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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010346421
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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 … growth and reductions of child undernutrition in Africa. We do this by pooling all DHS surveys for African countries, control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010235143
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330006
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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 - Courant Research Centre PEG - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833540
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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 - Department of Economics, New School for Social Research - 2013
A sizable literature claims that female labor force participation (FLFP) follows a U-shaped trend as countries develop due to structural change, education and fertility dynamics. We show that empirical support for this secular trend is feeble and depends on the data sources used, especially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011164276
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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 … growth and reductions of child undernutrition in Africa. We do this by pooling all DHS surveys for African countries, control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330039
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What Can Africa Learn from Asian Development Successes and Failures?
Klasen, Stephan - 2014
Book reviewed in this article: Peter Lawrence and Colin Thirtle (eds.) - Africa and Asia in Comparative Economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014075487
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An African Growth Miracle? Or: What do Asset Indices Tell Us about Trends in Economic Performance?
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2012
Using changes in the possession of household assets over the past 20 years, several recent papers have argued that economic performance in Arica was substantially better than suggested by national income data and income poverty statistics, who suffer from well-known weaknesses. We scrutinize...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329974
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An African growth miracle? : or: what do asset indices tell us about trends in economic performance?
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2012 - This version: February 13, 2012
Using changes in the possession of household assets over the past 20 years, several recent papers have argued that economic performance in Arica was substantially better than suggested by national income data and income poverty statistics, who suffer from well-known weaknesses. We scrutinize...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010357536
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An African Growth Miracle? Or: What do Asset Indices Tell Us about Trends in Economic Performance?
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2012
Using changes in the possession of household assets over the past 20 years, several recent papers have argued that economic performance in Arica was substantially better than suggested by national income data and income poverty statistics, who suffer from well-known weaknesses. We scrutinize...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009645616