BMGF Human Capital Development Project Online Review Workshop

Contribution List

4. Accumulation du capital humain et gap de productivité genre dans le secteur agricole au Burkina Faso

Lwungili Justin BATIONO (, Economic and Social Study, Documentation and Research Center (CEDRES)), Dr Béhiré Placide SOME (, Economic and Social Study, Documentation and Research Center (CEDRES)), Dr Lamissa BARRO (Université de Dédougou, Burkina Faso)

Accumulation du capital humain et gap de productivité genre dans le secteur agricole au Burkina Faso

Résumé
L’objectif général de l’étude est d’analyser le rôle de l’accumulation du capital humain dans l’écart de productivité agricole entre les hommes et les femmes au Burkina Faso. Les données qui ont servi à l’analyse sont des données de panel niveau ménage couvrant la période 2015-2019 issues de l’Enquête Permanente Agricole (EPA). Nous avons appliqué la méthode de décomposition de...

9. DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION IN KENYA: A STUDY ON KENYAN COUNTIES

Dr Peter Silas (Kenyatta University)

Determinants of Human Capital Formation in Kenya: A Study on Kenyan Counties

Human capital is an essential driver of sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction and many nations commit to investment in human capital accumulation. Since independence Kenya’s governments have implemented various policies and programs aimed at promoting social economic development, reducing poverty and ensuring human capital development. As a result Kenya has made significant...

10. Early-Life climate shock and intergenerational mobility

Dr Eleni Yitbarek

Early-Life Drought Shocks and Intergenerational Persistence

This paper explores the link between intergenerational education mobility
and climate shocks experienced by children at a young age. Although many
studies have looked at the impact of shocks such as drought, civil war, and rainfall
on various health outcomes, little research has been done on how climatic
shocks affect intergenerational mobility. Our findings show a strong...

11. Examining Human Capital Dynamics and Determinants among Rural Ethiopian Crop Producers and Pastoralists: A Comparative Analysis

Ketema Bekele (Haramaya University)

Human Capital Dynamics, Heterogeneity, and Its Determinants in Rural Ethiopia: Comparative Analysis from Crop Producers and Pastoralist

This study explores human capital dynamics in Ethiopia by comparing crop producers and pastoralists, using data from the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) for 2015 and 2017. The analysis reveals that crop producers average 3.82 years of education versus 3.27 years for pastoralists. Although pastoralists spend more on education per capita (0.41 thousand Birr vs. 0.30 thousand Birr),...