This paper empirically identifies social learning and neighborhood effects in schooling investments in a new technology regime. Social learning implies that learning is most efficient when observed heterogeneity in schooling is greatest.

"Thailand has experienced economic growth well above world averages from 1960 to the recent crisis.

"This paper examines the determinants of assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia.

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Using a unique sample of rotating savings and credit association (Rosca) members from Jamaica, we provide the first econometric tests of the recent theoretical advances in the literature on Roscas, and find considerable support for an economic the

...Utilizing evidence from recent econometric studies on sources of growth, the model also accounts explicitly for cross-border technological spillovers.

This paper investigates the respective roles of spatial integration and transport costs in explaining price changes in Ghana.

This paper analyzes dynamic food crop supply response in Indonesia. The effects of technology, prices, and investments on output growth for rice, corn, soybean, and cassava are examined.

Recent attempts to quantify the sources of growth in Chinese agriculture have attributed an exceptionally large share of this growth to the contemporary institutional and market reforms within China.

This article develops a food demand system based on the demand for energy, variety, and tastes of foods.

Evidence from Jamaica shows that the sex and union status of the household head can have a significant influence on household expenditure behavior with implications for individual household members.

Three models of credit markets - (1) the permanent income model, (2) upward sloping credit supply to individual borrowers, and (3) constrained credit due to imperfect enforcement - are tested using credit market data and an experimental study of i