Browsing by Subject "Household"

Factors contributing to change in the occupation of BRAC household heads

Mallick, Debdulal (BRAC, 1998-09)

This paper aims to explore the underlying reasons of BRAC household heads getting involved in farm and non-farm sectors, the nature and extent of change in their occupation between 1993 and 1996 and contribution of BRAC ...

An investigation into sources of weekly installment payments in RDP

Matin, Rukhsana; Rab, Habib N. (BRAC, 1997-12)

Participation in BRAC's Rural Development Programme and the impact of group dynamics on individual outcomes

Mahmud, Simeen; Huda, Samiha (BRAC, 1998)

This study explored women's participation in Brae's rural development programme to identify some unobserved selecting factors that are believed to influence women's decision to participate or not and, the effect of group ...

Promotion of improved cookstove in rural Bangladesh

Arif, Tahmid; Ashraf, Anik; Miller, Grant; Mobarak, Ahmed Mushflq; Akter, Nasima; Ali, ARM Mehrab; Sarkar, MA Quaiyum; Hildemann, Lynn; Dey, Nepal C; Rahman, Mizanur; Dwivedi, Puneet; Wise, Paul (BRAC, 2011-05)

This study aimed to explore the factors affecting the promotion of improved cookstove (ICS) to replace traditional stove and hence to combat indoor air pollution (lAP). The study was conducted in 58 randomly selected ...

Using change rankings to understand poverty dynamics: Examining the impact of CFPR/TUP from community perspective

Sulaiman, Munshi; Matin, Imran (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-09)

Studies of poverty dynamics relying solely on household income-expenditure surveys can yield noisy results, overestimating transient poverty and underestimating persistence of poverty, especially among the poorest. In this ...