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Thesis 1999

Autor: McPeak, J.G.

This study investigates theoretical and empirical issues characterizing herd growth on a shared rangeland. This analysis explicitly recognizes household and rangeland heterogeneity. Recent developments in the range ecology literature are incorporated into an economic model. Implications of this m...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/79702

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McPeak, J.G. ,  [Herd growth on shared rangeland: herd management and land-use decisions in Northern Kenya.] ,  Herd growth on shared rangeland: herd management and land-use decisions in Northern Kenya.
Brief 2013

Autor: Aklilu, Y. Little, P.D. Mahmoud, H. McPeak, J.G.
Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/27616

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Aklilu, Y. ,  Little, P.D. ,  Mahmoud, H. ,  McPeak, J.G. ,  [Market access and trade issues affecting the drylands in the Horn of Africa: Brief prepared by a Technical Consortium hosted by CGIAR in partnership with the FAO Investment Centre] ,  Market access and trade issues affecting the drylands in the Horn of Africa: Brief prepared by a Technical Consortium hosted by CGIAR in partnership with the FAO Investment Centre
Journal Article 2009-08-15

Autor: Mude, Andrew G. Barrett, Christopher B. McPeak, J.G. Kaitho, R. Kristjanson, Patricia M.

Mitigating the negative welfare consequences of crises such as droughts, floods, and disease outbreaks, is a major challenge in many areas of the world, especially in highly vulnerable areas insufficiently equipped to prevent food and livelihood security crisis in the face of adverse shocks. Give...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/371

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Mude, Andrew G. ,  Barrett, Christopher B. ,  McPeak, J.G. ,  Kaitho, R. ,  Kristjanson, Patricia M. ,  [Empirical forecasting of slow-onset disasters for improved emergency response: An application to Kenya’s arid north] ,  Empirical forecasting of slow-onset disasters for improved emergency response: An application to Kenya’s arid north
Journal Article 2009-11-15

Autor: McPeak, J.G. Doss, C.R. Barrett, Christopher B. Kristjanson, Patricia M.

This study investigates development priorities of individuals living in 11 communities in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. We first asked individuals to describe development efforts that have been implemented in their community. People were then asked to ...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/581

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McPeak, J.G. ,  Doss, C.R. ,  Barrett, Christopher B. ,  Kristjanson, Patricia M. ,  [Do community members share development priorities? Results of a ranking exercise in East African rangelands] ,  Do community members share development priorities? Results of a ranking exercise in East African rangelands
Journal Article 2001-01-01

Autor: Nduma, I. Kristjanson, Patricia M. McPeak, J.G.

As East African pastoralists settle around market centers, women often adopt new town-based activities to generate income. While settling in or near towns presents women with new opportunities, household poverty may prevent them from exploiting these opportunities or lead them to adopt environmen...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/1217

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Nduma, I. ,  Kristjanson, Patricia M. ,  McPeak, J.G. ,  [Diversity in income-generating activities for sedentarized pastoral women in northern Kenya] ,  Diversity in income-generating activities for sedentarized pastoral women in northern Kenya
Journal Article 2006-02-15

Autor: Barrett, Christopher B. Marenya, P.P. McPeak, J.G. Minten, Bart Murithi, F. Oluoch-Kosura, W. Place, Frank Randrianarisoa, J.C. Rasambainarivo, J. Wangila, J.

This paper presents comparative qualitative and quantitative evidence from rural Kenya and Madagascar in an attempt to untangle the causality behind persistent poverty. We find striking differences in welfare dynamics depending on whether one uses total income, including stochastic terms and inev...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/930

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Barrett, Christopher B. ,  Marenya, P.P. ,  McPeak, J.G. ,  Minten, Bart ,  Murithi, F. ,  Oluoch-Kosura, W. ,  Place, Frank ,  Randrianarisoa, J.C. ,  Rasambainarivo, J. ,  Wangila, J. ,  [Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar] ,  Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar
Journal Article 2008-06-22

Autor: Little, P.D. McPeak, J.G. Barrett, Christopher B. Kristjanson, Patricia M.

Understanding and alleviating poverty in Africa continues to receive considerable attention from a range of diverse actors, including politicians, international celebrities, academics, activists and practitioners. Despite the onslaught of interest, there is surprisingly little agreement on what c...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/751

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Little, P.D. ,  McPeak, J.G. ,  Barrett, Christopher B. ,  Kristjanson, Patricia M. ,  [Challenging orthodoxies: Understanding poverty in pastoral areas of East Africa] ,  Challenging orthodoxies: Understanding poverty in pastoral areas of East Africa
Report 2010-01-20

Autor: Mude, Andrew G. Barrett, Christopher B. Carter, M.R. Chantarat, S. Ikegami, Munenobu McPeak, J.G.
Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/494

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Mude, Andrew G. ,  Barrett, Christopher B. ,  Carter, M.R. ,  Chantarat, S. ,  Ikegami, Munenobu ,  McPeak, J.G. ,  [Index based livestock insurance for northern Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands: the Marsabit Pilot. Project summary] ,  Index based livestock insurance for northern Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands: the Marsabit Pilot. Project summary
Manual 2009-12

Autor: Lybbert, T.J. Galarza, F.B. McPeak, J.G. Barrett, Christopher B. Boucher, S. Carter, M.R. Chantarat, P. Fadlaoui, A. Mude, Andrew G.

The effective design and implementation of interventions that reduce vulnerability and poverty require a solid understanding of underlying poverty dynamics and associated behavioral responses. Stochastic and dynamic benefit streams can make it difficult for the poor to learn the value of such int...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/785

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Lybbert, T.J. ,  Galarza, F.B. ,  McPeak, J.G. ,  Barrett, Christopher B. ,  Boucher, S. ,  Carter, M.R. ,  Chantarat, P. ,  Fadlaoui, A. ,  Mude, Andrew G. ,  [Dynamic field experiments in development economics: Risk valuation in Morocco, Kenya and Peru] ,  Dynamic field experiments in development economics: Risk valuation in Morocco, Kenya and Peru

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