Essays about: "Poverty Multiplier"

Found 4 essays containing the words Poverty Multiplier.

  1. 1. Food wastage in cassava sector of Ghana : winners and losers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Victoria Agyepong; [2015]
    Keywords : cassava; Ghana; general; equilibrium; food; loss; post-harvest; value-chain; wastage; waste;

    Abstract : Reducing food wastage has been identified as a sustainable and necessary solution for food insecurity, poverty and hunger alleviation in this fast-growing world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, food wastage abatement has sectorial trade-offs (winners and losers) and variations which need to be explored empirically to determine if this solution is worthwhile. READ MORE

  3. 2. Blast from the past: A case study of how UXO affects Human Security in Lao PDR

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Christian Österlind; [2008]
    Keywords : UXO; Lao PDR.; Human Security; Cluster Bombs; Explosive Remnants of War; Poverty Multiplier;

    Abstract : Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) contamination presents a considerable level of danger in almost all post-conflict environments. Globally there are a vast amount of casualties every year. However, accurate numbers of casualties is hard to obtain both globally and locally. The purpose of this thesis is to examine how UXO affects Human Security in Lao PDR. READ MORE

  4. 3. Poverty alleviation and sector development : a SAM multiplier analysis applied to Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Kenneth Okalang; [2008]
    Keywords : social accounting matrix; poverty measures; multiplier decomposition; industrialization; labor force;

    Abstract : The study analyses the linkage between an increase in a sector's growth of output and poverty alleviation. A multiplier decomposition method shows the linkages through which a productions sector's output contributes to poverty alleviation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Remittances and Income Inequality in Croatia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adela Poprzenovic; [2007]
    Keywords : remittances; investment; migration; poverty; Income Inequality; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The objective of this case study is to analyze the impacts of remittances on income distribution in Croatia. The thesis is based on the balance of payments data and the data from national household surveys. The results suggest that remittances have contributed to an equalized income distribution in the country over time. READ MORE