Im ersten Teil der Dissertationsschrift werden für die Emerging Markets – exemplarisch anhand von Brasilien und Indien – die Motive der Regierungen hinter der Initiierung von wirtschaftlichen Reformpaketen aufgespürt. Durch die stringente Anwendung des "Societal Approach" werden hierbei...

Although there is ample support for the causal link between home visit parenting programs and child development outcomes, few studies have explored what it is that drives this relationship – to what extent home visit programs are implemented as designed in terms of the content and strategies...

We document the evolution of labor markets of five Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with emphasis on informal employment. We show, for most countries, a slump in aggregate employment, mirrored by a fall in labor participation, and a decline in the informality rate. The...