Report NEP-AFR-2013-06-24

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• Zuzana Brixiova & Thierry Kangoye, 2013, "Working Paper 175 - Youth Employment in Africa: New Evidence and Policies from Swaziland," Working Paper Series, African Development Bank, number 472, Jun.
• Henderson, J. Vernon & Roberts, Mark & Storeygard, Adam, 2013, "Is urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa different ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 6481, Jun.
• Musumba, Mark & Mjelde, James, 2013, "Remitter/Receiver Relations in Africa," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150123, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150123.
• Pietro Calice, 2013, "Working Paper 174 - African Development Finance Institutions: Unlocking the Potential," Working Paper Series, African Development Bank, number 470, Jun.
• Kadjo, Didier & Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob E. & Alexander, Corinne E. & Tahirou, Abdoulaye, 2013, "Effects of Storage Losses and Grain Management Practices on Storage: Evidence from Maize Production in Benin," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150522, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150522.
• Sheahan, Megan & Ariga, Joshua & Jayne, Thomas S., 2013, "Modeling the Effects of Input Market Reforms on Fertilizer Demand and Maize Production: A Case Study of Kenya," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150697, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150697.
• Asgari, Mahdi & Nogueira, Lia, 2013, "Institutional Differences and Agricultural Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150611, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150611.
• Berazneva, Julia, 2013, "Economic value of crop residues in African smallholder agriculture," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150367, Jul, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150367.
• Mathenge, Mary K. & Smale, Melinda & Opiyo, Joseph, 2013, "Off-farm Work and Fertilizer Intensification among Smallholder Farmers in Kenya: A Cross-Crop Comparison," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150638, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150638.
• Takeshima, Hiroyuki & Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., 2013, "Fertilizer Subsidy, Political Influence and Local Food Prices in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150327, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150327.
• Brown, Molly & Higgins, Nathaniel & Hintermann, Beat, 2013, "A Model of West African Millet Prices in Rural Markets," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150714, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150714.
• Kamau, Mercy W. & Smale, Melinda & Mutua, Mercy, 2013, "Farmer Demand for Soil Fertility Management Practices in Kenya’s Grain Basket," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150722, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150722.
• Nicholas Apergis & Beatrice D. Simo-Kengne & Rangan Gupta, 2013, "The Long-Run Relationship between Consumption, House Prices and Stock Prices in South Africa: Evidence from Provincial-Level Data," Working Papers, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, number 201326, Jun.
• Collins, Julia C. & Foltz, Jeremy D., 2013, "Gender Production Differentials In Africa," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150130, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150130.
• Zeng, Di & Alwang, Jeffrey Roger & Norton, George W. & Shiferaw, Bekele & Jaleta, Moti & Yirga, Chilot, 2013, "Ex-Post Impacts of Improved Maize Varieties on Poverty in Rural Ethiopia," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 149823, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149823.
• Müller, Marc & Sanfo, Safietou & Laube, Wolfram, 2013, "Impact of Changing Seasonal Rainfall Patterns on Rainy-Season Crop Production in the Guinea Savannah of West Africa," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150412, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150412.
• Thomas Laurent & Fabrice Murtin & Geoff Barnard & Dean Janse van Rensburg & Vijay Reddy & George Frempong & Lolita Winnaar, 2013, "Policy Determinants of School Outcomes Under Model Uncertainty: Evidence from South Africa," OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 1057, Jun, DOI: 10.1787/5k452klln7tl-en.
• Cook, Aaron M. & Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob E. & Sesmero, Juan P., 2013, "How do African households adapt to climate change? Evidence from Malawi," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150507, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150507.
• Debnath, Deepayan & Elobeid, Amani E. & Carriquiry, Miguel A., , "Modeling the impacts of adopting Bt cotton by African countries on world fiber and bioenergy crop markets," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 149828, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149828.
• Fisher, Monica & Reimer, Jeffrey J. & Carr, Edward R., 2013, "Who Should be Interviewed in Surveys of Household Income?," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 149924, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149924.
• Murray, Anthony G & Mills, Bradford F, 2013, "Do Improved Groundnut Seeds Make African Farmers More Food Secure? Evidence From Uganda," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 149790, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149790.
• Chiputwa, Brian & Kostandini, Genti & Erenstein, Olaf & Kassie, Girma Tesfahun, 2013, "Adoption of Improved Seed, Varietal Diversity and Their Effects on Maize Productivity in Kenya," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150300, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150300.
• Fabrice Murtin, 2013, "Improving Education Quality in South Africa," OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 1056, Jun, DOI: 10.1787/5k452klfn9ls-en.
• Ragasa, Catherine & Berhane, Guush & Tadesse, Fanaye & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, 2013, "Quality Matters and Not Quantity: Evidence on Productivity Impacts of Extension Service Provision in Ethiopia," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150487, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150487.
• Han, Peter & Foltz, Jeremy D., 2013, "The Impacts of Climate Shocks on Child Mortality in Mali," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150395, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150395.
