Blar i Doctoral theses (HH) på forfatter "Holden, Stein T."
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Access to productive assets and impact on household welfare in rural Uganda
Tatwangire, Alex (PhD Thesis;2011:27, Doctoral thesis, 2011)This thesis assesses the impact of access to productive assets on the welfare of rural farm households in Uganda. It consists of an introduction paper and five other independent papers. Paper I provides robust empirical ... -
Caste discrimination, land tenure, and natural resource management in Nepal
Aryal, Jeetendra Prakash (PhD Thesis;2011:03, Doctoral thesis, 2011)The dissertation investigates the issues related to land tenancy transactions, land productivity and land related investment with a due focus on caste discrimination in the Nepalese rural society. This study also explores ... -
The economic implication of animal feed scarcity on farm intensifcation, food production and consumption : empirical evidence from Tigrai, Ethiopia
Hadush Gebremichael, Muuz (PhD Thesis;2019:64, Doctoral thesis, 2018)This dissertation analyses cattle farming in order to (i) test the hypotheses of Boserup and Malthus in the merits of distinguishing both direct and indirect effects of population pressure on farm intensification, and (ii) ... -
Four empirical essays on agriculture and human capital in Sub-Saharan Africa
Westberg, Nina Bruvik (PhD Thesis;2016:73, Doctoral thesis, 2016)The objective of this thesis is to shed light on households' agricultural investments and adaptation to climate risk and shocks, and how politicians and local customs may impact households' behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa. ... -
Land markets and agricultural household decisions nexus in Malawi
Tione, Sarah Ephrida (PhD Thesis;2020:71, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The general trend of agricultural land in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to tilt towards land scarcity emanating from farm household-level population pressure and increase in urbanisation rates. Understanding the ... -
Rural nonfarm employment in Ethiopia : participation, impacts and dynamics
Bezu, Sosina (PhD Thesis;2010:20, Doctoral thesis, 2010)This thesis consists of four papers analyzing the different facets of rural nonfarm employment in Ethiopia. The analyses in this thesis are mainly based on panel data of more than 1400 rural household in Ethiopia. The ...