MENA RP WORKING PAPER Hoda El-Enbaby, Daniel Gilligan, Naureen Karachiwalla, Yumna Kassim, Sikandra Kurd December 2019- revised December 2021 Women’s control over decision-making within their family, particularly regarding the use of household income, can play an important and long-lasting role in shaping their well-being and that of their children. Cash transfer programs often target women in order to increase […]
Special Event: “Digital Tools for Better Rural Investments: The Agricultural Investment Data Analyzer”
May 15, 2019 9:30 am to 11:30 am CEST Location: Oval Conference Room Via Paolo di Dono, 44 00142 Rome, Italy Co-Organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and IFPRI “Digital Tools for Better Rural Investments: The Agricultural Investment Data Analyzer” Building on the previous IFAD-IFPRI-PIM (CGIAR Research Program on Policies, […]
Cash transfers can help Yemen’s conflict-affected children
Sikandra Kurdi and Olivier Ecker - IFPRI
Children are often most affected by civil conflict. The ongoing civil war in Yemen, now entering its fifth year, is the most severe example of a man-made humanitarian crisis with devastating child suffering in recent history.
Policy Brief: Responding to conflict: Does “Cash Plus” work for preventing malnutrition? New evidence from an impact evaluation
Sikandra Kurdi, Clemens Breisinger, Hosam Ibrahim, Yashodham Ghorpade, Afrah Al-Ahmadi
An impact evaluation of Yemen’s Cash for Nutrition program provides new evidence of the benefits of “cash plus” transfer programs to meet nutritional needs in conflict situations.
Publication: Energy subsidy reform for growth and equity in Egypt: The approach matters
Clemens Breisinger, Askar Mukashov, Mariam Raouf, and Manfred Wiebelt
Phasing out energy subsidies is high on the agenda of policymakers in several Middle Eastern and North African countries. The impact of such reform can vary widely depending on the country and policy. This paper contributes to the existing literature by examining the phasing out of energy subsidies in Egypt under alternative economic scenarios.
