Poverty-environment relationships under market heterogeneity: cash transfers and rural livelihoods in Zambia

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-314
Author(s):  
Kathleen Lawlor ◽  
Sudhanshu Handa ◽  
Benjamin Davis ◽  
David Seidenfeld ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Natural Resource Use ◽  
Rural Zambia

AbstractWe examine the environmental impacts of a cash transfer program in rural Zambia and investigate whether variation in market access is associated with heterogeneous impacts on natural resource use. We consider households’ use of firewood, charcoal, bushmeat and land for farming, as well as their ownership of non-farm businesses. We find that cash transfers increase the likelihood of charcoal consumption as well as the amount consumed for those living close to paved roads. The transfers also enable households to increase the size of their farms and establish non-farm businesses. These impacts are most pronounced for those living far from paved roads. While remoteness is associated with farm expansion in response to the cash transfer, more education causes those receiving the transfer to decrease the size of their farms. This impact heterogeneity has important implications for sustainable development.

scholarly journals Introduction

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 633-634
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Development Economics ◽  
Environmental Kuznets Curve ◽  
Kuznets Curve ◽  
Natural Resource Use ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Environment And Development

Environment and Development Economics (EDE) was established 15 years ago to provide a publication outlet for theoretical and applied scientific papers dealing with issues at the intersection of environmental, resource and development economics, as well as to actively support capacity building in the developing world. In the years since its inception, EDE has published a large number of articles on topics ranging from sustainable development, the environmental Kuznets curve, and green accounting, to trade and environment, poverty and natural resource use, and the economics of ecosystems.

scholarly journals Regional Sustainable Development and Natural Resource Use

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 153-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Nijkamp ◽  
C. J. M. van den Bergh ◽  
Frits J. Soeteman
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Natural Resource Use ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development

Effect of Cash Transfer on School Dropout Rates using Longitudinal Data Modelling: A Randomized Trial of Research Initiative to Support the Empowerment of girls (RISE) in Zambia

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 507-515
Author(s):  
Mutale Sampa ◽  
Choolwe Jacobs ◽  
Patrick Musonda
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Dropout Rates ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
Rural Zambia

Background: School dropout rates, as well as early marriages and pregnancies, are high among adolescent girls in rural Zambia. In the quest to fight this, the Research Initiative to Support the Empowerment of girls (RISE) trial has been providing cash transfers and community dialogues to adolescent girls in rural Zambia. The overall goal of the study was to establish the effects of cash transfers on adolescent girls’ school dropout rates in selected provinces of Zambia. Methods: The study was nested in the RISE trial which is a cluster randomized trial conducted in Central and Southern provinces of Zambia. A total of 3500 adolescent girls were included in the study. Random intercepts model was used to model the individual effects estimates, taking account of the dependency that was likely to occur due to the repeated measurements and clustering in the study. Results: Girls who were married or cohabiting and girls who had given birth, were significantly less likely to be in school (OR=0.004, 95% CI {0.001-0.02}, p-value=<0.0001) and (OR=0.003, 95% CI {0.02-0.04}, p-value=<0.0001) respectively. Consistently receiving cash transfers increased the chance of a girl being in school (OR=8.51, 95% CI {4.50-16.08}, p-value=<0.0001). There was an indication that the combined intervention arm had a reduced chance of girls being in school, however, we could not rule out chance finding (OR=0.89, 95% CI {0.59-1.36}, p=0.606). Conclusion: The study found that marriage or cohabiting and giving birth whilst in school reduce the chances of the girl continuing schooling. No significant association could be attributed to the type of intervention, However, consistent receipt of cash transfers was shown to be a protective factor of school dropout rates in the study.

scholarly journals Assessing Natural Resource Use by Forest-Reliant Communities in Madagascar Using Functional Diversity and Functional Redundancy Metrics

PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. e24107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry A. Brown ◽  
Dan F. B. Flynn ◽  
Nicola K. Abram ◽  
J. Carter Ingram ◽  
Steig E. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Functional Redundancy ◽  
Natural Resource Use
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