ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy
ZEF – Discussion Papers on Development Policy are intended to stimulate discussion among researchers, practitioners and policy makers on current and emerging development issues. The Editorial Committee of the ZEF – DISCUSSION PAPERS ON DEVELOPMENT POLICY includes Matin Qaim (Chair), Christian Borgemeister, and Eva Youkhana. Hannah Ameye is the Managing Editor of the series.
Recent Submissions
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Links between rural electrification and gendered off-farm employment in sub-Saharan Africa
(2024-12-09)We analyze the relationship between household electricity access and off-farm employment of women and men in rural Africa, using primary survey data from Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia. Estimating regression models, ... -
Destination choices during internal temporary migration: Evidence from northern Bangladesh
(2024-12-03)Whilst migration to urban areas is often understood through higher wage opportunities, it is not well understood why many rural poor often prefer rural destinations, particularly during temporary migration. This preference ... -
Rice-aquaculture systems and dietary quality in Bangladesh
(2024-11-28)Rice-aquaculture is promoted in many countries as a system that could simultaneously improve land and water productivity and household diets and nutrition. However, studies evaluating the effects of rice-aquaculture ... -
Small-Scale Irrigation in the Sahel: Adoption Trends, Profitability, and Challenges
(2024-11-26)This paper analyzes the current uptake of small-scale irrigation (SSI1), its profitability, and the constraints to its broader adoption in the Sahel using literature and survey data from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and ... -
Altruistic giving and risk taking in human affairs
(2024-11-14)The purpose of this paper is to provide a general proposition of the relationship between altruism and risk taking. As explained in the body of the paper, we diverge from a result reported in Stark et al. (2022) and provide ... -
Social gains or losses?: Evidence from dairy systems under alternative herd health management practices in Kenya
(2024-11-13)Strategies for sustainable intensification of livestock are becoming increasingly important in designing interventions to develop the sector. In dairying systems, herd health management is among such strategies. While ... -
A theory of migration as a response to occupational stigma
(2009-11)Drawing on the literature of occupational status and social distance, a theory is developed of labor migration that is prompted by a desire to avoid “social humiliation.” A closed-economy general equilibrium model that ... -
Crop biotechnology in developing countries: A conceptual framework for ex ante economic analyses
(1998-11)It is now widely acknowledged that biotechnology will have significant implications for development. While biotechnology’s potential for low income economies is still the subject of controversy, this paper argues that it ... -
Water insecurity and the poor: Issues and research needs
(1998-10)Household water insecurity is a pressing problem in developing countries. Unsustainable water withdrawal is increasing due to population growth, industrialization, urbanization, and increasing agricultural production which ... -
Child labor and the international policy debate: The education/child labor trade-off and the consequences of trade sanctions
(1998-09)This paper provides an overview of the current academic and public debate on child labor. There is growing impetus to impose international minimum labor standards banning child labor. However, this paper argues that while ... -
Strengthening social security systems in rural areas of developing countries
(1999-06)It is now generally accepted that the approach of enlarging state-based social security systems in developing countries in order to achieve universal coverage has failed. It is the poor and rural population in particular ... -
Village pay phones and poverty reduction: Insights from a grameen bank initiative in Bangladesh
(1999-06)The intent of the present study is to evaluate the role of telecommunications within the contexts of rural development in general and of poverty reduction in particular. Bangladesh has been selected as a case study due to ... -
The role of information and communication technologies in economic development: A partial survey
(1999-05)The diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their potential as a development tool have generated a wide array of views. The variety of views suggests that the role and impact of these technologies ... -
Lebensmittelhandel und Konsumtrends in China
(1999-05)Das Ziel dieser Studie besteht darin, durch Beschreibung der Strukturen und Trends im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel Chinas potentiellen Investoren und Exporteuren praktische Informationen bereitzustellen. Diese beschreibende ... -
Governance and economic performance: A survey
(1999-04)This paper presents a framework for analyzing the determinants and effects of public governance and a survey of recent theoretical and empirical studies pertaining to developing and transition countries. It explains how ... -
Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien in Entwicklungsländern: Trends und Potentiale
(1999-01)Since the mid 80s information and communication technologies (ICT) played an ever increasing role within the developed world. Industrialised and newly industrialising economies make big financial and organisational efforts ... -
Towards enhancing the role of microfinance for safety nets of the poor
(1999-10)Many of the poor borrow, more save, and most of them demand insurance products or related substitutes. However, most of these financial products, especially those catering towards the need for consumption stabilization are ... -
The international debate and economic consequences of eco-labeling
(1999-09)In this paper we analyze the effectiveness of eco-labels in reducing the supply of eco-unfriendly products. We focus on the situation where a labeled product is viewed by consumers as a private good and develop a theoretical ... -
Die Bedeutung von Telekommunikationsdiensten für wirtschaftliches Wachstum
(1999-09)The availability of telecommunications services is a necessary, though insufficient prerequisite for economic growth. In combination with transport, education, functioning financial markets, electricity, etc., telecommunications ... -
Spending on conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: How much and how efficient?
(1999-09)With growing awareness of the dangers of an irreversible loss of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), there has been a major effort devoted to collecting and conserving plant genetic resources. The ...
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