This paper addresses three apparent trends in African agriculture. The first shows that over the past 40 years, agricultural yields have been remarkably low and slow...
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Papers
We invite you to explore the papers supported directly by CFSP as well as key papers in the field of financial systems and poverty that were written by Consortium researchers.
Recent Papers
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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
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Forthcoming
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2012
Financial engineering offers the potential to significantly reduce consumption fluctuations... |
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African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Forthcoming
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2012
This paper addresses three apparent trends in African agriculture. The first shows that over... |
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American Economic Review
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forthcoming
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2012
The importance of kinship networks in facilitating consumption smoothing and investment... |
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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
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4
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2
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1-38
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2012
This paper evaluates the short-term impact of Thailand’s Million Baht Village Fund... |
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Journal of Development Economics
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98
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1
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58-70
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2012
Return on assets (ROA) from household enterprise is crucial for understanding the wellbeing... |
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American Economic Review
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Forthcoming
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2012
Using the household panel data from Townsend Thai data, we create the economic and balance of... |
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Econometrica
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79
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5
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1357-1406
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2011
This paper uses a structural model to understand, predict, and evaluate the impact of an... |
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American Economic Review
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101
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5
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1964-2002
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2011
Income differences across countries primarily reflect differences in total factor productivity... |
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Journal of Econometrics
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161
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1
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56-81
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2011
We use detailed income, balance sheet, and cash flow statements constructed for households in... |
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The Region
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June 2011
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2011
A Thai village study finds wide variation in risk attitudes, suggesting that policy to smooth... |