Worlds Apart: Measuring International and Global Inequality, Branko Milanovic (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005), 240pp.,$29.95 cloth
In: Ethics & international affairs, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 128-130
ISSN: 1747-7093
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In: Ethics & international affairs, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 128-130
ISSN: 1747-7093
In: IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 08/212
We assess the competitiveness of Mauritius in recent years using two approaches. First, we estimate the difference between the equilibrium and the actual real exchange rate using four methods: the macroeconomic balance approach, the single-equation fundamentals approach, the capital-enhanced approach, and the external sustainability approach. The methods consistently suggest that at the end of 2007 the exchange rate was aligned with its equilibrium value. Second, we undertake a comparative analysis of structural competitiveness indicators and find that Mauritius often fares better on business climate than other small island economies and high-growth Asian economies. Nevertheless, there are areas for improvement
In: IMF Working Papers
Current estimates of global poverty vary substantially across studies. In this paper we undertake a novel sensitivity analysis to highlight the importance of methodological choices in estimating global poverty. We measure global poverty using different data sources, parametric and nonparametric estimation methods, and multiple poverty lines. Our results indicate that estimates of global poverty vary significantly when they are based alternately on data from household surveys versus national accounts but are relatively consistent across different estimation methods. The decline in poverty over
In: IMF Working Papers
We analyze the performance of kernel density methods applied to grouped data to estimate poverty (as applied in Sala-i-Martin, 2006, QJE). Using Monte Carlo simulations and household surveys, we find that the technique gives rise to biases in poverty estimates, the sign and magnitude of which vary with the bandwidth, the kernel, the number of datapoints, and across poverty lines. Depending on the chosen bandwidth, the 1/day poverty rate in 2000 varies by a factor of 1.8, while the 2/day headcount in 2000 varies by 287 million people. Our findings challenge the validity and robustness of povert
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In: Pacific economic review, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 45-48
ISSN: 1468-0106
In: Journal of development economics, Band 108, S. 237-255
ISSN: 0304-3878
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In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 44, S. 1-13
In: Bundesbank Discussion Paper No. 33/2013
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In: IMF Working Paper No. 13/102
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In: Journal of Financial Stability, Forthcoming
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In: American economic review, Band 102, Heft 3, S. 294-299
ISSN: 1944-7981
We examine the impact of the 2002-07 civil conflict in Cote d'Ivoire on children's health status measured by height-for-age. We use pre- and post-war survey data coupled with information on the location of violent incidents to capture exposure to the conflict of children born during 1997-2007. Our results indicate that children from regions more affected by the conflict suffered significant health setbacks compared with children from less affected regions. Further, household-level victimization -- such as war-related economic stress, health stress, and displacement -- has a large and negative effect on child health in conflict-affected regions.
In: Emerging markets, finance and trade: EMFT, Band 47, Heft 6, S. 134-147
ISSN: 1558-0938