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journal article

Cash transfers, migration, and gender norms

Although migration remains crucial for economic development, financial constraints may limit individual ability to migrate.

discussion paper

Labor (mis?)measurement in agriculture

Livelihoods are changing rapidly in rural areas. Measuring and categorizing peoples’ labor activities in relation to the agricultural sector is important for understanding income earning opportunities and designing effective policy.

journal article

Women’s empowerment and gender equality in agricultural value chains: Evidence from four countries in Asia and Africa

Women play important roles at different nodes of both agricultural and off-farm value chains, but in many countries their contributions are either underestimated or limited by prevailing societal norms or gender-specific barriers.

journal article

Are we done yet? Response fatigue and rural livelihoods

Lengthy surveys where designated respondents provide information about their household members can lead to both losses & biases as fatigue grows during interviews.

factsheet

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in northern Ghana

While the lockdown in Ghana due to COVID-19 was not as stringent or long as in other countries (at least up to June 2021), it has severely affected rural household incomes, including remittances.

journal article

What do intra-household experiments measure? Evidence from the lab and field

Household economists have recently begun to use laboratory experiments to study behavior between spouses. While several connect inefficiency in the lab to specific constraints on decision-making (e.g.

discussion paper

A qualitative assessment of a gender-sensitive agricultural training program in Benin: Findings on program experience and women’s empowerment across key agricultural value chains

This study presents qualitative findings from an assessment conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute and Cultural Practice, LLC of the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) Agri

project paper

Experiences des femmes et adolescentes face a la COVID-19 en zone rurale au Senegal

Le Sénégal a signalé son premier cas de COVID-19 le 2 mars 2020, déclenchant ainsi, deux semaines plus tard, l’instauration de mesures barrières par le gouvernement pour ralentir la propagation du virus.