Around the world, no bigger policy challenge preoccupies leaders than expanding social participation in the process and benefits of economic growth. The report, which covers 109 economies, seeks to improve our understanding of how countries can use a diverse spectrum of policy incentives and...

We analyze the effect of immigrants' legal status on their consumption behavior using unique survey data that samples both documented and undocumented immigrants. To address the problem of sorting into legal status, we propose two alternative identification strategies as exogenous source of...

We analyze the effect of immigrants' legal status on their consumption behavior using unique survey data that samples both documented and undocumented immigrants. To address the problem of sorting into legal status, we propose two alternative identification strategies as exogenous source of...

Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries (SDT) constitutes a central feature of the GATT/WTO system. Its formal goal is to foster export-led growth in developing countries. Its theoretical foundations and empirical support are, however, weak at best. In particular, SDT...

Die vorliegende Arbeit füllt mehrere Lücken der Literatur im Bereich Bevölkerungsentwicklung und ökonomischer/struktureller Wandel. Der Schwerpunkt liegt hierbei auf Entwicklungsländern. Ausgehend von der Notwendigkeit Geburtenraten korrekter zu bestimmen um Bevölkerungsprognosen...

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...

Smallholder ADOPT is designed to provide an understanding of the technology adoption process, as part of the wider processes of agricultural innovation. This publication documents the development of Smallholder ADOPT, which started with a review of literature that gathered significant data on...