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Agriculture and Rural Development Research

The policy research working papers below are drawn from the World Bank's institutional archives. Each link opens a page with an abstract of the document and several download options. Choose the 'light-weight documents' option for easy download.

Impact and Adaptation to Climate Change

WPS5117Climate volatility and poverty vulnerability in TanzaniaAhmed , Syud Amer; Diffenbaugh, Noah S.; Hertel , Thomas W.; Lobell, David B.; Ramankutty, Navin; Rios, Ana R.; Rowhani, Pedram2009/11

Agricultural Growth and Productivity

WPS3928The rise and fall of training and visit extension : an Asian mini-drama with an African epilogueAnderson, Jock R.; Feder, Gershon; Ganguly, Sushma2006/05
WPS3916The role of opinion leaders in the diffusion of new knowledge : the case of integrated pest managementFeder, Gershon; Savastano, Sara2006/05
WPS3022Sending farmers back to school - the impact of farmer field schools in IndonesiaFeder, Gershon; Murgai, Rinku; Quizon, Jaime B.2003/04
WPS2995Commodity market reform in Africa : some recent experienceAkiyama, Takamasa; Baffes, John; Larson, Donald F.; Varangis, Panos2003/03
WPS2976Rural extension servicesAnderson, Jock R.; Feder, Gershon2003/02
WPS2949Intersectoral migration in Southeast Asia - evidence from Indonesia, Thailan, and the PhilippinesButzer, Rita; Mundlak, Yair; Larson, Donald F.2003/01
WPS2812Can financial markets be tapped to help poor people cope with weather risks ?Skees, Jerry; Varangis, Panos; Larson, Donald; Siegel, Paul2002/03
WPS2803Determinants of agricultural growth in Indonesia, the Philippines, and ThailandMundlack, Yair; Larson, Donald F.; Butzer, Rita2002/03
WPS2793Agricultural markets and risks - management of the latter, not the formerVarangis, Panos; Larson, Donald; Anderson, Jack R.2002/02
WPS2787Do farmers choose to be inefficient? evidence from Bicol, PhilippinesLarson, Donald F.; Plessmann, Frank2002/02
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Land Policy

WPS4442Assessing the functioning of land rental markets in EthiopiaDeininger, Klaus; Ali, Daniel Ayalew; Alemu, Tekie2007/12
WPS4448Land reforms, poverty reduction, and economic growth : evidence from IndiaDeininger, Klaus; Jin, Songqing; Nagarajan, Hari K.2007/12
WPS4454Land rental markets in the process of rural structural transformation : productivity and equity impacts in ChinaDeininger, Klaus; Jin, Songqing2007/12
WPS4447Securing property rights in transition: lessons from implementation of China's rural land contracting lawDeininger, Klaus; Jin, Songqing 2007/12
WPS4363Property rights in a very poor country : tenure insecurity and investment in EthiopiaAli, Daniel Ayalew; Dercon, Stefan; Gautam, Madhur2007/09
WPS4323Determinants and consequences of land sales market participation : panel evidence from India Deininger, Klaus; Jin, Songqing ; Nagarajan, Hari K.2007/08
WPS4324Efficiency and equity impacts of rural land rental restrictions : evidence from IndiaDeininger, Klaus; Jin, Songqing; Nagarajan, Hari K.2007/08
WPS4218Rural land certification in Ethiopia : process, initial impact, and implications for other African countriesDeininger, Klaus; Ali, Daniel Ayalew; Holden, Stein; Zevenbergen, Jaap2007/04
WPS4125Incentives, supervision, and sharecropper productivityJacoby, Hanan G.; Mansuri, Ghazala2007/02
WPS3871Does rising landlessness signal success or failure for Vietnam's agrarian transition?Ravallion, Martin; van de Walle, Dominique2006/04
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Infrastructure

WPS4097Road network upgrading and overland trade expansion in Sub-Saharan AfricaBuys, Piet; Deichmann, Uwe; Wheeler, David 2006/12
WPS3875The poverty impact of rural roads : evidence from BangladeshKhandker, Shahidur R.; Bakht, Zaid; Koolwal, Gayatri B.2006/04
WPS2845The spatial division of labor in NepalFafchamps, Marcel; Shilpi, Forhad2002/05
WPS2663Agglomeration economies and productivity in Indian industryLall, Somik; Shalizi, Zmarak; Deichmann, Uwe2001/08
WPS2567Policy reform, economic growth, and the digital divide - an econometric analysisDasgupta, Susmita; Lall, Somik; Wheeler, David2001/03
WPS2496Perspectives on the sources of heterogeneity in Indian industryLall, Somik V.; Rodrigo, G. Chris2000/11
WPS2457Urban and regional dynamics in PolandDeichmann, Uwe; Henderson, Vernon2000/09
WPS2253Revenue recycling and the welfare effects of road pricingParry, Ian W.H.; Bento, Antonio Miguel R.1999/12

Community-Driven Development

WPS3209Community-based (and driven) development : A critical reviewMansuri, Ghazala; Rao, Vijayendra2004/02

Rural Informal and Micro Finance

WPS3826Incomplete contracts and investment : a study of land tenancy in PakistanJacoby, Hanan G.; Mansuri, Ghazala2006/02
WPS2998Does micro-credit empower women : evidence from BangladeshPitt, Mark M.; Khandker, Shahidur R.; Cartwright, Jennifer2003/03
WPS2945Microfinance and poverty - evidence using panel data from BangladeshKhandker, Shahidur R.2003/01

Rural Non-Farm Economy

WPS1904Ecuador's rural nonfarm sector as a route out of povertyLanjouw, Peter1998/03
WPS1463Rural nonfarm employment : a surveyLanjouw, Jean O.; Lanjouw, Peter1995/05

Economics and Institutions of Water

WPS4294Scarperation : an empirical inquiry into the role of scarcity in fostering cooperation between international river ripariansDinar, Shlomi; Dinar, Ariel; Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep2007/07
WPS4083Water allocation strategies for the Kat Basin in South Africa : comparing negotiation tools and game theory modelsDinar, Ariel; Farolfi, Stefano; Patrone, Fioravante; Rowntree, Kate2006/12
WPS4073Cooperative game theory and its application to natural, environmental, and water resource issues : 2. application to natural and environmental resourcesZara, Stefano; Dinar, Ariel; Patrone, Fioravante2006/11
WPS4074Cooperative game theory and its application to natural, environmental, and water resource issues : 3. application to water resourcesParrachino, Irene; Dinar, Ariel; Patrone, Fioravante2006/11
WPS3641Applications of negotiation theory to water issuesCarraro, Carlo; Marchiori, Carmen; Sgobbi, Alessandra2005/06
WPS3636Comparison of institutional arrangements for river basin management in eight basinsBlomquist, William; Dinar, Ariel; Kemper, Karin2005/06
WPS3637Decentralization of river basin management : a global analysisDinar, Ariel; Kemper, Karin; Blomquist, William; Diez, Michele; Sine, Gisele; Fru, William2005/06
WPS3550Feedback links between economy-wide and farm-level policies : application to irrigation water management in MoroccoRoe, Terry; Dinar, Ariel; Tsur, Yacov; Xinshen Diao2005/03
WPS3527Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management: the Murray Darling River Basin, AustrialiaBlomquist, William; Haisman, Brian; Dinar, Ariel; Bhat, Anjali2005/02
WPS3528Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management: the Warta River Basin, PolandBlomquist, William; Tonderski, Andrzej; Dinar, Ariel2005/02
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