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Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania
Arndt, Channing; Leyaro, Vincent; Mahrt, Kristi; Tarp, Finn - 2016
We contribute to the literature on trends in living standards in Tanzania by analysing child welfare using two multi-dimensional approaches, first-order dominance (FOD) and Alkire-Foster (AF). Between 1991/92 and 2010, remarkably similar area rankings emerge that suggest a widening gap between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011484492
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Development and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
Addison, Tony; Pikkarainen, Ville; Rönkkö, Risto; … - 2017
growth, poverty, and human development indicators. We identify key weaknesses, including lack of structural transformation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777012
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A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Hussain, M. Azhar; … - 2017
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Progress is frequently measured using the multidimensional poverty index. While elegant … and useful, the multidimensional poverty index is in reality inconsistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights … consistency with basic principles, discuss the properties of the multidimensional poverty index and first-order dominance, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688583
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Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania
Arndt, Channing; Leyaro, Vincent; Mahrt, Kristi; Tarp, Finn - 2016
We contribute to the literature on trends in living standards in Tanzania by analysing child welfare using two multi-dimensional approaches, first-order dominance (FOD) and Alkire-Foster (AF). Between 1991/92 and 2010, remarkably similar area rankings emerge that suggest a widening gap between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532403
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Information, identification, or neither? Experimental evidence on role models in Viet Nam
Narciso, Gaia; Newman, Carol; Tarp, Finn - 2018
How can development programmes reach out to remote communities? This paper presents experimental evidence on the impact of a role models intervention that aims to inspire ethnic minority households to start businesses and diversify income sources. The experiment took place in three provinces of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146482
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Corruption and Mental Health: Evidence from Vietnam
Sharma, Smriti; Singhal, Saurabh; Tarp, Finn - 2020
no heterogeneous effects by poverty status. An examination of the underlying mechanisms shows that reductions in income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497837
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Corruption and Mental Health : Evidence from Vietnam
Sharma, Smriti; Singhal, Saurabh; Tarp, Finn - 2021
no heterogeneous effects by poverty status. An examination of the underlying mechanisms shows that reductions in income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314821
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Corruption and mental health: evidence from Vietnam
Sharma, Smriti; Singhal, Saurabh; Tarp, Finn - 2020
no heterogeneous effects by poverty status. An examination of the underlying mechanisms shows that reductions in income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012373102
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A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Hussain, M. Azhar; … - 2017
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Progress is frequently measured using the multidimensional poverty index. While elegant … and useful, the multidimensional poverty index is in reality inconsistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights … consistency with basic principles, discuss the properties of the multidimensional poverty index and first-order dominance, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011634637
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Information, identification, or neither? : experimental evidence on role models in Viet Nam
Narciso, Gaia; Newman, Carol; Tarp, Finn - 2018
How can development programmes reach out to remote communities? This paper presents experimental evidence on the impact of a role models intervention that aims to inspire ethnic minority households to start businesses and diversify income sources. The experiment took place in three provinces of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011962584