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From "MeToo" to Boko Haram : a survey of levels and trends of gender inequality in the world
Klasen, Stephan - 2019
This survey argues that after decades of continuous progress in reducing gender inequality in developing and developed countries, since about 2000, there has been an unexpected stagnation and regress in many dimensions of gender inequality in many parts of the world. This is most visible in...
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From ‘MeToo’ to Boko Haram : a survey of levels and trends of gender inequality in the world
Klasen, Stephan - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 128 (2020), pp. 1-10
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Determinants of child development in India
Grafenstein, Liza von - 2021
Um Armut zu bekämpfen, muss die menschliche Entwicklung gestärkt werden. Allerdings werden heute 250 Millionen Kinder unter 5 Jahren in Ländern mit niedrigem und mittlerem Einkommen wahrscheinlich nicht ihr volles Entwicklungspotenzial erreichen. Um Hindernisse für eine optimale menschliche...
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Benefits trickling away : the health impact of extending access to piped water and sanitation in urban Yemen
Klasen, Stephan; Lechtenfeld, Tobias; Meier, Kristina; … - 2012
This article investigates the impact of piped water supply and sanitation on health outcomes in urban Yemen using a … separate identification of water and sanitation impacts. Results indicate that access to piped water supply worsens health … supply is continuous no clear health benefits are found compared to traditional urban water supply through water vendors …
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No low hanging fruits in early skill accumulation : evidence from rural India
Heesemann, Esther Luise - 2018
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Nutrition, health and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : is there a gender bias?
Klasen, Stephan - In: The journal of development studies : JDS 32 (1996) 6, pp. 913-932
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A contribution to the empirics of development and globalization
Lohmann, Steffen - 2015
There are arguably few topics in current global economic policy as intensely debated as the impact of different facets of globalization on human development. Given that the concept of globalization reflects a multitude of economic and societal transformations, the scope of these discussions...
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Supermarket food purchases and child nutritional outcomes in Kenya
Legesse Debela, Bethelhem; Demmler, Kathrin M.; Klasen, … - 2018
In many developing countries, supermarkets are spreading rapidly at the expense of traditional food markets and shops. Changing retail environments and food choices may affect consumer diets and nutritional outcomes. Previous research suggested that supermarkets may contribute to rising rates of...
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Economic growth and child undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - In: Population and development review 39 (2013) 3, pp. 397-412
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From "MeToo" to Boko Haram: A survey of levels and trends of gender inequality in the world
Klasen, Stephan - 2019
This survey argues that after decades of continuous progress in reducing gender inequality in developing and developed countries, since about 2000, there has been an unexpected stagnation and regress in many dimensions of gender inequality in many parts of the world. This is most visible in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012026211