Pub Date : 2020-08-12DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2020.1796759
M. Balcılar, B. Tokar, Olasehinde-Williams Godwin
ABSTRACT This study analyses the interconnectivity of growth, aid and institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa based on annual data for a panel of 39 nations from 1996-2017. The hypothesis that the growth impact of aid and institutions could be interactive was examined. The results indicate that aid has a direct positive and an indirect negative growth impact through its interaction with domestic institutions. The synergistic growth impact of aid and institutions is found to be substitutive rather than complementary. This substitutive effect is most pronounced in Western Africa, followed by Eastern Africa, then Southern Africa, and least pronounced in Central Africa.
{"title":"Examining the interactive growth effect of development aid and institutional quality in Sub-Saharan Africa","authors":"M. Balcılar, B. Tokar, Olasehinde-Williams Godwin","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2020.1796759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1796759","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study analyses the interconnectivity of growth, aid and institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa based on annual data for a panel of 39 nations from 1996-2017. The hypothesis that the growth impact of aid and institutions could be interactive was examined. The results indicate that aid has a direct positive and an indirect negative growth impact through its interaction with domestic institutions. The synergistic growth impact of aid and institutions is found to be substitutive rather than complementary. This substitutive effect is most pronounced in Western Africa, followed by Eastern Africa, then Southern Africa, and least pronounced in Central Africa.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"116 1","pages":"361 - 376"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87048456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2020.1788118
Estephania Delgadillo, F. Graef, B. Schröter, Mefor E. Halle
ABSTRACT The integration of upgrading strategies (UPS) as part of the livelihood strategies of small farmers is vital for enhancing their food systems. The success of the UPS implementation largely relies on the interactions among key actors. Understanding the complex social realities of farmers is essential for adapting strategies to the local context. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the impact of UPS on the livelihood of participants in two case study areas in Tanzania. We used a mixed-method approach to understand the relations between, roles, and motivations of relevant actors in the participatory implementation of their UPS using the Net-Map tool for social network analysis and focus group discussions. Our results reveal why the implementation of UPS improved people´s livelihoods and allowed us to derive some success factors. Motivations for participating in a UPS group differed to some extent among all UPS groups and all types of actors. Based on our results, we found that UPS allow participants to enhance their social networks within their communities and develop skills that improve their livelihood strategies, resulting in more diverse livelihood outcomes. This research provides a knowledge base for UPS considerations and other participatory actions with local subsistence stakeholders.
{"title":"Determining success factors for improving rural livelihood strategies: how can participatory social network mapping help?","authors":"Estephania Delgadillo, F. Graef, B. Schröter, Mefor E. Halle","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2020.1788118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1788118","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The integration of upgrading strategies (UPS) as part of the livelihood strategies of small farmers is vital for enhancing their food systems. The success of the UPS implementation largely relies on the interactions among key actors. Understanding the complex social realities of farmers is essential for adapting strategies to the local context. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the impact of UPS on the livelihood of participants in two case study areas in Tanzania. We used a mixed-method approach to understand the relations between, roles, and motivations of relevant actors in the participatory implementation of their UPS using the Net-Map tool for social network analysis and focus group discussions. Our results reveal why the implementation of UPS improved people´s livelihoods and allowed us to derive some success factors. Motivations for participating in a UPS group differed to some extent among all UPS groups and all types of actors. Based on our results, we found that UPS allow participants to enhance their social networks within their communities and develop skills that improve their livelihood strategies, resulting in more diverse livelihood outcomes. This research provides a knowledge base for UPS considerations and other participatory actions with local subsistence stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"26 1","pages":"255 - 271"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81654305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2020.1804435
Néstor Gandelman, Ignacio Munyo
ABSTRACT We analyse the impact of longer incarceration terms in juvenile correctional facilities on short-term criminal recidivism. We exploit a legal modification in Uruguay that significantly increased the sentence length for violent crimes. We find that more time in custody, even under very harsh conditions, is associated with reductions in reoffending. Although in line with much of the related economic literature, our findings question recent empirical findings suggesting that juvenile incarceration increases criminal recidivism.
