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Linking representative household models with household surveys for poverty analysis : a comparison of alternative methodologies
Agénor, Pierre-Richard - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522991
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Poverty traps and nonlinear income dynamics with measurement error and individual heterogeneity
Antman, Francisca - 2005
"Theories of poverty traps stand in sharp contrast to the view that anybody can make it through hard work and thrift. However, empirical detection of poverty traps is complicated by the lack of long panels, measurement error, and attrition. This paper shows how dynamic pseudo-panel methods can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522436
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Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021 : Enhancing Human Capital by Improving Education
World Bank - 2021
This note assesses pre-university education in Kosovo and identifies policies that can improve education quality and … equity. There is a substantial need for improvement to the foundations of the education system, especially in terms of …, making it a policy to invest in human capital through education must be a priority. The low levels of foundational literacy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013255313
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Mauritania Human Capital Review
World Bank - 2024
et des résultats de l’éducation. Malgré lesinitiatives positives de la Mauritanie, la richesse encapital humain par …’être s’ils avaient bénéficiéd'une éducation complète et d’une santé optimale.Augmenter la productivité des mauritaniens …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014578929
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On the financial sustainability of earnings-related pension schemes with "pay-as-you-go" financing and the role of government indexed bonds
Robalino, David A. - 2006
"In this paper the authors reconsider the idea of an earnings-related pension system with reserves invested in indexed government bonds as a mechanism to both ensure financial sustainability and improve security. They start by reviewing the characterization of the sustainable rate of return of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522096
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Nicaragua : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1. Main Report
World Bank - 2012
programs; extending illiteracy programs and improving education services, and pursuing municipal decentralization, state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553048
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Poverty and Income Distribution in a High Growth Economy : The Case of Chile 1987-98, Volume 2. Background Papers
World Bank - 2013
factors, such as level of education, larger families, or families headed by women, and employment opportunities. Evidence … educational coverage, for the combination of the three social sector deficit measures of poverty - education, health, and housing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558645
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Natural disasters and human capital accumulation
Crespo-Cuaresma, Jesús - 2009
"The author assesses empirically the relationship between natural disaster risk and investment in education. Although …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394156
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Populist fiscal policy
Khemani, Stuti - 2008
"Political economy explanations for fiscal profligacy are dominated by models of bargaining among organized interest groups over group-specific targeted benefits financed by generalized taxation. These models predict that governments consisting of a coalition of political parties spend more than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520997
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Costs of taxation and the benefits of public goods : the role of income effects
Martin, Will - 2005
"The fact that raising taxes can increase taxed labor supply through income effects is frequently used to justify much lower measures of the marginal welfare cost of taxes and greater public good provision than indicated by traditional, compensated analyses. The authors confirm that this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522500