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Ordinal Bivariate Inequality: Concepts and Application to Child Deprivation in MozambiqueThis paper introduces a concept of inequality comparisons with ordinal bivariate categorical data...
Children Econometric models Equality and inequalityBook Chapter
Poverty and its Dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a New Set of Poverty LinesFrom the book: Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Econometric models Game theory HealthBook Chapter
Growth, Poverty Reduction, and Inequality in RwandaFrom the book: Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Econometric models Equality and inequality PovertyJournal Article
Evaluating multiple spatial dimensions of economic growth in Brazil using spatial panel data modelsThe goal of this paper is to evaluate the results of regional economic growth model estimations at multiple spatial scales using spatial panel data models...
Econometric models Economic growth Panel analysisJournal Article
Aid, Political Business Cycles and Growth in AfricaPart of Journal Special Issue Aid, Social Policy and Development
Business cycles Econometric models Economic assistance and foreign aidJournal Article
The Economic Costs of Climate Change: A Multi-Sector Impact Assessment for VietnamPart of Journal Special Issue Economics of climate change impacts on developing countries
Climate change Econometric models Global warmingWorking Paper
Foreign Aid and Sustainable Fisheries Management in Sub-Saharan AfricaThe fisheries sector in sub-Saharan Africa has benefited from high and increasing amounts of foreign aid for over four decades...
Biodiversity conservation Econometric models Economic assistance and foreign aidResearch Brief
How Can Aid Help Mitigate the Problem of Overfishing in AfricaDevelopment aid aimed at increasing productivity in the fisheries sector has at times had a negative effect by encouraging or facilitating overfishing...
Econometric models Economic assistance and foreign aid FisheriesJournal Article
Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of Development ClustersBook review on: T. Besley and T. Persson (2011). Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of Development Clusters...
Econometric modelsResearch Brief
Is There a Micro-Macro Paradox in Aid?The question of whether aid is effective in promoting economic growth is a complex and controversial one...
Econometric models Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic developmentWorking Paper
The Economic Costs of Climate Change: a Multi-Sector Impact Assessment for VietnamUnlike existing studies, we adopt a multi-sectoral approach and consider the full range of climate projections. Biophysical damages are translated into economic costs using a dynamic economywide model...
Climate change Econometric models Global warmingResearch Brief
Vulnerability, Aid and Accelerated GrowthIn the recent UNU-WIDER working paper 'Aid and Growth Accelerations: Vulnerability Matters' Patrick Guillaumont and Laurent Wagner aim to address the shortcomings they see in the current literature on growth accelerations, periods where growt...
Econometric models Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic developmentWorking Paper
Is the Clean Development Mechanism Promoting Sustainable Development?One of the dual objectives of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol is to promote sustainable development in the host countries...
Climate change Econometric models Economic policyResearch Brief
Taxation, Public Expenditure and Aid EffectivenessIn a recent UNU-WIDER working paper 'Fiscal composition and aid effectiveness: A political-economy model' Paul Mosley examines the claim that aid would have, in the long term, a negative impact on productivity and stability of expenditure in ...
Econometric models Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic policyBlog
From the Editor's Desk (March 2012)
Tony Addison With the ice floes now gone from the harbour outside the UNU-WIDER building, and with the snow replaced by an icy hail, there is a glimmer of better days to come...
Agriculture Budget NationalismWorking Paper
Aid and Growth Accelerations: Vulnerability MattersThis paper confronts three conundrums. First, does the relationship between aid and growth fade over time when aid is successful? Second, why are aid inflows neglected in the literature on growth acceleration (or episodes)...
Econometric models Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development