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Armutsreduzierung im Zeitalter der Globalisierung
Klasen, Stephan - Ibero-Amerika Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (IAI), … - 2006
In diesem Beitrag werden theoretische und empirische Zusammenhänge zwischen Globalisierung und absoluter Armut in Entwicklungsländern beleuchtet. Es wird gezeigt, dass die zunehmende Handelsintegration die Chancen für verbesserte Armutsreduktion eröffnet und viele Entwicklungsländer davon...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005593836
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Determinants of the Growth Semi-Elasticity of Poverty Reduction
Klasen, Stephan; Misselhorn, Mark - Ibero-Amerika Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (IAI), … - 2008
In this paper we examine the mathematical relationship between growth and distributional change on absolute (i.e. percentage point) changes in FGT poverty measures assuming a log-normal income distribution, which we argue to be a conceptually superior and more policy-relevant measure than the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005596827
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Poverty, Undernutrition, and Child Mortality: Some Inter-Regional Puzzles and their Implications for Research and Policy
Klasen, Stephan - Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für … - 2007
This paper examines the relationship between measures of income poverty, undernourishment, childhood undernutrition, and child mortality in developing countries. While there is, as expected, a close aggregate correlation between these measures of deprivation, the measures generate some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005109488
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In Search of The Holy Grail: How to Achieve Pro-Poor Growth ?
Klasen, Stephan - Ibero-Amerika Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (IAI), … - 2003
Pro Poor Growth has become a central concern to achieve sustainable poverty reduction in developing countries. Despite being widely used, the term is not well-defined nor has there been a clear policy document that would summarize the determinants and policy implications of pro poor growth. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635377
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Poverty, Undernutrition, and Child Mortality: Some Inter-Regional Puzzles and their Implications for Research and Policy
Klasen, Stephan - Ibero-Amerika Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (IAI), … - 2007
This paper examines the relationship between measures of income poverty, undernourishment, childhood undernutrition, and child mortality in developing countries. While there is, as expected, a close aggregate correlation between these measures of deprivation, the measures generate some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635389
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Looking at pro-poor growth from an agricultural perspective
Klasen, Stephan; Reimers, Malte - 2016
-income achievements in education and health. This article contributes to the literature by expanding the toolbox with several new measures …, poor education outcomes, poor health outcomes, low land productivity and low labor productivity overlap only to a small … decade of the 2000s. Our application shows that the enormous progress made in the income, education and health dimension of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455218
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In search of the holy grail : how to achieve pro-poor growth?
Klasen, Stephan - 2003
Pro Poor Growth has become a central concern to achieve sustainable poverty reduction in developing countries. Despite being widely used, the term is not well-defined nor has there been a clear policy document that would summarize the determinants and policy implications of pro poor growth. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011518190
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On weighting the components of the Human Development Index : a statistical justification
Nguefack-Tsague, Georges; Klasen, Stephan; Zucchini, Walter - 2010
Program is calculated as a simple average of the Life Expectancy Index (LEI), the Education Index (EI) and the Gross Domestic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010337308
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Income inequality and carbon emissions
Grunewald, Nicole; Klasen, Stephan; Martínez-Zarzoso, … - 2011
We document a U-shaped relationship between income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions per capita, using a newly available panel data set on income inequality (GINI) with observations for 138 countries over the period 1960-2008. Our findings suggest that, for high-income countries with high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010349168
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Levels and trends in absolute poverty in the world : what we know and what we don't
Klasen, Stephan - 2009
This paper critically reviews the recent changes to the Global Poverty numbers generated by the World Bank in 2008. While they have little impact on observed poverty trends and while there are good reasons to believe that the previous numbers were on weak foundations, the new numbers on levels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010255780