of the global poor and it will hence have to play a key role in the fight against global poverty. The first essay (co …-authored by Stephan Klasen) aims to solve a micro-macro paradox on the role of education for agricultural productivity. From a …

Nowadays, the concept of multidimensional poverty, inequality, deprivation, and well-being is not uncommon. While … and tools such as UNDP's MPI (multidimensional poverty index) are rapidly growing. Apart from income, various attributes …

Diese Dissertation enthält vier Essays über die Messung und Determinanten von Armut, Gender Gap, Ernährungsunsicherheit …This dissertation includes four essays on the measurement and determinants of poverty, gender gap, food insecurity and … compares objective income poverty to a subjective measure where household placed themselves on a ten-step income scale. It …

What is poverty and how do we measure it? What is the link between inequality and poverty? What can governments do to … alleviate poverty and inequality? Does economic growth reduce poverty in the long run? These are some important research … analytical insights into the field of poverty, inequality, and public policies. Using quantitative and qualitative research …

ecological systems. The marginality concept leads to different development policies. While the prevalence of poverty declined by … about 50 percent in the past two decades, any further reduction of poverty will be more difficult, because of high diversity … of extremely poor people, and complex interrelations between poverty, exclusion and ecology. The marginality concept …