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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... …

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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 …

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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...

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Economic development, structural change and women's labor force participation : a reexamination of the feminization U hypothesis

Gaddis, Isis; Klasen, Stephan - 2011

A large literature claims that female labor force participation (FLFP) follows a U-shaped trend over the course of economic development. This feminization U hypothesis is motivated by secular patterns of structural change in combination with education and fertility dynamics. We show that...

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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...

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The impact of gender inequality on economic performance in developing countries

Klasen, Stephan - 2018

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Women and development

King, Elizabeth M.; Klasen, Stephan; Porter, Maria - In: Global crises, global solutions, (pp. 585-637). 2009

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The Indian enigma revisited

Grafenstein, Liza von; Klasen, Stephan; Hoddinott, John - 2022

undernutrition in India relative to sub-Saharan Africa. Jayachandran & Pande argue that the key to the Indian enigma lies in the …

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Does gender inequality reduce growth and development? : Evidence from cross-country regressions

Klasen, Stephan - 2000

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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 not only are inequitable but also reduce economic performance. This review finds that, first, it is methodologically difficult to determine reliable...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014110375