This paper distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of early life conditions in shaping multiple life skills and the evidence on critical and sensitive investment periods...

Die wissenschaftliche Disziplin der Wirtschaftsethik kann systematisch zwei Beiträge zur nachhaltigen Förderung globaler Ernährungssicherheit leisten. (a) Der erste Beitrag besteht darin, zur wirksamen Bekämpfung von Hunger und Armut konkrete politische Maßnahmen (sowie das Unterlassen...

In the last decades, NGOs have become an important participant in the work of political organizations (e.g., national authorities, the EU or the UN). This development brings many opportunities and also some challenges, including discourse failure which is one of the topics discussed in this...