International Development Working Papers (IDWP)
The Michigan State University International Development Working Paper (IDWP) series is designed to further the comparative analysis of international development activities in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Near East. The papers report research findings on historical, as well as contemporary, international development problems. The series includes papers on a wide range of topics, such as alternative rural development strategies; nonfarm employment and small scale industry; housing and construction; farming and marketing systems; food and nutrition policy analysis; economics of rice production in West Africa; technological change, employment, and income distribution; computer techniques for farm and marketing surveys; farming systems and food security research.
The papers are aimed at teachers, researchers, policy makers, donor agencies, and international development practitioners. Selected papers are translated into French, Spanish, or other languages.
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The Impact of State Marketing Board Operations on Smallholder Behavior and Incomes: The Case of Kenya
Published on November 6, 2011
IDWP 119. David Mather and T.S. Jayne. November 2011 -
Working-Age Adult Mortality, Orphan Status, and Child Schooling in Rural Zambia
Published on November 5, 2011
IDWP 118. David Mather. November 2011 -
Working-Age Adult Mortality, Orphan Status, and Child Schooling in Rural Mozambique
Published on November 4, 2011
IDWP 117. David Mather. November 2011 -
Poverty, AIDS, Orphanhood, Gender, and Child Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of the Evidence
Published on November 3, 2011
IDWP 116. David Mather. November 2011 -
Does Household Headship Affect Demand for Hybrid Maize Seed in Kenya? An Exploratory Analysis Based on 2010 Survey Data
Published on November 2, 2011
IDWP 115. Melinda Smale. November 2011 -
Is Older Better? Maize Hybrid Change on Household Farms in Kenya
Published on November 1, 2011
IDWP 114. Melinda Smale and John Olwande. November 2011 -
Smallholder Heterogeneity and Maize Market Participation in Southern and Eastern Africa: Implications for Investment Strategies to Increase Marketed Food Staple Supply
Published on October 1, 2011
IDWP 113. David Mather, Duncan Boughton, and T.S. Jayne. October 2011 -
Pathways to Improved Profitability and Sustainability of Cotton Cultivation at Farm Level in Africa: an Approach to Addressing Critical Knowledge Gaps
Published on February 1, 2011
IDWP 112. Valerie Kelly, Duncan Boughton, and Benjamin Magen. February 2011 -
A Farm Gate-to-Consumer Value Chain Analysis of Kenya’s Maize Marketing System
Published on January 1, 2011
IDWP 111. Lilian Kirimi, Nicholas Sitko, T.S. Jayne, Francis Karin, Milu Muyanga, Megan Sheahan, James Flock, and Gilbert Bor. January 2011 -
Ecosystem Services and Food Security: Economic Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability
Published on December 1, 2010
IDWP 110. Robert B. Richardson. December 2010