Understanding why so many people across the world are so poor is one of the central intellectual challenges of our time. This book provides the tools and data that will enable students, researchers and professionals to address that issue.Empirical Development Economics has been designed as a...

Während die liberale Wechselkurspolitik der Elfenbeinküste ein eindrucksvolles Export- und dadurch Binnenwachstum verschaffte, führten die Überbewertung der Währung in Ghana (seit 1961) und der fehlgeschlagene Versuch wechselnder Regierungen, sie abzuwerten, zum wirtschaftlichen Niedergang....

"Understanding why so many people across the world are so poor is one of the central intellectual challenges of our time. What explains a pattern of extreme destitution for billions combined with plutocratic levels of income for a tiny minority? This book offers a novel approach to addressing...