scholarly journals Wells, Water, and Welfare: The Impact of Access to Groundwater on Rural Poverty and Conflict

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 76-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheetal Sekhri
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

This paper evaluates the impact of access to groundwater on poverty using data from rural India. The estimation exploits the fact that the technology required to access groundwater changes exogenously due to constraints imposed by laws of physics at a depth of eight meters. I find that rural poverty in areas where depth from surface is below the cutoff is 9 to10 percent higher. Using survey data for a subsample of villages, I also show that disputes over irrigation water increase by 25 percent around the cutoff. Historical endowments of groundwater facilitate adoption of yield enhancing technologies over the long-run. (JEL D74, I32, O13, O15, O18, Q15, Q16)

The impact of trade liberalization on poverty reduction in rural China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 683-694
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Yong Hu
Keyword(s):  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how trade liberalization influences rural poverty reduction in China.Design/methodology/approachThe authors make use of China Family Panel Studies survey data, take annual income of farmers of RMB2,300 and RMB3,450 as the poverty lines (poverty line 1 and poverty line 2, respectively). Residents below poverty line 1 and poverty line 2 are 2,580 and 2,661, respectively. Probit model is used to estimate the impact of trade liberalization on the poverty probability. Income-deciding equation is used to estimate the impact of trade liberalization on the income level of poor residents in rural areas. Income-deciding equation is also used to examine the transmission mechanism of trade liberalization affecting rural poverty.FindingsThis study finds that trade liberalization can reduce the poverty probability of rural residents and promote the income growth of poor residents in rural areas. Trade liberalization increases the income of poor residents and reduces poverty through transmission mechanisms such as promoting economic growth and financial expenditure.Originality/valueTo the authors’ knowledge, this is the first empirical study to quantitatively model the impact of trade liberalization on rural poverty reduction in China using residents’ survey data.

Impact of agricultural water reallocation on crop yield and revenue: a case study in China

Water Policy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-531
Author(s):  
Xiaoping Dai ◽  
Xiaohong Zhang ◽  
Yuping Han ◽  
Huiping Huang ◽  
Xu Geng
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yield ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Irrigation District ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Irrigation Frequency ◽  
Canal Irrigation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

Our study area in the People's Victory Canal Irrigation District of Henan Province in China has been transferring agricultural water to the city for municipal use. This study starts with an examination of the impacts of irrigation frequency, irrigation water sources, and irrigation water supply performance on crop yield and net crop revenue, using data from a survey of 182 households in the study area. Thereafter, it analyzes the impact of agricultural water reallocation (AWR) on crop yield and revenue. The study ends with an estimation of the compensation for affected farmers and a discussion of the compensation methods. Regression results indicate that irrigation frequency shows a significantly positive impact on crop yield and net crop revenue. The change of irrigation water source from canal water to well water and local small river water decreases the integrated crop yield of wheat and rice by 9% and 12%, and decreases the net integrated crop revenue by 16% and 19%, respectively. AWR decreases the integrated crop yield of wheat and rice by at least 2%, and decreases the net integrated crop revenue by at least 3.5%. Estimated compensation for affected farmers is between 78.72 and 97.85 USD/ha.

scholarly journals DAMPAK BELANJA NEGARA TERHADAP TINGKAT KEGIATAN EKONOMI DI INDONESIA

Media Ekonomi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Christine Tambunan ◽  
Jakaria Amin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Budget Expenditure

<em>This study is to examine and to analyze the impact of State Budget Expenditure on the Level of Economic Activity in Indonesia. <em>Using the Autoregressive-Distributed Lag (ARDL) method. And using data from 2008-2017. <em>The result of this empirical study is that in the long run, state budget expenditure, consisting of Employee Expenditure, Special Allocation Fund (DAK) and General Allocation Fund (DAU,) has a significant positive effect on Level of Economic Activity. On the contrary, Capital Expenditure has a significant negative impact on growth. While Goods Expenditure shows a negative effect, though it was not statistically significant.</em></em></em>

scholarly journals Policy, Institutions and Non-Oil Exports: Evidence from Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Martins Iyoboyi ◽  
Abdelrasaq Na-Allah
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Autoregressive Distributed Lag ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Equilibrium Relationship ◽  
Oil Exports ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Oil Sector ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

<p>In this paper, the impact of policy and institutions on non-oil exports in Nigeria is investigated, using data from secondary sources for the period 1961-2012, and implemented through the autoregressive distributed lag framework. Non-oil exports were found to have a long-run equilibrium relationship with policy and institutional variables. Money supply and exchange rate were found to be positively associated with and statistically significant determinants of non-oil exports in the long and short run. Fiscal deficit, interest rate, ‘constraints on the executive’ and openness were found to be inversely related to non-oil exports in both the short and long run. While inflation was found to be negatively related to non-oil exports in the short run, it is the reverse in the long run. An enhanced political institutional framework is required, that is attuned to growth in the non-oil sector of the economy, as a mechanism for improving the country’s non-oil exports.</p>

scholarly journals Impact of economic growth on international reserve holdings in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 605-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
MOHAMMAD KASHIF ◽  
P. SRIDHARAN ◽  
S. THIYAGARAJAN
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Error Correction ◽  
Correction Term ◽  
International Reserves ◽  
Speed Of Adjustment ◽  
Error Correction Term ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of economic growth on Brazilian international reserves holdings in the context of Error Correction Mechanism using data over the 1980-2014 period. The results reveal that economic growth is highly significant. From the estimation of our model, we argue that economic growth and international reserves have positive long run relationship. Error correction estimates validated our model for error correction term is negative and statistically significant. Besides, our model suggested that economic growth has short run relationship too. The speed of adjustment is more than 40% which indicated that error correction term corrects previous year disequilibrium at the rate of 40.4%.

