This thesis consists of three empirical chapters related to distributional outcomes, such as poverty and inequality, in … urban inequality.Chapter 3 examines the impacts of the 2001 U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement on provincial poverty … bivariate poverty is lower in Germany than in either the UK or the USA. On the other hand, poverty comparisons between the UK …

of the global poor and it will hence have to play a key role in the fight against global poverty. The first essay (co …

economies and development economists having dissenting views about the impact of emigration and remittances on source countries …-coping mechanisms since remittances may play an insurance role. I provide evidence that remittances have transformed farming practices … labor shortages, remittances can be a source of insurance and investment finance that fosters agricultural development …