Previous poverty assessments for Burkina Faso were due to the neglect of some important methodological issues … misleading and led to the so-called 'Burkinabè Growth-Poverty-Paradox', i.e. relatively sustained macro-economic growth, but … almost constant poverty. We estimate that poverty significantly decreased between 1994 and 2003 at least on the national …

and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the senders' perspective, based on data from the German Socio … part of gender differences in remittance behavior. Second, employing gender interaction terms for the social network … effects suggests that remittance behavior is affected by traditional gender roles. Third, the migrant's social integration in …

looking at the impact of self-reported personality traits on gender differences in career chances. We compare managers and …-Economic Panel (SOEP) in 2005 show that there are significant gender differences in personality traits, multivariate estimations … clearly indicate that these differences cannot account for gender differences in career opportunities. Nevertheless …

immigrants. Using unique German survey data, the paper identifies marked gender differences in the effects of ethnic …

males and females separately, and controlling for pre- and post-migration characteristics. We find strong gender differences …