2003b. Data sources for microeconometric risk and vulnerability assessments (2009)
John Hoddinott, Agnes Quisumbing, The World Bank, John Hoddinott, Agnes Quisumbing
Social Protection Discussion Papers are not formal publications of the World Bank. They present preliminary and unpolished results of analysis that are circulated to encourage discussion and comment;...
Gender Equality and Investments in Adolescents in the Rural (2008)
Howarth E. Bouis, Marilou Palabrica-costello, Orville Solon, Daniel Westbrook, Azucena B. Limbo, Baba Di Oum, ...
Solita Mon sod, Phil ip pines
www.ifpri.org Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data (2008)
Marie T. Ruel, Agnes R. Quisumbing, Kelly Hallman, Ruel Marie T, ...
Sections of this material may be reproduced for personal and not-for-profit use without the express written permission of but with acknowledgment to IFPRI. To reproduce the material contained herein...
2003a. Methods for microeconometric risk and vulnerability assessments (2008)
The World Bank, John Hoddinott, John Hoddinott, Agnes Quisumbing, Agnes Quisumbing
this paper are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations or to members of its Board of Executive Directors or the...
Linkages between Government Spending, Growth, and Poverty in Rural India (2008)
S. Fan, Shenggen Fan, Peter Hazell, Sukhadeo Thorat, Baba Di Oum, Sene Gal, ...
this report may be reproduced without the express permission of but with acknowledgment to the International Food Policy Research Institute
Agricultural Research and Productivity Growth in India (2007)
Robert E. Evenson, Carl E. Pray, Mark W. Rosegrant, Baba Di Oum, Sene Gal, Wenche Barth Eide, ...
s and Biological Abstracts. Note: Where n.a. appears, data were not available. a Plant pathology, plant physiology, soil science, animal biology. the fertilizer, pesticide, and agricultural machinery...
Lawrence Haddad, Christine Peña, Chizuru Nishida, Agnes Quisumbing, Alison Slack
FCND Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results, and are circulated prior to a full peer review in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. It is expected that...
FCND DP No. 131 FCND DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 131 DOES SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE HELP POOR WORKING (2007)
Marie T. Ruel, Kelly Hallman, Agnes Quisumbing, Nora Coj
FCND Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results, and are circulated prior to a full peer review in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. It is expected that...
Women’s status and the changing nature of rural livelihoods in Asia (2007)
Agnes Quisumbing, Agnes Quisumbing
Half the Sky? The situation of women in Asia is as diverse as its many cultures, making it difficult to generalize across the continent. In an attempt to capture the nature of the gender gap across...
FCNDP No. 185 FCND DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 185 ASSETS AT MARRIAGE IN RURAL ETHIOPIA (2004)
Marcel Fafchamps, Agnes Quisumbing
FCND Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results, and are circulated prior to a full peer review in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. It is expected that...
Assets at Marriage in Rural Ethiopia (2002)
Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes
Abstract:This paper examines the determinants of assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia. We identify and test three separate processes that determine assets brought to marriage: assortative matching;...
Assets at Marriage in Rural Ethiopia (2002)
Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes
Abstract:This paper examines the determinants of assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia. We identify and test three separate processes that determine assets brought to marriage: assortative matching;...
Assets at Marriage in Rural Ethiopia (2002)
Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes
Abstract:This paper examines the determinants of assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia. We identify and test three separate processes that determine assets brought to marriage: assortative matching;...
Assets at Marriage in Rural Ethiopia (2002)
Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes
Abstract:This paper examines the determinants of assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia. We identify and test three separate processes that determine assets brought to marriage: assortative matching;...
Marriage and Assortative Matching in Rural Ethiopia (2002)
Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes
Abstract This paper examines the determinants of human and physical capital at marriage. Using detailed data from rural Ethiopia, we Ãnd ample evidence of assortative matching at marriage. Assets...
Marriage and Assortative Matching in Rural Ethiopia (2002)
Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes
Abstract This paper examines the determinants of human and physical capital at marriage. Using detailed data from rural Ethiopia, we Ãnd ample evidence of assortative matching at marriage. Assets...
Marriage and Assortative Matching in Rural Ethiopia (2002)
Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes
Abstract This paper examines the determinants of human and physical capital at marriage. Using detailed data from rural Ethiopia, we Ãnd ample evidence of assortative matching at marriage. Assets...
Marriage and Assortative Matching in Rural Ethiopia (2002)
Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes
Abstract This paper examines the determinants of human and physical capital at marriage. Using detailed data from rural Ethiopia, we Ãnd ample evidence of assortative matching at marriage. Assets...
Behrman, Jere R., Murphy, Alexis, Quisumbing, Agnes, Ramakrishnan,Usha, Yount, Kathyrn
The ages of first union and of first parenting are of considerable interest, not only because of their implications for individual welfare and well-being over the life cycle, but also because they...
Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra
Agnes Quisumbing, Kelly Hallman, Marie Ruel
This paper analyses work, childcare, and earnings of mothers in the slums of Guatemala City and Accra. Similar factors affect decisions to work and to use formal daycare, but the importance of...
Marriage and Assortative Matching in Rural Ethiopia
Marcel Fafchamps, Agnes Quisumbing
This paper examines the determinants of human and physical capital at marriage. Using detailed data from rural Ethiopia, we Þnd ample evidence of assortative matching at marriage. Assets brought to...
Assets at Marriage in Rural Ethiopia
Marcel Fafchamps, Agnes Quisumbing
This paper examines the determinants of assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia. We identify and test three separate processes that determine assets brought to marriage: assortative matching;...
Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households
Marcel Fafchamps, Agnes Quisumbing
This article investigates how the control and devolution of productive assets are allocated between husband and wife. Theory predicts that bargaining power within marriage depends on the division of...
Promising approaches to address the needs of poor female farmers:
Quisumbing, Agnes, Pandolfelli, Lauren
"Gender norms are an important constraint to increasing agricultural productivity. Inequality in the distribution of resources between men and women is linked with production inefficiency, yet...
Helping women respond to the global food price crisis:
Quisumbing, Agnes, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela, Bassett, Lucy, Usnick, Michael, Pandolfelli, Lauren, Morden, Cheryl, ...
"The current food price crisis has received widespread attention, but discussions to date have largely overlooked the gender dimensions of the crisis. More than 15 years of rigorous research on...
Yamauchi, Futoshi, Yohannes, Yisehac, Quisumbing, Agnes
This paper examines the impacts of natural disasters on schooling investments with special focus on the roles of ex-ante actions and ex-post responses using panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and...
Yamauchi, Futoshi, Yohannes, Yisehac, Quisumbing, Agnes
This paper examines the impacts of disasters on dynamic human capital production using panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi. The empirical results show that the accumulation of biological...
Adaptation to climate change: Household impacts and institutional responses
Yamauchi, Futoshi, Quisumbing, Agnes
Climate change will bring with it increased frequency of two types of natural disasters that affect agriculture and rural households: droughts and floods. It will also alter rainfall patterns,...
The Impact of Prime Age Adult Mortality on Child Survival and Growth in Rural Ethiopia
Kadiyala, Suneetha, Quisumbing, Agnes, Rogers, Beatrice, Webb, Patrick
Summary Using Ethiopia rural household survey (ERHS) panel data set (1994-97), we evaluated the impact of prime age adult mortality on child survival and growth. We employed propensity score matching...
Assets and Poverty Traps in Rural Bangladesh
This paper applies Carter and Barrett’s theory of assets poverty traps to a unique longitudinal survey from rural Bangladesh. Non-parametric and parametric methods are used to examine the shape of...