{"title":"Juvenile incarceration and crime after release: short-term evidence from a Harsher law","authors":"Néstor Gandelman, Ignacio Munyo","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2020.1804435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1804435","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT We analyse the impact of longer incarceration terms in juvenile correctional facilities on short-term criminal recidivism. We exploit a legal modification in Uruguay that significantly increased the sentence length for violent crimes. We find that more time in custody, even under very harsh conditions, is associated with reductions in reoffending. Although in line with much of the related economic literature, our findings question recent empirical findings suggesting that juvenile incarceration increases criminal recidivism.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"41 1","pages":"240 - 254"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77255418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2020.1773900
Ana Sanchez Chico, K. Macours, J. Maluccio, M. Stampini
ABSTRACT Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes are important anti-poverty programmes. There is relatively little evidence, however, of ongoing effectiveness several years after they have begun. Such evidence is particularly relevant for policymakers because programme effects may become larger or smaller over time. We analyse whether children exposed since birth to a CCT in El Salvador have better schooling outcomes at initial school ages. The results demonstrate that exposure significantly increased school enrolment and attainment for five-year-olds in preschool. The pattern of impacts suggests continued programme exposure might be improving primary school readiness or shifting norms around child investment.
{"title":"Impacts on school entry of exposure since birth to a conditional cash transfer programme in El Salvador","authors":"Ana Sanchez Chico, K. Macours, J. Maluccio, M. Stampini","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2020.1773900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1773900","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes are important anti-poverty programmes. There is relatively little evidence, however, of ongoing effectiveness several years after they have begun. Such evidence is particularly relevant for policymakers because programme effects may become larger or smaller over time. We analyse whether children exposed since birth to a CCT in El Salvador have better schooling outcomes at initial school ages. The results demonstrate that exposure significantly increased school enrolment and attainment for five-year-olds in preschool. The pattern of impacts suggests continued programme exposure might be improving primary school readiness or shifting norms around child investment.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"11 1","pages":"187 - 218"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88186442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2020.1773898
A. Nandi, Parul Agarwal, A. Chandrashekar, S. Harper
ABSTRACT We used data from a cluster-randomized trial in rural Rajasthan, India to evaluate the impact of providing access to a community-based daycare program on women’s economic outcomes two years later. The sample included 2858 mothers with age-eligible children. Providing access to daycare led 43% of households to utilize them. The intervention reduced time on childcare by 16.0 minutes/day (95%CI=-10.6, 42.5) and increased the probabilities that women were paid in cash and spent time during the prior day on paid work by 2.3 (95%CI=0.0, 4.5) and 2.6 (95%CI=0.9, 4.4) percentage points. Other indicators of labor force participation and income were unaffected.
{"title":"Access to affordable daycare and women’s economic opportunities: evidence from a cluster-randomised intervention in India","authors":"A. Nandi, Parul Agarwal, A. Chandrashekar, S. Harper","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2020.1773898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1773898","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT We used data from a cluster-randomized trial in rural Rajasthan, India to evaluate the impact of providing access to a community-based daycare program on women’s economic outcomes two years later. The sample included 2858 mothers with age-eligible children. Providing access to daycare led 43% of households to utilize them. The intervention reduced time on childcare by 16.0 minutes/day (95%CI=-10.6, 42.5) and increased the probabilities that women were paid in cash and spent time during the prior day on paid work by 2.3 (95%CI=0.0, 4.5) and 2.6 (95%CI=0.9, 4.4) percentage points. Other indicators of labor force participation and income were unaffected.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"49 1","pages":"219 - 239"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76203050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2020.1800795
Michael Bamberger
{"title":"Can we know better? Reflections for development","authors":"Michael Bamberger","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2020.1800795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1800795","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"48 1","pages":"272 - 278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85019854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-15DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1968932
Jessica Leight, Josué Awonon, Abdoulaye Pedehombga, R. Ganaba, Elena M Martinez, J. Heckert, A. Gelli
ABSTRACT This article reports on a cluster-randomised controlled trial conducted in rural Burkina Faso evaluating a multifaceted intervention, SELEVER, that seeks to increase poultry production by delivering training and strengthening of village-level institutions providing veterinary and credit services. Households exposed to the intervention significantly increase their use of poultry inputs (veterinary services, enhanced feeds, and deworming), and report more poultry sold and higher revenue. However, there is no evidence of an increase in profits. This evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that the return to inputs may not be sufficient to counterbalance the market costs of these inputs.
