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David E. Sahn
Researcher at Cornell University
Publications - 204
Citations - 7769
David E. Sahn is an academic researcher from Cornell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poverty & Standard of living. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 202 publications receiving 7453 citations. Previous affiliations of David E. Sahn include Paris School of Economics & International Food Policy Research Institute.
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Robust Multidimensional Spatial Poverty Comparisons in Ghana, Madagascar, and Uganda
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated spatial poverty comparisons in three African countries using multidimensional indicators of well-being, including the log of household expenditures per capita and children's height-forage z scores.
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Expenditure Incidence in Africa: Microeconomic Evidence
David E. Sahn,Stephen D. Younger +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the progressivity of social sector expenditures in eight sub-Saharan African countries and employed dominance tests, complemented by extended Gini/concentration coefficients, to determine whether health and education expenditures redistribute resources to the poor.
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Pro-Poor Policies in Sudan and South Sudan A Study Based on the National Baseline Household Survey of 2009*
David E. Sahn,Stephen D. Younger +1 more
TL;DR: Pro-poor policies in Sudan and South Sudan: A Study Based on the National Baseline Household Survey of 2009 as mentioned in this paper, which was conducted by the National Statistics Institute of South Sudan.
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Social Interactions and Stigmatized Behavior: "Donating" Blood Plasma in Rural China
TL;DR: This article examined the behavior of "donating" blood plasma in exchange for cash rewards in China using two primary data sets: the first is a three-wave, census-type household survey that enables them to examine the evolving patterns and determinants of 'donating' plasma.
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Is Food the Answer to Malnutrition
TL;DR: Pre-natal care, immunization programs, breastfeeding promotion, the quality of child care and nurturing behaviors, the sanitary and home environment, food supplementation and fortification schemes to deal with micronutrient deficiencies, and related education programs are likely the critical inputs into the production of improved health and nutritional outcomes.