Search Results - "De Weerdt, Joachim"

MIGRATION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN TANZANIA: EVIDENCE FROM A TRACKING SURVEY by Beegle, Kathleen, Weerdt, Joachim De, Dercon, Stefan

“…This study explores to what extent migration has contributed to improved living standards of individuals in Tanzania. Using a thirteenyear panel survey, we…”
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What does Variation in Survey Design Reveal about the Nature of Measurement Errors in Household Consumption? by Gibson, John, Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Friedman, Jed

“…We randomly assigned eight different consumption surveys to obtain evidence on the nature of measurement errors in estimates of household consumption…”
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Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS by Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Dercon, Stefan

“…This article uses a 13‐year panel of individuals in Tanzania to assess how adult mortality shocks affect both the short‐ and long‐run consumption growth of…”
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Orphanhood and the long-run impact of children by Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Dercon, Stefan

“…In this study, new data is collected from Tanzania to examine the impact of orphanhood on children's school attainment and height. The unique features of the…”
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Methods of household consumption measurement through surveys: Experimental results from Tanzania by Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Friedman, Jed, Gibson, John

“…Surveys of consumption expenditure vary widely across many dimensions, including the level of reporting, the length of the reference period, and the degree of…”
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Decomposing response error in food consumption measurement: Implications for survey design from a randomized survey experiment in Tanzania by Friedman, Jed, Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Gibson, John

“…•This food consumption survey measurement experiment contrasts 7 common survey designs.•We decompose response error into (a) if any consumption is reported and…”
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Social Identity and the Formation of Health Insurance Networks by De Weerdt, Joachim, Fafchamps, Marcel

“…In a panel survey of an informal insurance network in Tanzania we find none of the tell-tale signs that insurance transfers follow reciprocal risk sharing…”
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Moving out of Poverty in Tanzania: Evidence from Kagera by De Weerdt, Joachim

“…This paper uses linked qualitative and quantitative data to explore the growth trajectories of matched households in the Kagera region of Tanzania, finding…”
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The Challenge of Measuring Hunger through Survey by DE WEERDT, JOACHIM, BEEGLE, KATHLEEN, FRIEDMAN, JED, GIBSON, JOHN

“…There is widespread interest in estimating the number of hungry people in the world as well as trends in hunger. Current global counts rely on combining each…”
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Group-based funeral insurance in Ethiopia and Tanzania by Dercon, Stefan, De Weerdt, Joachim, Bold, Tessa, Pankhurst, Alula

“…A funeral is a costly occasion. This paper studies indigenous insurance institutions developed to cope with the high costs of funerals, based on evidence from…”
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The intergenerational impact of the African orphans crisis: a cohort study from an HIV/AIDS affected area by Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Dercon, Stefan

“…Background In sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of orphanhood among children has been greatly exacerbated by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. If orphanhood harms a…”
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Field notes on administering shock modules by De Weerdt, Joachim

“…Increasingly panel household questionnaires in developing countries will include a shock module to collect information on past shocks experienced by the…”
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ORPHANHOOD AND HUMAN CAPITAL DESTRUCTION: IS THERE PERSISTENCE INTO ADULTHOOD? by BEEGLE, KATHLEEN, DE WEERDT, JOACHIM, DERCON, STEFAN

“…This article presents unique evidence that orphanhood matters in the long run for health and education outcomes in a region of northwestern Tanzania. We study…”
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From corn to popcorn? Urbanization and dietary change: Evidence from rural-urban migrants in Tanzania by Cockx, Lara, Colen, Liesbeth, De Weerdt, Joachim

“…•Using nationally representative panel data from Tanzania we aim to study whether and how urbanization impacts dietary change.•We compare dietary changes…”
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Child health across the rural–urban spectrum by Ameye, Hannah, De Weerdt, Joachim

“…•In East Africa, child stunting reduces rapidly at low levels of urbanization.•At the highest levels of urbanization stunting improvements level off or…”
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Measuring macro- and micronutrient consumption in multi-purpose surveys: Evidence from a survey experiment in Tanzania by Ameye, Hannah, De Weerdt, Joachim, Gibson, John

“…•Can macro- and micronutrient consumption be measured by household surveys?•To answer that we conduct a survey experiment with six commonly used modules.•The…”
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Not your average job: Measuring farm labor in Tanzania by Arthi, Vellore, Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Palacios-López, Amparo

“…Understanding the constraints to agricultural growth in Africa relies on the accurate measurement of smallholder labor. Yet, serious weaknesses in these…”
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Rural Underemployment and Urbanisation: Insights from a 9-year Panel from Malawi by Van Cappellen, Hanne, De Weerdt, Joachim

“…Rural labour markets in Africa are frequently characterised by underemployment, with farmers unable to fully deploy throughout the year one of their most…”
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Why secondary towns can be important for poverty reduction – A migrant perspective by Ingelaere, Bert, Christiaensen, Luc, De Weerdt, Joachim, Kanbur, Ravi

“…•Why do many more rural migrants end up in secondary towns, despite larger welfare gains among those who end up in the city?•Migrant life histories and the…”
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Urbanization and poverty reduction: the role of rural diversification and secondary towns by Christiaensen, Luc, De Weerdt, Joachim, Todo, Yasuyuki

“…A rather unique panel tracking more than 3,300 individuals from households in rural Kagera, Tanzania, during 1991/1994-2010 shows that about one out of two…”
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