Despite the large and growing number of humanitarian emergencies, there is little economic
research on the impact of refugees and internally displaced people on the communities that …

This article discusses levels and forms of poverty among coastal communities in Tanzania.
The objective of study from which this article is grounded was to explore and describe the …

This study considers the effect of household cigarette expenditure on food poverty indicators
in Tanzania. We first compare expenditure patterns as well as the household size of non …

This paper uses the six wave Kagera Health and Demographic Survey (KHDS) panel data to
examine whether or not households in Kagera Region were vulnerable to poverty in the …

This study uses five series of demographic and health surveys to answer the question:'Is
horizontal inequality in education and wealth increasing or decreasing in the 20-year …

Food insecurity is relatively high in Singida Region although there has been an influx of
development related institutions, some of which deal with food security. The extent to which …

This study uses five series of demographic and health surveys to answer the question:'Is
horizontal inequality in education and wealth increasing or decreasing in the 20-year …

This study examines the dynamics of poverty in Kagera Region during 1991-2010 period
using the Kagera Health and Demographic Survey panel data. First, the study decomposes …

Poverty and vulnerability are among the major problems in Eastern and Southern Africa
(ESA). To design appropriate poverty reduction initiatives for the region, it is not only …

This chapter studies the common factors that determine people's susceptibility to extreme
natural events, and explores how geographic hazards and social conditions determine the …