Youth in Agricultural Villages

Migration, Youth, and Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia

This paper explores the relationship between migration and agricultural productivity in Ethiopia. Given that there are fairly significant returns to either rural-urban or international migration for labor in Ethiopia, it could be that credit constraints hindering migration start-up are an unexplored constraint against migration. The paper primarily uses the Ethiopia Rural Household Survey panel...

Road to Specialization in Agricultural Production: Tales of 18 Natural Villages in China

Fecundability among newly married couples in agricultural villages in Palestine: a prospective study

BACKGROUND The validity of studies on fecundability in Western countries has been questioned. The complexity of societal and cultural factors makes it difficult to dissect pure biological impact. Our aim was to assess couple fecundability in a population which to a large degree is unaffected by the same socio-cultural influences. METHODS We conducted a prospective study on time-to-pregnancy (...

The Impact of Agricultural Extension and Roads on Poverty and Consumption Growth in Fifteen Ethiopian Villages

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The impact of roads and agricultural extension on consumption growth and poverty in fifteen Ethiopian villages

This paper investigates whether public investments that led to improvements in road quality and increased access to agricultural extension services led to faster consumption growth and lower rates of poverty in rural Ethiopia. Using a Generalized Methods of Moments – Instrumental Variables – Household Fixed Effects estimator, we find evidence of positive impacts with meaningful magnitudes. Acce...