Publications of Javier Escobal
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Vinculaciones entre pobreza y deterioro ambiental: el caso de los extractores de castaña en Madre de Dios, Perú
The paper explores the links between poverty and management of Amazonian forest resources by chestnut extractors in the Peruvian rainforest. Although there is evidence that the poor are more dependent on natural resources than the rich, demands on the natural resource base continue to grow with income so that richer households use forest resources, especially […]
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New institutions for agricultural and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a recent document, Piñeiro et al. (1999) review the recent history of the reforms of the agricultural public sector in Latin America, giving a more balanced view of the role of the state than the one prevailing in Washington circles in the 1990s. The authors analyse the first wave of reforms and the current […]
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Economic shocks and changes in school attendance levels and education expenditure in Peru
Se analiza cómo los shocks económicos tienen un efecto sobre los patrones de inversión en capital humano de las familias, analizando cóm
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Promoting strategic linkages between the farm/non-farm sectors: the peruvian case
The central objective of this chapter is to analyse the linkages between commercial agriculture and agro-industry in two of the most important agricultural valleys of Peru. Recent institutional innovations in these regions have altered the relationship between potato, cotton and asparagus farmers and agribusiness. The innovations have centred principally around management experience, a critical factor […]
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El beneficio de los caminos rurales: ampliando oportunidades de ingreso para los pobres
Con hogares de algunos de los distritos más pobres del Perú, se compara hogares conectados a caminos rurales rehabilitados con hogares de control escogidos, mediante técnicas de propensity score matching.
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The benefits of rural roads: enhancing income opportunities for the rural poor
Most studies have measured the benefits of rehabilitated rural roads by focusing on reductions in monetary or time costs needed to access product and factor markets or key public social services. This paper complements these studies by evaluating their impact on key welfare indicators such as income or consumption. Looking at rural households living in […]
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Un sistema de indicadores líderes del nivel de actividad para la economía peruana
Presentation of methodology for constructing a Composite Leading Indicator of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The weights have been chosen to ensure that they minimise the mean square error of the prediction.
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El rol de los activos públicos en la generación de oportunidades de empleo rural no agropecuario en el Perú
To understand the role of public and private assets in rural income generation opportunities, this research has estimated a model that seeks to explain both rural households’ decisions to participate in different types of activities (agricultural/non-agricultural; wage/non-wage) and their ability to generate income once they choose one or more activities. Controlling for household characteristics (human […]
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Distribution, access and complementarity: capital of the poor in Peru
This chapter analyzes the possession of and access to assets by the poor. Private, public and organizational assets are the principal determinants of household spending. Income flows are therefore crucial in determining whether a family is successful in leaving poverty. In this respect, public policies need to be carefully designed to resolve unequal access to […]
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The determinants of nonfarm income diversification in rural Peru
This paper shows that in Peruvian rural areas, there has been substantial growth over the past decade in household employment outside of own-farming. At present 51% of the net income of rural households comes from these off-farm activities, and thus they certainly cannot be considered as “marginal.” The reasons households diversify their incomes are several. […]
