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Working Papers

2017

1. Contextual Effects of Education on Poverty in Malawi
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
2. Early-Life Rainfall Shocks and Intergenerational Education Mobility in Malawi
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
3. Long-term Effects of Early Life Maize Yield on Maize Productivity and Efficiency in Rural Malawi
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
4. Poverty and Inequality in Malawi: Trends, Prospects, and Policy Simulations
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
5. Poverty in Malawi: Policy Analysis with Distributional Changes
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
6. To Err is Human: Inconsistencies in Food Conversion Factors and Inequality in Malawi
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2015

7. A joint analysis of correlates of poverty intensity, incidence, and gap with application to Malawi
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
8. A regression based model of average exit time from poverty with application to Malawi
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
9. Catastrophic health payments in Malawi: analysis of determinants using a zero-inflated beta regression
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
10. Child labour And Schooling in Malawi: Does Mother's Employment Matter?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
11. Methods matter: The sensitivity of Malawian poverty estimates to definitions, data, and assumptions
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
12. Partial mean and inequality effects on catastrophic health payments: methods with application to Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
13. The poverty and inequality nexus in Ghana: a decomposition analysis of household expenditure components
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2014

14. Did Rapid Smallholder-Led Agricultural Growth Fail to Reduce Rural Poverty?: Making Sense of Malawi's Poverty Puzzle
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (18)
15. Do the Poor Pay More for Maize in Malawi?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Do the Poor Pay More for Maize in Malawi?, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
16. Exit from Catastrophic Health Payments: A Method and an Application to Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Exit from catastrophic health payments: a method and an application to Malawi, International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
17. Extending the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition to the Independent Double Hurdle Model: With Application to Parental Spending on Education in Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Extending the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition to the Independent Double Hurdle Model: With Application to Parental Spending on Education in Malawi, Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) (2014)
18. Externalities of Education on Efficiency and Production Uncertainty of Maize in Rural Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
19. Food Price Heterogeneity and Income Inequality in Malawi: Is Inequality Underestimated?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
20. Youth Wage Employment and Parental Education in Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Youth wage employment and parental education in Malawi, Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) (2015)

2011

21. A matching decomposition of the rural-urban difference in malnutrition in Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article A matching decomposition of the rural–urban difference in malnutrition in Malawi, Health Economics Review, Springer (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
22. Household expenditure components and the poverty and inequality relationship in Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Household Expenditure Components and the Poverty and Inequality Relationship in Malawi, African Development Review, African Development Bank (2014) View citations (8) (2014)
23. Intrahousehold and interhousehold child nutrition inequality in Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Intrahousehold and Interhousehold Child Nutrition Inequality in Malawi, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2015) View citations (4) (2015)
24. Poverty in Malawi: Current status and knowledge gaps
    MaSSP policy notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
25. The poverty-inequality relationship in Malawi: A multidimensional perspective
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2010

26. Employment diagnostic analysis: Malawi
    ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization View citations (5)
27. Household Economic Status, Schooling Costs, and Schooling Bias Against Non-biological Children in Malawi
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009)
28. Impact of Fertility on Objective and Subjective Poverty in Malawi
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (9)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (1)
29. Poverty and Inequality in Standards of Living in Malawi: Does Religious Affiliation Matter?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
30. Rural-Urban Differences in Parental Spending on Children’s Primary Education in Malawi
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009)
    See also Journal Article Rural--urban differences in parental spending on children's primary education in Malawi, Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
31. Spatial Comparisons of Poverty and Inequality in Living Standards in Malawi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Spatial Comparisons of Poverty and Inequality in Living Standards in Malawi, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

Journal Articles

2018

1. The poverty and inequality nexus in Ghana
   International Journal of Social Economics, 2018, 45, (2), 246-258

2016

2. Exit from catastrophic health payments: a method and an application to Malawi
   International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2016, 16, (2), 163-174 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Exit from Catastrophic Health Payments: A Method and an Application to Malawi, MPRA Paper (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2015

3. Do the Poor Pay More for Maize in Malawi?
   Journal of International Development, 2015, 27, (4), 546-563 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Do the Poor Pay More for Maize in Malawi?, MPRA Paper (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
4. Intrahousehold and Interhousehold Child Nutrition Inequality in Malawi
   South African Journal of Economics, 2015, 83, (1), 140-153 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Intrahousehold and interhousehold child nutrition inequality in Malawi, MPRA Paper (2011) (2011)
5. The Effects of Educational Externalities on Maize Production in Rural Malawi
   Oxford Development Studies, 2015, 43, (4), 508-532 View citations (3)
6. Youth wage employment and parental education in Malawi
   Development Southern Africa, 2015, 32, (4), 526-537
   See also Working Paper Youth Wage Employment and Parental Education in Malawi, MPRA Paper (2014) (2014)

2014

7. A matching decomposition of the rural–urban difference in malnutrition in Malawi
   Health Economics Review, 2014, 4, (1), 1-10 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper A matching decomposition of the rural-urban difference in malnutrition in Malawi, MPRA Paper (2011) (2011)
8. Extending the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition to the Independent Double Hurdle Model: With Application to Parental Spending on Education in Malawi
   Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2014, 38, (3), 39-54
   See also Working Paper Extending the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition to the Independent Double Hurdle Model: With Application to Parental Spending on Education in Malawi, MPRA Paper (2014) (2014)
9. Household Expenditure Components and the Poverty and Inequality Relationship in Malawi
   African Development Review, 2014, 26, (1), 138–147 View citations (8)
   Also in African Development Review, 2014, 26, (1), 138-147 (2014) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Household expenditure components and the poverty and inequality relationship in Malawi, MPRA Paper (2011) (2011)

2013

10. Rural--urban differences in parental spending on children's primary education in Malawi
    Development Southern Africa, 2013, 30, (6), 789-811 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Rural-Urban Differences in Parental Spending on Children’s Primary Education in Malawi, SALDRU Working Papers (2010) (2010)
11. Spatial Comparisons of Poverty and Inequality in Living Standards in Malawi
    South African Journal of Economics, 2013, 81, (2), 192-210 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Spatial Comparisons of Poverty and Inequality in Living Standards in Malawi, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (2) (2010)