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A contribution to the empirics of development and globalization
Lohmann, Steffen - 2015
of globalization on human development. Given that the concept of globalization reflects a multitude of economic and … the channels through which less researched facets of globalization affect human lives. Specifically, the first essay … scrutinizes the role of informational globalization, characterized by the exchange of information. It focuses on the s... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309263
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Perspectives on the economic and human development of India and China : on the occasion of the award of an Honorary Doctorate in Economics of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen...
Sen, Amartya (contributor); Sen, Amartya (honouree);  … - 2006
development economics. On the occasion of the award, Amartya Sen shared his thoughts on the economic development of India and … publication of Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen on comparative human development in India and China. This publication should greatly … enrich the current debate on the economic development of India and China. Instead of viewing economic development in India …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003393440
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Economic growth and child undernutrition in Africa
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2012
Despite recent improvements in economic performance, undernutrition rates in Africa appear to have improved much less and rather inconsistently across the continent. We examine to what extent there is an empirical linkage between income growth and reductions of child undernutrition in Africa. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010235143
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Gender, institutions, and economic development : findings and open research and policy issues
Klasen, Stephan - 2016
Gender relations are a key institution governing important aspects of production and reproduction of societies. They are guided by formal institutions as well as informal norms and values. As this survey shows, there is great regional heterogeneity in gender inequality in formal and informal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011518240
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The impact of gender inequality on economic performance in developing countries
Klasen, Stephan - 2018
Despite substantial progress, gender gaps persist in many developing countries. Since the 1990s, a literature has emerged arguing that these gaps are not only inequitable, but also reduce economic performance. This review finds that, first, it is methodologically difficult to determine reliable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011808873
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The impact of gender inequality on economic performance in developing countries
Klasen, Stephan - 2018
Despite substantial progress, gender gaps persist in many developing countries. Since the 1990s, a literature has emerged arguing that these gaps are not only inequitable, but also reduce economic performance. This review finds that, first, it is methodologically difficult to determine reliable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011782083
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Women and development
King, Elizabeth M.; Klasen, Stephan; Porter, Maria - In: Global crises, global solutions, (pp. 585-637). 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003877747
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The impact of gender inequality in education and employment on economic growth : new evidence for a panel of countries
Klasen, Stephan; Lamanna, Francesca - In: Inequality, development and, growth, (pp. 91-132). 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008856964
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The impact of gender inequality in education and employment on economic growth in developing Countries : updates and extensions
Klasen, Stephan; Lamanna, Francesca - 2008
Using cross-country and panel regressions, we investigate to what extent gender gaps in education and employment (proxied using gender gaps in labor force participation) reduce economic growth. Using most recent data and investigating a long time period (1960-2000), we update the results of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003876145
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The impact of gender inequality in education and employment on economic growth : new evidence for a panel of countries
Klasen, Stephan; Lamanna, Francesca - In: Feminist economics 15 (2009) 3, pp. 91-132
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