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Poverty and Social Structure in Russia : An Analysis of the First Decade of Transition
Cerami, Alfio - 2019
This paper has four main objectives: (1) to monitor the rise of poverty and income inequality during the first decade of Russian transition; (2 to analyze the performance of the welfare state in reducing poverty and income inequality; (3) to identify the most vulnerable groups of transition; and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012746435
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Is poverty in the African DNA (gene)?
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015
A 2015 World Bank report on attainment of Millennium Development Goals concludes that the number of extremely poor has dropped substantially in all regions with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa. We assess if poverty is in the African gene by revisiting the findings of Ashraf and Galor (2013,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408502
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Is Poverty in the African DNA (Gene)?
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
A 2015 World Bank report on attainment of Millennium Development Goals concludes that the number of extremely poor has dropped substantially in all regions with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa. We assess if poverty is in the African gene by revisiting the findings of Ashraf and Galor (2013,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971855
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Rural Politics in Contemporary China
Yeh, Emily; O'Brien, Kevin J.; Ye, Jingzhong - 2014
We examine overarching themes in the contributions, including critiques of neo-liberalism, rural-urban linkages, the relevance of mixed methods and cross-disciplinary approaches, the need to engage social theory, and variation across space and time. At the same time, we provide an overview of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014149745
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Fertility in Developing Countries
Schultz, T. Paul - 2007
The associations between fertility and outcomes in the family and society have been treated as causal, but this is inaccurate if fertility is a choice coordinated by families with other life-cycle decisions, including labour supply of mothers and children, child human capital, and savings....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014050759
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Essays in empirical development and education economics
Lange, Simon - 2015
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011349599
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Livestock asset dynamics among pastoralists in Northern Kenya
Mburu, Samuel Kahumu; Kaiser, Micha; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - 2017
the livestock asset dynamics using both non-parametric and semi-parametric techniques to establish the shape of the asset … accumulation path and to determine whether multiple equilibria exist. More specifically, using tropical livestock units as a … measure of livestock accumulation over time, we show not only that these assets converge to a single equilibrium but that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011729157
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Socioeconomic burden of trypanosomiasis : evidence from crop and livestock production in Ethiopia
Abro, Zewdu; Fetene, Gebeyehu Manie; Kassie, Menale; … - In: Journal of agricultural economics : JAE 74 (2023) 3, pp. 785-799
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Livestock asset dynamics amongst pastoralists in Northern Kenya
Mburu, Samuel Kahumu; Kaiser, Micha; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - In: Journal of African economies 32 (2023) 5, pp. 572-597
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014427357
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Trade and Labor Market Dynamics : General Equilibrium Analysis of the China Trade Shock
Caliendo, Lorenzo - 2019
We develop a dynamic trade model with spatially distinct labor markets facing varying exposure to international trade. The model captures the role of labor mobility frictions, goods mobility frictions, geographic factors, and input-output linkages in determining equilibrium allocations. We show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012904075