• Nicola Branson & Murray Leibbrandt, 2013, "Educational Attainment and Labour Market Outcomes in South Africa, 1994-2010," OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 1022, Feb, DOI: 10.1787/5k4c0vvbvv0q-en.
• Lubungu, Mary, 2013, "Welfare Effects Of Smallholder Farmers’ Participation In Livestock Markets In Zambia," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150606, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150606.
• Hightower, Lisa S. & Brennan, Mark A., 2013, "Local Food Systems, Ethnic Entrepreneurs, and Social Networks," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 149696, May, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149696.
• Shinyekwa, Isaac & Othieno, Lawrence, 2013, "Comparing the Performance of Uganda’s Intra-East African Community Trade and Other Trading Blocs: A Gravity Model Analysis," Research Series, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), number 150227, Apr, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150227.
• Saenz, Mariana, 2013, "Gender and Policy Effects on Technology Adoption in Zambia," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150176, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150176.
• Foltz, Jeremy D. & Gars, Jared & Özdoğan, Mutlu & Simane, Belay & Zaitchik, Ben, 2013, "Weather and Welfare in Ethiopia," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150298, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150298.
• Bategeka, Lawrence & Kiiza, Julius & Kasirye, Ibrahim, 2013, "Institutional Constraints to Agriculture Development in Uganda," Research Series, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), number 150228, May, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150228.
• Brauw, Alan de & Eozenou, Patrick & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Hotz, Christine & Kumar, Neha & Meenakshi, J.V., 2013, "Biofortification, crop adoption and health information: Impact pathways in Mozambique and Uganda," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150514, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150514.
• Handschuch, Christina & Wollni, Meike, 2013, "Improved production systems for traditional food crops: The case of finger millet in Western Kenya," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150223, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150223.
• Dadzie, Nicholas & Kraybill, David S., 2013, "An Empirical Examination of Food-for-work Effects on Household Crop Choices using data from Ethiopia," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150159, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150159.
• Amanor-Boadu, Vincent & Ross, Kara & Tembo, Gelson, 2013, "Factors Influencing Smallholder Bean and Cowpea Producers’ Market Participation in Zambia," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150046, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150046.
• Nicola Branson & Murray Leibbrandt, 2013, "Education Quality and Labour Market Outcomes in South Africa," OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 1021, Feb, DOI: 10.1787/5k4dlffrb18t-en.
• Item repec:dgr:euriss:560 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Klasen, Stephan & Reimers, Malte, 2013, "Looking at Pro-Poor Growth from an Agricultural Perspective," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 149745, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149745.
• Amankwah, Akuffo & Egyir, S. Irene, 2013, "Modeling The Choice Of Irrigation Technologies Of Urban Vegetable Farmers In Accra, Ghana," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 149772, Aug, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149772.
• Musumba, Mark & Zhang, Yuquan W. & DeRosa, Kyle, 2013, "Sustainable Agricultural Intensification In Southern Tanzania – A Bio-Economic Model Approach," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150126, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150126.
• Seitz McCarthy, Aine, 2013, "Experimental Spousal Financial Decisions in Rural Tanzania," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150415, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150415.
• Carletto,Calogero & Kilic,Talip & Savastano,Sara & Zezza,Alberto & Carletto,Calogero & Kilic,Talip & Savastano,Sara & Zezza,Alberto, 2013, "Missing(ness) in action : selectivity bias in GPS-based land area measurements," Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank, number 6490, Jun.
• Edirisa Nseera, 2013, "Working Paper 176 - Medium-Term Sustainability of Fiscal Policy in Lesotho," Working Paper Series, African Development Bank, number 473, Jun.
• Miteva, Daniela A. & Kramer, Randall A. & Brown, Zachary & Smith, Martin, 2013, "A spatial model of household fuelwood extraction in northern Uganda," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150523, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150523.
• Pitoro, Raul & Maredia, Mywish K. & Jin, Songqing, 2013, "Status of land ownership, land conflict, and perceptions and knowledge about the land law in Mozambique: Analysis of nationally representative data to assess the impact of land policy monitoring and capacity building activities," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150624, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150624.
• Boysen, Ole, 2013, "High Food Prices and their Implications for Poverty in Uganda From Demand System Estimation to Simulation," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150700, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150700.
• Abdoulaye, Ibrahim Djido & Sanders, John H., 2013, "A Matching Approach to Analyze the Impact of New Agricultural Technologies: Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Niger," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150434, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150434.
• Ihli, Hanna Julia & Musshoff, Oliver, 2013, "Understanding the Investment Behavior of Ugandan Smallholder Farmers: An Experimental Analysis," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 150331, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.150331.
• Hoddinott, John & Sandstrom, Susanna & Upton, Joanna, 2013, "The impact of cash and food transfers: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Niger," 2013 Annual Meeting, August 4-6, 2013, Washington, D.C., Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 149919, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.149919.

Report NEP-AFR-2013-06-24

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

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Other reports in NEP-AFR

The following items were announced in this report: