David Lawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3697247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Lawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawson |
| SIGNATURE | LAWSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8277-9163 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The double-edged sword of social capital
Social capital is extremely important in determining health outcomes yet relatively little is known about how different types of social capital impact on individuals' health outcomes, particularly for the poorest in society. We use secondary data generated from a quasi-experimental study conducted among extremely poor women in rural Bangladesh and apply Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique to create comparable treatment and control groups. U…
Creating social capital for the poorest women - evidence from BRAC's Ultra Poor Graduation program
Social capital is critical in facilitating access to social resources; this is particularly the case for extremely poor and vulnerable women. However, whether we can intentionally create social capital, for such vulnerable groups through external interventions remains a fundamental and largely unanswered question. Using quasi-experimental data from BRAC’s Ultra Poor Graduation (UPG) program, we analyse the impact of a multifaceted program approac…
Social Protection Systems
How do people with acquired brain injury interpret the Valued Living Questionnaire? A cognitive interviewing study
Rainfall shocks and children’s school attendance
The increasing frequency of negative rainfall shocks presents households with the challenging choice of whether to send their children to school or to withdraw them in order for them to provide support in the household. We use high-resolution spatial rainfall data matched with the georeferenced Uganda National Panel Survey data to estimate the effect of negative rainfall shocks on children’s school attendance. We find that exposure to negative ra…
Protecting habitats in low-intensity tropical farmland using carbon-based payments for ecosystem services
Tropical land-use change for agricultural expansion is the primary driver of global biodiversity decline. Efforts to stem this decline often focus on protecting pristine habitats or returning farmland to forest, yet such approaches fail to protect vulnerable taxa reliant on habitats within low-intensity farmland. We assess the economic viability of carbon-based payments for ecosystem services (PES) to protect farmland trees and fallowing in Ghana…
Gender, Poverty and Access to Justice
Cash Transfers for Poverty Reduction
Earning their keep? Fostering, children's education, and work in north-western Tanzania
Fostering, raising children that are not oneâ s biological children, is common in many societies worldwide. Despite predicted lower investment in nonbiological offspring, numerous studies report no obvious well-being penalty for fostered children. Building
Polygynous marriage and child health in sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers from a variety of disciplines have presented data indicating that polygynous marriage is damaging to child health. This work has been used to support the classification of polygyny as a â harmful cultural practiceâ and to advocate for marital re
Teaching Social Skills to Students with Autism
Neural Network and Multivariate Analyses
Current status of wildlife and conservation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s position in latitude, geography and at the intersection of three biogeographic realms has resulted in a surprising biodiversity. Its wildlife includes species such as the snow leopard, Asiatic black bear, Marco Polo sheep, markhor and greater flamingo. Principal threats include high levels of deforestation, land encroachment and hunting for food and trade. Continuing security issues have also made it difficult to monitor species abu…
Labour Market Outcomes in Bangladesh
Child Health in Uganda
Poverty persistence and transitions in Uganda
Despite Uganda's impressive reduction in income poverty during the 1990s, recent evidence has shown there to be substantial mobility into and out of poverty. This paper represents one of the first attempts to combine qualitative and quantitative information to understand the factors and processes underlying poverty transitions and persistence. In some instances similar factors are identified by both qualitative and quantitative approaches, includ…
Assessing the Extent and Nature of Chronic Poverty in Low Income Countries
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Assessing the Extent and Nature of Chronic Poverty in Low Income Countries
Earning their keep? Fostering, children's education, and work in north-western Tanzania
Fostering, raising children that are not oneâ s biological children, is common in many societies worldwide. Despite predicted lower investment in nonbiological offspring, numerous studies report no obvious well-being penalty for fostered children. Building
Neural Network and Multivariate Analyses
Labour Market Outcomes in Bangladesh
Teaching Social Skills to Students with Autism
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To the Editor
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Assessing the Extent and Nature of Chronic Poverty in Low Income Countries
Poverty persistence and transitions in Uganda
Despite Uganda's impressive reduction in income poverty during the 1990s, recent evidence has shown there to be substantial mobility into and out of poverty. This paper represents one of the first attempts to combine qualitative and quantitative information to understand the factors and processes underlying poverty transitions and persistence. In some instances similar factors are identified by both qualitative and quantitative approaches, includ…
Child Health in Uganda
Current status of wildlife and conservation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s position in latitude, geography and at the intersection of three biogeographic realms has resulted in a surprising biodiversity. Its wildlife includes species such as the snow leopard, Asiatic black bear, Marco Polo sheep, markhor and greater flamingo. Principal threats include high levels of deforestation, land encroachment and hunting for food and trade. Continuing security issues have also made it difficult to monitor species abu…
Labour Market Outcomes in Bangladesh
Neural Network and Multivariate Analyses
Teaching Social Skills to Students with Autism
Polygynous marriage and child health in sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers from a variety of disciplines have presented data indicating that polygynous marriage is damaging to child health. This work has been used to support the classification of polygyny as a â harmful cultural practiceâ and to advocate for marital re
Cash Transfers for Poverty Reduction
Earning their keep? Fostering, children's education, and work in north-western Tanzania
Fostering, raising children that are not oneâ s biological children, is common in many societies worldwide. Despite predicted lower investment in nonbiological offspring, numerous studies report no obvious well-being penalty for fostered children. Building
Gender, Poverty and Access to Justice
Rainfall shocks and children’s school attendance
The increasing frequency of negative rainfall shocks presents households with the challenging choice of whether to send their children to school or to withdraw them in order for them to provide support in the household. We use high-resolution spatial rainfall data matched with the georeferenced Uganda National Panel Survey data to estimate the effect of negative rainfall shocks on children’s school attendance. We find that exposure to negative ra…
Protecting habitats in low-intensity tropical farmland using carbon-based payments for ecosystem services
Tropical land-use change for agricultural expansion is the primary driver of global biodiversity decline. Efforts to stem this decline often focus on protecting pristine habitats or returning farmland to forest, yet such approaches fail to protect vulnerable taxa reliant on habitats within low-intensity farmland. We assess the economic viability of carbon-based payments for ecosystem services (PES) to protect farmland trees and fallowing in Ghana…
How do people with acquired brain injury interpret the Valued Living Questionnaire? A cognitive interviewing study
Social Protection Systems
Creating social capital for the poorest women - evidence from BRAC's Ultra Poor Graduation program
Social capital is critical in facilitating access to social resources; this is particularly the case for extremely poor and vulnerable women. However, whether we can intentionally create social capital, for such vulnerable groups through external interventions remains a fundamental and largely unanswered question. Using quasi-experimental data from BRAC’s Ultra Poor Graduation (UPG) program, we analyse the impact of a multifaceted program approac…
The double-edged sword of social capital
Social capital is extremely important in determining health outcomes yet relatively little is known about how different types of social capital impact on individuals' health outcomes, particularly for the poorest in society. We use secondary data generated from a quasi-experimental study conducted among extremely poor women in rural Bangladesh and apply Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique to create comparable treatment and control groups. U…
Economics (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Poverty (7 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (5 works) · Population (5 works)