Capacity development through agricultural training is a proven approach to enhance the management skills of small-scale farmers in developing countries, aiming to increase their standard of living in the long run. Yet, little is known about their preferences for different types of agricultural...

This publication brings together two reference works by Angus Maddison: The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective, first published in 2001 and The World Economy: Historical Statistics, published in 2003. This new edition contains Statlinks, a service providing access to the underlying data in...

This dissertation includes three empirical essays on development economics and one on the economics of education. The first essay (co-authored by Stephan Klasen) is a contribution to the debate surrounding the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the on-going debate about what international...

Kleinwasserversorgungssysteme sind in Entwicklungsländern weit verbreitet. Dennoch dominieren grosse Monopolbetriebe die Agenda der Wasserexperten, oft gerechtfertigt mit Grössenvorteilen im Netzbetrieb und Transaktionskosten in der Regulierung. Diese Studie zweifelt an der Anwendbarkeit von...