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NRB-WP-59 – Nowcasting Nepal’s GDP – Birendra B. Budha and Rohan Byanjankar

Publication Economic Research Department — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:16:08 +0000

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NRB-WP-58 – Optimal Public Debt Threshold for Nepal – Laxmi Prasad Prasai

Publication Economic Research Department — Fri, 24 May 2024 07:53:09 +0000

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NRB-WP-57 – Factors shaping household expenditure in Gandaki Province: Evidence from Panel Data – Research Unit, Pokhara Office

Publication Economic Research Department — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 05:26:29 +0000

This study aims to investigate the determinants of household expenditure in Gandaki Province. Our analysis utilizes data from a three-year panel survey, the Nepal Household Risk and Vulnerability Survey 2016-2018, conducted by the World Bank, encompassing 554 households in seven districts within the Gandaki Province. The descriptive analysis reveals that about 45 percent of the households received remittances in Gandaki province, conspicuously higher than the national average of 38 percent. The average amount of remittances received by households in Gandaki is also perceptibly higher compared to national average. The econometric analysis suggests that years of schooling and the distance of household to vital infrastructures are influencing factors of household expenditure across all domains. Likewise, households headed by males spend more on food, alcohol, and home improvements. Higher self-employment rates in a community are associated with higher self-production, agriculture expenses and livestock purchase. In contrary, higher wage employments in a community tend to deter investment in agriculture and livestock. Evidently, households with more female members spend less on education. Finally, we observe that remittances tend to contribute to a rise in expenditures, particularly on durable goods and home improvements.

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NRB-WP-56 – Hybrids ARIMA-ANN models for accurate GDP forecasting in Nepal – Satish Chaudhary and Dipika Uprety

Publication Economic Research Department — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:48:27 +0000

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NRB-WP-55 – Resilience of Paddy Production to Natural Disasters: Evidence from the 2015 Nepal Earthquake – Rohan Byanjankar

Publication Economic Research Department — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:44:46 +0000

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