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Klasen, Stephan; Misselhorn, Mark - 2008

.e. percentage point) changes in FGT poverty measures assuming a log-normal income distribution, which we argue to be a conceptually … superior and more policy-relevant measure than the much used "regular" growth elasticity of poverty reduction. We also test the … empirical relationship of these semi-elasticities of growth and distributional change on poverty and find them to explain actual …

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Undernutrition and the nutrition transition : revising the undernutrition aspect of MDG I

Misselhorn, Mark - 2010

Since the publication of the new multi-country reference standard by WHO it is likely that future progress in the fight against undernutrition will be tracked by using this new standard. The use of the new reference standard will result in clear changes in the prevalence and composition of...

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Pro-poor progress in education in developing countries?

Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan; Misselhorn, Mark - 2009

Spurred by international commitments and expanded funding at the national and international level, attendance in education and associated years of schooling have expanded substantially in developing countries in recent years. But has this expansion in enrolments reduced existing inequalities in...

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A multilevel approach to explain child mortality and undernutrition in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Harttgen, Kenneth; Misselhorn, Mark - 2006

While undernutrition among children is very pervasive both in Sub- Saharan Africa and South Asia, child mortality is rather low in South Asia. In contrast to that Sub-Saharan African countries su er by far the worst from high rates of child mortality. This di erent pattern of child mortality and...

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Determinants of the growth semi-elasticity of poverty reduction

Klasen, Stephan; Misselhorn, Mark - 2008

.e. percentage point) changes in FGT poverty measures assuming a log-normal income distribution, which we argue to be a conceptually … superior and more policy-relevant measure than the much used regular growth elasticity of poverty reduction. We also test the … empirical relationship of these semi-elasticities of growth and distributional change on poverty and find them to explain actual …

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