Poverty and vulnerability, portfolio theory and diversification, small-scale fisheries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Cameroon. - Armut und Vulnerabilität, Portfolio Theorie und Diversifizierung, Kleinfischerei, Afrika südlich der Sahara, Kamerun

The thesis consists of four essays in the broad spectrum of development economics. While the first three essays are in the sphere of poverty measurement, the fourth essay is on the topic of trade and development. In recent years, the issue of international poverty measurement gained in...

This dissertation includes three empirical essays on development economics and one on the economics of education. The first essay (co-authored by Stephan Klasen) is a contribution to the debate surrounding the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the on-going debate about what international...