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Gender, institutions, and economic development : findings and open research and policy issues
Klasen, Stephan - 2016
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 social institutions. The literature on long‐term drivers of gender gaps …, political and economic empowerment, access to resources, and social institutions on development outcomes. The paper then shows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011518240
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Gender inequality as a barrier to economic growth: A review of the theoretical literature
Klasen, Stephan; Santos Silva, Manuel - 2018
In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in economic development. The vast majority of theories reviewed suggest that gender inequality is a barrier to development, particularly over the long run. Among the many plausible mechanisms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011890622
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Re-estimating the relationship between inequality and growth
Scholl, Nathalie; Klasen, Stephan - 2016
In this paper, we revisit the inequality-growth relationship using an enhanced panel data set with improved inequality data and special attention to the role of transition countries. We base our analysis on the specification of Forbes (2000), but also address the functional form concerns raised...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454086
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Re-estimating the relationship between inequality and growth
Scholl, Nathalie; Klasen, Stephan - 2016
In this paper, we revisit the inequality-growth relationship using an enhanced panel data set with improved inequality data and special attention to the role of transition countries. We base our analysis on the specification of Forbes (2000), but also address the functional form concerns raised...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011536688
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Gender inequality as a barrier to economic growth : a review of the theoretical literature
Klasen, Stephan; Santos Silva, Manuel - 2018 - This version: August 19, 2018
In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in economic development. The vast majority of theories reviewed suggest that gender inequality is a barrier to development, particularly over the long run. Among the many plausible mechanisms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011888636
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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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In search for a long-run relationship between aid and growth : pitfalls and findings
Nowak-Lehmann D., Felicitas; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2009
In this paper we investigate the relationship between per capita income and foreign aid for a panel of 131 (alternatively 52) recipient countries over the period 1960 to 2006 by employing annual data and 5-year averages. Reliance on standard panel estimation techniques, such as 2-ways FE...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003876549
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Geography vs. institutions at the village level
Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - Center for European, Governance and Economic … - 2008
There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … institutions and found that this supported their line of reasoning. We believe there is value-added to consider this debate at the … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010954313
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Geography vs. institutions at the village level
Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - 2008
There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … institutions and found that this supported their line of reasoning. We believe there is value-added to consider this debate at the … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264330
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Geography vs. institutions at the village level
Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - 2008
There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development … institutions and found that this supported their line of reasoning. We believe there is value-added to consider this debate at the … mechanisms from geography via institutions to economic development outcomes. In particular, we examine the determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265093