A contribution to the empirics of economic and human development

This book contributes to the empirical literature on economic and human development from five different perspectives: the first chapter provides a new statistical test for bimodality of densities with an application to income data. The second chapter analyzes the worlds cross-country distribution of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Vollmer, Sebastian, author (author)
Formato: Tesis
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2018
Frankfurt am Main, Germany : [2009]
Colección:Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik ; 27.
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Sumario:This book contributes to the empirical literature on economic and human development from five different perspectives: the first chapter provides a new statistical test for bimodality of densities with an application to income data. The second chapter analyzes the worlds cross-country distribution of income and challenges the so called Twin Peaks-claim. The third chapter focuses on the world income distribution and resulting implications for poverty reduction, pro-poor growth and the evolution of global inequality. The fourth chapter estimates the welfare effects of recently negotiated Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and African countries. Finally, the fifth chapter investigates whether democracy leads to higher levels of health and education.
Notas:Originally presented as the author’s doctoral thesis: Göttingen, 2009.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (155 pages) : illustrations, charts; PDF, digital file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783631753491