{"title":"The impact of an integrated value chain intervention on household poultry production in Burkina Faso: evidence from a randomized controlled trial","authors":"Jessica Leight, Josué Awonon, Abdoulaye Pedehombga, R. Ganaba, Elena M Martinez, J. Heckert, A. Gelli","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1968932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1968932","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article reports on a cluster-randomised controlled trial conducted in rural Burkina Faso evaluating a multifaceted intervention, SELEVER, that seeks to increase poultry production by delivering training and strengthening of village-level institutions providing veterinary and credit services. Households exposed to the intervention significantly increase their use of poultry inputs (veterinary services, enhanced feeds, and deworming), and report more poultry sold and higher revenue. However, there is no evidence of an increase in profits. This evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that the return to inputs may not be sufficient to counterbalance the market costs of these inputs.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"41 1","pages":"108 - 124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90221279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2020.1751241
Brock Boleman
ABSTRACT This paper evaluates a set of programmes that aimed to help Haitian farmers overcome access barriers to technology adoption and output markets during a low rainfall season. The study relies on inverse probability weighting (IPW) methods to estimate the effectiveness of three interventions separately against the counterfactual of traditional maize intercropping. Of the multiple interventions, estimated impacts indicate that the intensive peanut programme was the most effective in mitigating risk and improving overall outcomes. The findings highlight the importance of focusing on resilience as a means of improving livelihoods for effective development initiatives in disaster-prone areas.
{"title":"Enduring El Niño: impact of market access programmes on livelihood outcomes during drought conditions in Haiti","authors":"Brock Boleman","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2020.1751241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1751241","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper evaluates a set of programmes that aimed to help Haitian farmers overcome access barriers to technology adoption and output markets during a low rainfall season. The study relies on inverse probability weighting (IPW) methods to estimate the effectiveness of three interventions separately against the counterfactual of traditional maize intercropping. Of the multiple interventions, estimated impacts indicate that the intensive peanut programme was the most effective in mitigating risk and improving overall outcomes. The findings highlight the importance of focusing on resilience as a means of improving livelihoods for effective development initiatives in disaster-prone areas.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"71 1","pages":"109 - 132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74332122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2020.1748093
E. Letaa, E. Katungi, C. Kabungo, A. Ndunguru
ABSTRACT This paper evaluates the impact of improved common bean varieties on food security using two indicators: per capita food consumption expenditure and dietary diversity score. A generalised propensity score matching technique and an instrumental variable approach were used to assess the impact of improved bean adoption on household food security outcomes. Results show that the effect of improved common bean adoption is generally positive and increases with area allocated for improved beans. The study also provides useful lessons for breeding programs targeting to achieve higher food security outcomes among land-constrained producers.
{"title":"Impact of improved common bean varieties on household food security on adopters in Tanzania","authors":"E. Letaa, E. Katungi, C. Kabungo, A. Ndunguru","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2020.1748093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1748093","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper evaluates the impact of improved common bean varieties on food security using two indicators: per capita food consumption expenditure and dietary diversity score. A generalised propensity score matching technique and an instrumental variable approach were used to assess the impact of improved bean adoption on household food security outcomes. Results show that the effect of improved common bean adoption is generally positive and increases with area allocated for improved beans. The study also provides useful lessons for breeding programs targeting to achieve higher food security outcomes among land-constrained producers.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"103 1","pages":"108 - 89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78089244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2020.1758750
Alberto Chong, Irene Vélez
ABSTRACT We design and apply a randomised controlled trial that seeks to examine the overall impact of a nationwide training program for female entrepreneurs that own small or medium businesses in the tourism and garment sectors in the Kyrgyz Republic on outcome variables related to business growth and decision making. Unlike other studies, we are able to exploit panel data based on three rounds of post-intervention surveys, plus the baseline. Thus, four data rounds in total. We use an ANCOVA model and find small positive impacts on longer-term investments in labour inputs, though these investments do not translate into higher sales or profits.
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