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Economic growth and child undernutrition in Africa
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2012
Despite recent improvements in economic performance, undernutrition rates in Africa appear to have improved much less and rather inconsistently across the continent. We examine to what extent there is an empirical linkage between income growth and reductions of child undernutrition in Africa. We...
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Fragility and MDG progress : how useful is the fragility concept?
Harttgen, Kenneth; Klasen, Stephan - 2010
While it is widely presumed that development progress in so-called fragile states is lagging behind, only very limited empirical analysis exists that investigates to what extent the levels and trends in the MDGs differ significantly between fragile and other developing countries, and between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339418
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Gender, institutions, and economic development : findings and open research and policy issues
Klasen, Stephan - 2016
are guided by formal institutions as well as informal norms and values. As this survey shows, there is great regional … heterogeneity in gender inequality in formal and informal social institutions. The literature on long‐term drivers of gender gaps …, political and economic empowerment, access to resources, and social institutions on development outcomes. The paper then shows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011518240
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Getting progress right : measuring progress towards the MDGs against historical trends
Klasen, Stephan; Lange, Simon - 2012 - Rev. February 2012
Most numerical targets within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are overly ambitious for the poorest countries when interpreted as country-specific goals. As a consequence, the current system undermines accountability and ownership and jeopardizes the public support the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010349174
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A contribution to the empirics of development and globalization
Lohmann, Steffen - 2015
There are arguably few topics in current global economic policy as intensely debated as the impact of different facets of globalization on human development. Given that the concept of globalization reflects a multitude of economic and societal transformations, the scope of these discussions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309263
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Gender institutions and economic development
Klasen, Stephan - In: The handbook of economic development and institutions, (pp. 520-553). 2020
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The impact of gender inequality on economic performance in developing countries
Klasen, Stephan - 2018
Despite substantial progress, gender gaps persist in many developing countries. Since the 1990s, a literature has emerged arguing that these gaps are not only inequitable, but also reduce economic performance. This review finds that, first, it is methodologically difficult to determine reliable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011782083
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The impact of gender inequality on economic performance in developing countries
Klasen, Stephan - 2018
Despite substantial progress, gender gaps persist in many developing countries. Since the 1990s, a literature has emerged arguing that these gaps are not only inequitable, but also reduce economic performance. This review finds that, first, it is methodologically difficult to determine reliable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011808873
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Gender inequality as a barrier to economic growth : a review of the theoretical literature
Klasen, Stephan; Santos Silva, Manuel - 2018 - This version: August 19, 2018
In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in economic development. The vast majority of theories reviewed suggest that gender inequality is a barrier to development, particularly over the long run. Among the many plausible mechanisms...
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The impact of gender inequality on economic performance in developing countries
Klasen, Stephan - In: Annual review of resource economics 10 (2018), pp. 279-298
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