scholarly journals International Real Estate Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-106
Author(s):  
Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee ◽  
◽  
Seyed Ghodsi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
House Prices ◽  
House Price ◽  
Oil Prices ◽  
Asymmetric Effects ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

Since oil is used as an input in the production and delivery process, any change in its price can affect almost all sectors of an economy. Researchers have tried to assess the impact of the rising price of oil on domestic production, inflation, investment, the stock market, etc. In order to determine if inflationary effects of rising oil prices have spread to house prices in the U.S., unlike previous research, we investigate the link between oil prices and house prices by using data from each state of the U.S. Furthermore, for the first time, we engage in asymmetry analysis and find short-run asymmetric effects in almost all of the states but short-run cumulative effects or asymmetric impact in 15 states. Although we also find significant long-run asymmetric effects in 26 states, the results reveal that an increase in oil prices has contributed to house price increase in only 11 states and a decrease in oil prices lowered house prices in only three states.

scholarly journals Impact of Investment in Tourism Infrastructure Development on Attracting International Visitors: A Nonlinear Panel ARDL Approach Using Vietnam’s Data

Economies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Quang Hai Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Panel Ardl ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Ardl Approach ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Using Data ◽  
International Visitors ◽  
The Impact

Investment in tourism infrastructure development to make destinations and services increasingly attractive is considered a key measure in developing a country’s tourist destinations. This paper investigates the impact of investment in tourism infrastructure components on international visitor attraction using data from Vietnam for the period 1995–2019. The results of analyzing panel data by the nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach show that, in the long-run, investing in the three components of tourism infrastructure, namely transport and communications infrastructure, the hotel and restaurant industry, and recreation facilities, has a strong and positive impact on international visitor attraction. In addition, different short-run impacts of the three tourism infrastructure components on the whole market and each major international visitor market are also found.

scholarly journals Borders That Divide: Education and Religion in Ghana and Togo Since Colonial Times

2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 694-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Cogneau ◽  
Alexander Moradi
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
World War ◽  
The South ◽  
Border Effects ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

The partition of German Togoland after World War I provides a natural experiment to test the impact of British and French colonization. Using data of recruits to the Ghanaian colonial army 1908–1955, we find that literacy and religious affiliation diverge at the border between the parts of Togoland under British and French control as early as in the 1920s. We partly attribute this to policies towards missionary schools. The divergence is only visible in the South where educational and evangelization efforts were strong. Contemporary survey data show that border effects that began in colonial times still persist today.

scholarly journals Subsidy Policies and Insurance Demand

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (8) ◽  
pp. 2422-2453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Cai ◽  
Alain de Janvry ◽  
Elisabeth Sadoulet
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
Insurance Demand ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Weather Insurance

Using data from a two-year pricing experiment, we study the impact of subsidy policies on weather insurance take-up. Results show that subsidies increase future insurance take-up through their influence on payout experiences. Exploring mechanisms of the payout effect, we find that for households that randomly benefited from financial education, receiving a payout provides a one-time learning experience that improves take-up permanently. In contrast, households with poor insurance knowledge continuously update take-up decisions based on recent experiences with disasters and payouts. Combining subsidy policies with financial education can thus be effective in promoting long-run insurance adoption. (JEL G22, G52, G53, Q54)

scholarly journals The Impact of Research and Development on Productivity: Case of Turkey

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muammer Tekeoğlu ◽  
Neşe Algan ◽  
Erhan İşcan ◽  
Duygu Serin Oktay
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Productivity Indicators ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Development Spending ◽  
The Impact

Productivity is one of the major research topics in economic literature because of the importance of sustainable development and growth for the countries. Besides, many of the theories stated that technology is the major source of productivity growth in the long run. Especially the productivity acceleration of the countries draw the attention of the researchers after the 90’s due to the changes in the technology. Also, these changes expanded the productivity gap between countries in the consequences of changing growth pattern and increasing the size and structure of the economy. Therefore understanding the linkage between research and development and productivity becomes the most important research topic in the economic literature. Due to this importance analyzing the characteristics of productivity become an important issue for the policymakers for setting new policies. By virtue of the growing importance of understanding productivity changes of countries, the aim of this paper is to investigate the interaction between the research and development spending and productivity for Turkey. We used various types of research and development spending and productivity indicators to estimate this linkage using data for the last three decades. The importance of this paper is to clarify the effect of research and development impact on the productivity of Turkey. The results of this paper will enlighten the details of the underlying variables that affect productivity.

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