IPALP/PPLPI Project

Microeconomic analysis of initial conditions

This section component provides a systematic survey of existing patterns of household production, employment, asset holding, expenditure and other conditions. The micro results are further divided into three parts:


a. Summary statistics and tables extracted from LSMS survey samples and other detailed data.
b. To make the micro results on initial conditions more transparent, we include a synoptic atlas of digital maps presenting selected microeconomic results.
c. To better understand the behavioural basis of household economic activity, we deploy a suite of econometric techniques to model household-level production systems, labor supply, and consumption. These detailed estimates will be focused on elucidating the role of livestock in local production, consumption, markets, and income determination.This section surveys the recent history of aggregate indicators to set the stage for examination of the more detailed determinant of household welfare.