Simon Davies :: Research

• "What motivates gifts? Intra-Family Transfers in Rural Malawi", 2011, Journal of the Family and Economic Issues, 32(3): 473-492 [Published Paper] 
• "Income, Gender and Consumption: A Study of Malawian Households",2011 , Journal of Developing Areas. 44(2): 1-25. [Working Paper] [Published Paper] 

• "Do Shocks have a Persistent Impact on Consumption? The Case of Rural Malawi", 2010, Progress in Development Studies. 10(1): 75-79 [Working Paper] [Published Paper]
• "Crime and Happiness amongst Household Heads in Malawi", 2010, Journal of Happiness Studies. 11(4): 457-476 (with Tim Hinks) [Working Paper] [Published Paper]
• Book Chapter: Why do people give? Motivations for remitting in rural Malawi.  2010. Ch.3 (pp.41-58), Economic Themes I,  Ed. J.Roufagalas, ISBN: 978-960-6672-86-6.  [Book available for purchase].

• "Mental Accounting and Remittances: A Study of Malawian Households", 2009, Journal of Economic Psychology, 30(3):321-334. (with J.Easaw and A.Ghoshray) [Working Paper] [Presentation] [Published Paper]

• "A Regional Multiplier Approach to Estimating the Impact of Cash Transfers on the Market: The Case of Rural Malawi", 2008, Development Policy Review, 26(1):91-111. (with J.Davey) [Published Paper] [Working Paper] [4 Page Summary] [Presentation]
• "Life Satisfaction in Malawi and the Importance of Relative Consumption, Polygamy and Religion", 2008, Journal of International Development, 20:888-904 (with T.Hinks). [Published Paper]
  

• "Sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS knowldege and understanding amongst university students in Lesotho", Research Paper. (with B.Honu) [Working Paper]
• "Are natural resources really a curse? A study of firms in developing countries", Research Paper. (with R.Record) [Working Paper] [Short Summary] [Presentation]
• "Remittances as Insurance for Household and Community Shocks in an Agrcultural Economy: The Case of Rural Malawi", Research Paper. [Working Paper] [Short Summary] [Poster]
• "Remittances as Insurance for Idiosyncratic and Covariate Shocks in Malawi: The Importance of Distance and Relationship - A Descriptive Study", Research Paper. [Working Paper] 
• "Determinants and Impact of Private Sector Investment in Malawi: Evidence from the 2006 Investment Climate Assessment", Research Paper. (with R.Record) [Working Paper] [Presentation]

• "Why do People Give? Motivations for Remitting in Rural Malawi". Presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications, held by ATINER, 3-6 August, Athens, Greece. [Paper] [Presentation - file 1 file 2]
• "Supporting Households and Communities during Regional Disasters: Drought in Rural Malawi". Presented at the first Rehovot Conference on Regional Development: "Globalisation, Regional Development, and Local Initiatives", Rehovot, Israel, November 2007. [Paper] [Presentation]

• Davies, S. and B.Honu (2009 onwards), A study on: Attitudes towards sexual behaviour amongst university students in Lesotho. This involves the collection of data and a series of papers and reports based on the data. The website containing background information (motivation/concept notes, questionnaire), data and the paper series can be found here.
• Davies, S. and R.Record (2010), "Background paper for the Second Lao PDR Investment Climate Assessment: Gender and Entrepreneurship in the Lao PDR - Evidence from the 2009 Enterprise Survey". A statistical analysis of the impact of gender on business in Lao for the World Bank.
• Davies, S. (2007), "Making the Most of It: A Regional Multiplier Approach to Estimating the Impact of Cash Transfers on the Market". Conducted for Concern Worldwide (Malawi) as part of evaluation of DFID funded emergency cash aid programme. [Full Report] [4 Page Summary] [Presentation] [Relief Web Summary and Report]
• Hudson, J., J.Sessions, B.Morley and S.Davies (2007), "Future Economic Activity in the South West's Rural Areas and Smaller Settlements". Research assistance for report prepared for South West of England Regional Development Agency. [Full Report]