* 5 Results enter search term Search Reset filter Suchfilter Content Type Publications (5) Publicationtype Journal Article (3) Working Paper (1) Units Global Challenges for Rural Development (4) Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Development (4) Globale Herausforderungen für ländliche Entwicklung (3) Experts Jann Lay (4) Toman Barsbai (3) George Michuki M'Mukaria (2) Dana Schüler (1) Ulf Nahrloch (1) Wolfgang Lechthaler (1) Date Last Month Last Year Select Period start date to end date Sort by Relevance Date Aktive Filter Tags: Income diversification Remove all filters Journal Article Shocks, Structural Change, and the Patterns of Income Diversification in Burkina Faso 01.01.2009 This paper investigates changes in income diversification patterns for the case of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 2003. Contrary to common beliefs, our empirical analysis shows that rural households are not increasingly diversifying their income... Publication Income Diversification and Poverty in a Growing Agricultural Economy: The Case of Ghana 01.01.2008 This paper analyses changes in income portfolios of rural households and its determinants for the case of Ghana in the 1990s. Our analysis shows that, contrary to common beliefs, rural Ghana has seen major economic transformation, as households... Journal Article Few Opportunities, Much Desperation: The Dichotomy of Non-agricultural Activities and Inequality in Western Kenya 01.01.2008 Using data from Western Kenya, we confirm the existence of a dichotomous non-agricultural sector. The poverty and inequality implications of the differently motivated diversification strategies only partly correspond to expected patterns. While... Journal Article Diversification as Income Maximizing Strategy 01.01.2010 In a simple model, I demonstrate that the U-shaped relationship between income and income diversification typically found in developing countries can be explained without any risk considerations. It might be the result of pure income maximization in... Working Paper Boda Bodas Rule: Non-agricultural Activities and Their Inequality Implications in Western Kenya 01.03.2007 Engagement in non-agricultural activities in rural areas can be classified into survival-led or opportunity-led. Survival-led diversification would decrease inequality by increasing the incomes of poorer households and thus reduce poverty. By...
Journal Article Shocks, Structural Change, and the Patterns of Income Diversification in Burkina Faso 01.01.2009 This paper investigates changes in income diversification patterns for the case of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 2003. Contrary to common beliefs, our empirical analysis shows that rural households are not increasingly diversifying their income...
Publication Income Diversification and Poverty in a Growing Agricultural Economy: The Case of Ghana 01.01.2008 This paper analyses changes in income portfolios of rural households and its determinants for the case of Ghana in the 1990s. Our analysis shows that, contrary to common beliefs, rural Ghana has seen major economic transformation, as households...
Journal Article Few Opportunities, Much Desperation: The Dichotomy of Non-agricultural Activities and Inequality in Western Kenya 01.01.2008 Using data from Western Kenya, we confirm the existence of a dichotomous non-agricultural sector. The poverty and inequality implications of the differently motivated diversification strategies only partly correspond to expected patterns. While...
Journal Article Diversification as Income Maximizing Strategy 01.01.2010 In a simple model, I demonstrate that the U-shaped relationship between income and income diversification typically found in developing countries can be explained without any risk considerations. It might be the result of pure income maximization in...
Working Paper Boda Bodas Rule: Non-agricultural Activities and Their Inequality Implications in Western Kenya 01.03.2007 Engagement in non-agricultural activities in rural areas can be classified into survival-led or opportunity-led. Survival-led diversification would decrease inequality by increasing the incomes of poorer households and thus reduce poverty. By...