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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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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...
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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 - In: The review of income and wealth : journal of the … 59 (2013), pp. 37-61
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010211167
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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 …
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Is there poverty convergence?
Crespo Cuaresma, Jesús; Klasen, Stephan; Wacker, Konstantin - 2017
Martin Ravallion ("Why Don't We See Poverty Convergence?" American Economic Review, 102(1): 504-23; 2012) presents evidence against the existence of proportionate convergence in global poverty rates despite convergence in household mean income levels and the link between income growth and poverty...
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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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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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Economic inequality : causes, consequences, and measurement issues : an empirical contribution
Scholl, Nathalie - 2016
(Un-)gleichheit und Gerechtigkeit waren schon immer Kernbestandteil eines jeden politischen Konzeptes, welches das Wohl der Menschen in den Mittelpunkt rückte. Die Idee der Gleichheit ist so alt wie die der Demokratie selbst und neben instrumentellen Gründen, aus denen man (Un-)gleichheit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012315933
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There is poverty convergence
Crespo Cuaresma, Jesús; Klasen, Stephan; Wacker, Konstantin - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421945
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Economic Growth and Child Undernutrition in Africa
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations … - 2012
Abstract: Despite recent improvements in economic performance, undernutrition rates in Africa appear to have improved … income growth and reductions of child undernutrition in Africa. We do this by pooling all DHS surveys for African countries … than economic growth and appear to contribute to a slowing of progress in reducing undernutrition in Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604596