Transport policies and development

CN Berg, U Deichmann, Y Liu… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This survey reviews the current state of the economic literature, assessing the impact of
transport investments and policies on growth, inclusion, and sustainability in a developing …

Financial inclusion and energy poverty: Empirical evidence from Ghana

I Koomson, M Danquah - Energy economics, 2021 - Elsevier
With myriads of policy options being considered to alleviate energy poverty, the financial
inclusion-energy poverty nexus has received little attention despite its potential. Using two …

To diversify or not to diversify, that is the question. Pursuing agricultural development for smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Ghana

MR Bellon, BH Kotu, C Azzarri, F Caracciolo - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
Many smallholder farmers in developing countries grow multiple crop species on their farms,
maintaining de facto crop diversity. Rarely do agricultural development strategies consider …

The effects of the value-added tax on revenue and inequality

K Alavuotunki, M Haapanen, J Pirttilä - The Journal of development …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the impact of the introduction of the value-added tax on inequality and
government revenues using newly released macro data. We present both conventional …

Ethnic diversity and poverty

SA Churchill, R Smyth - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
We examine the relationship between ethnic diversity and poverty for a cross-sectional
sample of developing countries. We measure diversity using indices of ethnic and linguistic …

Social integration and subjective wellbeing

S Appau, SA Churchill, L Farrell - Applied Economics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Using data from the UK Community Life Survey, we examine the relationship between social
integration and subjective wellbeing. We measure social integration along various …

Access to markets and rural poverty: evidence from household consumption in China

MS Emran, Z Hou - Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013 - direct.mit.edu
This paper presents evidence on the effects of access to domestic and international markets
on per capita consumption of households using data from rural China. The econometric …

Alcohol and depression: Evidence from the 2014 health survey for England

SA Churchill, L Farrell - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2017 - Elsevier
Background A relatively large body of literature examines the association between
depression and alcohol consumption, with evidence suggesting a bidirectional causal …

Are boards' risk management committees associated with firms' environmental performance?

C de Villiers, J Jia, Z Li - The British Accounting Review, 2022 - Elsevier
We examine the relationship between board of director committees tasked with risk
management and environmental performance, based on a sample of 1466 firm-year …

Gender, geography, and generations: Intergenerational educational mobility in post-reform India

MS Emran, F Shilpi - World Development, 2015 - Elsevier
The existing studies report substantial improvements in educational mobility in post-reform
India using intergenerational regression coefficient (IGRC) across age cohorts in a cross …