The dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters on topics within macroeconomics. All chapters share an orientation towards empirical analysis of macroeconomic questions. New methods for empirical analysis are presented in the first and third chapter. The method presented in the first...

This book reviews the fulfillment of two Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), namely poverty and inequality, in the Indian subcontinent. It examines the complex interplay among development, inequality and poverty in relation to corruption, environmental resource management, agricultural...