Researchers have linked sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) poor growth performance in recent decades to several factors … identifies linkages between gender, economic development, and growth, however. This paper explores the macro effects of gender … stimulus to growth in a number of SSA countries underscores the importance of assessing the gender effect of macroeconomic …

Researchers have linked sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) poor growth performance in recent decades to several factors … identifies linkages between gender, economic development, and growth, however. This paper explores the macro effects of gender … stimulus to growth in a number of SSA countries underscores the importance of assessing the gender effect of macroeconomic …

conditions for sustained economic growth and development by deepening democracy, enhancing the stability of political regimes and …

Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to poverty in the Arab region. Yet … data hinders analysis of poverty dynamics. We address these challenges by proposing a novel typology of FHHs and analyze …, Iraq, Jordan, Mauritania, Palestine, and Tunisia. We find that the definition of FHHs matters for measuring poverty levels …

Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to poverty in the Arab region. Yet …, previous studies have mixed results and the absence of household panel survey data hinders analysis of poverty dynamics. We … Tunisia. We find that the definition of FHHs matters for measuring poverty levels and dynamics. Most types of FHHs are less …

GDP as an indicator is relatively recent. It was introduced seventy years ago and like many other institutions it is an … adoption of the GDP as an indicator is not a neutral choice, but rather the logical consequence of a well-defined theoretical … paradigm in which GDP appears the essential tool apt to promote well-being and development. Since then, however, times have …

bride-to-groom marriage payments, i.e., dowries, influence saving behavior in rural India. Exploiting variation in firstborn …

.e. prior to age 18) among young women in Africa and India. We show that rainfall shocks, a major source of income variation in … Africa, droughts increase the hazard into early marriage, while in India, droughts decrease the hazard. We argue that the … payments in each region (bride price in Africa and dowry in India). Our results highlight the importance of understanding the …