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The impact of migration on children left behind in Moldova
Gassmann, Franziska; Siegel, Melissa; Vanore, Michaella; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
link migration and multidimensional child poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712323
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Protecting vulnerable families in Central Asia: Poverty, vulnerability and the impact of the economic crisis
Gassmann, Franziska - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
reduces the potential poverty reduction impact of the programmes. The paper discusses potential strategies for improving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712258
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The impact of migration on elderly left behind in Moldova
Gassmann, Franziska; Siegel, Melissa; Vanore, Michaella; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate the well-being of elderly left behind by migrant household members in Moldova. Using data derived from a nationally-representative, large-scale household survey conducted between September 2011 and February of 2012 among 3,255 households in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712136
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Chronic and transitory poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic: What can synthetic panels tell us?
Bierbaum, Mira; Gassmann, Franziska - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
The Kyrgyz Republic has enjoyed remarkable success in poverty reduction in recent years. Poverty headcounts were halved …, these aggregate figures mask individual or household trajectories into and out of poverty. Additionally, the question arises … investigate poverty persistence and dynamics between 2005 and 2010, following an approach proposed by Dang, Lanjouw, Luoto, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712148
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The Role of Noncognitive Skills in Explaining Cognitive Test Scores
Meijers, Huub; Borghans, Lex; Weel, Bas ter - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2006
This paper examines whether noncognitive skills - measured both by personality traits and economic preference parameters - influence cognitive tests performance. The basic idea is that noncognitive skills might affect the effort people put into a test to obtain good results. We experimentally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856357
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The importance of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for measuring IQ
Borghans, Lex; Meijers, Huub; Weel, Bas ter - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This research provides an economic model of the way people behave during an IQ test. We distinguish a technology that describes how time investment improves performance from preferences that determine how much time people invest in each question. We disentangle these two elements empirically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712015
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Whom to target: an obvious choice?
Schüring, Esther; Gassmann, Franziska - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
countries where poverty is widespread and targeting also proves administratively challenging. On the basis of attitudinal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004575
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Estimation of rates of return on social protection: Making the case for non-contributory social transfers in Cambodia
Mideros Mora, Andres; Gassmann, Franziska; Mohnen, Pierre - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This study estimates the rates of return (RoR) of non-contributory social transfer programmes in Cambodia using household data and going beyond standard cost efficiency analyses by developing a dynamic micro simulation. It shows that social protection promotes equitable economic growth by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010722856
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Switching the lights off: The impact of energy tariff increases on households in the Kyrgyz Republic
Gassmann, Franziska - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
Raising energy prices to cost-recovery tariffs has several implications. The implicit (quasi-fiscal) subsidization of the energy sector will be reduced to a large extent. Energy companies will have higher revenues, and consumers will be faced with a major increase of their energy bills and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712146