Consequences of Large Capital Inflows with Limited Policy Tools," Working Papers on Regional Economic Integration 27, Asian Development Bank.
• Christopher Kilby & Axel Dreher, 2009. "The Impact of Aid on Growth Revisited: Do Donor Motives Matter?," Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series 5, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics.
• Melissa Siegel & Matthias Lücke, 2009. "What determines the choice of transfer channel for remittances? Evidence from Moldova," Kiel Working Papers 1515, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
• Barry Eichengreen & Poonam Gupta, 2009. "The Two Waves of Service Sector Growth," NBER Working Papers 14968, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo & Maitreesh Ghatak & Jeanne Lafortune, 2009. "Marry for What: Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India," NBER Working Papers 14958, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.