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Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Development
With more than 2 billion people world-wide living on less than US$ 2 per day, absolute poverty remains a pressing concern. Halving poverty by 2015 is a key UN Millennium Development Goal. By conducting empirical research that effectively responds to ongoing policy debates, the group aims to create knowledge that helps developing and transition countries to devise strategies for poverty reduction and sustainable development. |
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| Our research revolves around themes related to the integration of developing and transition countries into the international division of labor. We analyze, for example, how remittances affect inequality in migrant-sending countries, and whether foreign aid contributes to the achievement of the MDGs. Questions arising from the specialization of many developing countries in agriculture and mining constitute another focus of our research. |
As a means of furthering international research cooperation and the exchange of ideas between researchers and development practitioners, our research group hosts the Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Growth Network(PEGNet). |
As research associates, Aslihan Arslan (FAO, Rome) and Jann Lay (Göttingen University and GIGA Hamburg) are closely related to the research group. Close research cooperations also exist with Clemens Breisinger (IFPRI), Axel Dreher (University of Heidelberg), Hannes Öhler (University of Heidelberg), Pablo Selaya (University of Copenhagen), and Christoph Trebesch (University of Munich).
Projects
Recent Publications
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Research Publications
- Forthcoming
- Abdulai, A., Kleemann, L. (Forthcoming). The Impact of Trade and Economic Growth on the Environment: Revisiting the Cross-Country Evidence. Journal of International Development
- Arslan, A., Taylor, J. (Forthcoming). Village level inequality, migration and remittances in rural Mexico: How do they change over time?. Journal of Development Studies
- Böhme, M., Thiele, R. (Forthcoming). Is the Informal Sector Constrained from the Demand Side? Evidence for Six West African Capitals. World Development
- Dreher, A., Nunnenkamp, P., Thiel, S., Thiele, R. (Forthcoming). Aid Allocation by German NGOs: Does the Degree of Official Financing Matter. The World Economy
- Dreher, A., Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H., Weisser, J. (Forthcoming). Financial Dependence and Aid Allocation by Swiss NGOs: A Panel Tobit Analysis. Economic Development and Cultural Change
- Dreher, A., Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H. (Forthcoming). Why it pays for aid recipients to take note of the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Other donors do!. Economics Letters
- Kretschmer, B., Hübler, M., Nunnenkamp, P. (Forthcoming). Does Foreign Aid Reduce Energy and Carbon Intensities of Developing Economies?. Journal of International Development
- Melnykovska, I., Plamper, H., Schweickert, R. (Forthcoming). Do Russia and China Promote Autocracy in Central Asia?. Asia Europe Journal
- Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H. (Forthcoming). Funding, Competition and the Efficiency of NGOs: An Empirical Analysis of Non-charitable Expenditure of US NGOs Engaged in Foreign Aid. Kyklos
- Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H. (Forthcoming). How to Attract Donations: The Case of US NGOs in International Development. Journal of Development Studies
- Selaya, P., Thiele, R. (Forthcoming). The Impact of Aid on Bureaucratic Quality: Does the Mode of Delivery Matter?. Journal of International Development
- Siegel, M., Lücke, M. (Forthcoming). Migrant Transnationalism and the Choice of Transfer Channels for Remittances: The Case of Moldova. Global Networks
- 2012
- Öhler, H., Nunnenkamp, P., Dreher, A. (2012). Does Conditionality Work? A Test for an Innovative US Aid Scheme. European Economic Review, 56 (1), 138-153.
- 2011
- Arslan, A. (2011). Shadow vs. market prices in explaining land allocation: Subsistence maize cultivation in rural Mexico. Food Policy, 36(5), 605-613.
- Arslan, A., Reicher, C. (2011). The Effects of the Coffee Trademarking Initiative and Starbucks Publicity on Export Prices of Ethiopian Coffee. Journal of African Economies, 20(5), 704-736.
- Dreher, A., Nunnenkamp, P., Thiele, R. (2011). Are 'New' Donors Different? Comparing the Allocation of Bilateral Aid between Non-DAC and DAC Donor Countries . World Development, 39 (11), 1950-1968.
- Lücke, M. (2011). Stabilization and Savings Funds to Manage Natural Resource Revenues: Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan vs. Norway. Comparative Economic Studies, 53(1), 35-56.
- Melnykovska, I., Schweickert, R., Kostiuchenko, T. (2011). Balancing National Uncertainty and Foreign Orientation - Identity Building and the Role of Political Parties in Post-Orange Ukraine. Europe-Asia Studies, 63, 1055 - 1072.
- Melnykovska, I., Schweickert, R. (2011). NATO as an External Driver of Institutional Change in Post-Communist Countries. Defence and Peace Economics, 22 (3), 279 - 297.
- Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H. (2011). Aid Allocation through Various Official and Private Channels: Need, Merit and Self-Interest as Motives of German Donors. World Development, 39 (3), 308-323.
- Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H. (2011). Throwing Foreign Aid at HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries: Missing the Target?. World Development, 39 (10), 1704-1723.
- Schweickert, R., Melnykovska, I., Belke, A., Bordon, I. (2011). Prospective NATO or EU Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries. Economics of Transition, 19 (4), 667-692.
- Wiebelt, M., Schweickert, R., Breisinger, C., Böhme, M. (2011). Oil Revenues for Public Investment in Africa: Targeting Urban or Rural Areas?. Review of World Economics, 147 (4), 745-770.
- 2010
- Aldasoro, I., Nunnenkamp, P., Thiele, R. (2010). Less Aid Proliferation and More Donor Coordination? The Wide Gap between Words and Deeds. Journal of International Development, 22(7), 920-940.
- Breisinger, C., Diao, X., Schweickert, R., Wiebelt, M. (2010). Managing Future Oil Revenues in Ghana - An Assessment of Alternative Allocation Options. African Development Review, 22(2), 303-315.
- Dreher, A., Mölders, F., Nunnenkamp, P. (2010). Aid Delivery through Non-Governmental Organisations: Does the Aid Channel Matter for the Targeting of Swedish Aid?. The World Economy, 33 (2), 147-176.
- Franke, A., Gawrich, A., Melnykovsky, I., Schweickert, R. (2010). The European Union's Relations with Ukraine and Azerbaijan. Post-Soviet Affairs, 26(2), 149-183.
- Lechthaler, W. (2010). Diversification as Income Maximizing Strategy. Journal of Income Distribution, 19(3-4), 9-16.
- Metzger, L., Nunnenkamp, P., Omar Mahmoud, T. (2010). Is Corporate Aid Targeted to Poor and Deserving Countries? A Case Study of Nestlé’s Aid Allocation. World Development, 38 (3), 228-243.
- Omar Mahmoud, T., Trebesch, C. (2010). The Economics of Human Trafficking and Labour Migration: Micro-Evidence from Eastern Europe. Journal of Comparative Economics, 38(2), 173-188.
- Schweickert, R., Melnykovska, I., Gawrich, A. (2010). Neighborhood Europeanization through ENP - the Case of Ukraine. Journal of Common Market Studies, 48(5), 1209-1235.
- Selaya, P., Thiele, R. (2010). Aid and sectoral growth: Evidence from panel data. Journal of Development Studies, 46(10), 1749-1766.
- 2009
- Arslan, A., Taylor, E. (2009). Farmers' Subjective Valuation of Subsistence Crops: The Case of Traditional Maize in Mexico. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 99(4), 956-972.
- Basedau, M., Lay, J. (2009). Resource curse or rentier peace? The ambiguous effects of oil wealth and oil dependence on violent conflict. Journal of Peace Research, 46(6), 757-776.
- Görlich, D., De Grip, A. (2009). Human Capital Depreciation During Hometime. Oxford Economic Papers, 61, i98-i121.
- Koch, D., Dreher, A., Nunnenkamp, P., Thiele, R. (2009). Keeping a Low Profile: What Determines the Allocation of Aid by Non-Governmental Organizations?. World Development, 37 (5), 902-918.
- Lay, J., Nahrloch, U., Omar Mahmoud, T. (2009). Shocks, Structural Change, and the Patterns of Income Diversification in Burkina Faso. African Development Review, 21 (1), 36-58.
- Markusen, J., Trofimenko, N. (2009). Teaching Locals New Tricks: Foreign Experts as a Channel of Knowledge Transfers. Journal of Development Economics, 88 (1), 120-131.
- Nunnenkamp, P., Weingarth, J., Weisser, J. (2009). Is NGO Aid Not So Different After All? Comparing the Allocation of Swiss Aid by Private and Official Donors. European Journal of Political Economy, 25 (4), 422-438.
- Nunnenkamp, P., Thiele, R. (2009). Sind Nichtregierungsorganisationen die besseren Entwicklungshelfer?. Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 10 (3), 266-289.
- Schweickert, R., Thiele, R., Wiebelt, M. (2009). Macroeconomic and Distributional Effects of Devaluation in a Dollarized Economy - A CGE Analysis for Bolivia. In: S. Klasen, F. Nowak-Lehmann (eds), Poverty, Inequality, and Policy in Latin America. MIT Press
- Schweickert, R., Melnykovska, I. (2009). Europäisierungsmotor. Die NATO und die Ukraine. Osteuropa, 9, 49-64.
- 2008
- Bussolo, M., Lay, J., van der Mensbrugghe, D. (2008). A Micro-macro Assessment of the Poverty Impacts of the Doha and FTAA Agenda for Latin America. In: F. Bourguignon, L. Pereira da Silva, M. Bussolo (eds), The Impact of Macroeconomic Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution: Macro-Micro Evaluation Techniques and Tools. Palgrave Macmillan
- Dreher, A., Nunnenkamp, P., Thiele, R. (2008). Does Aid for Education Educate Children: Evidence from Panel Data. World Bank Economic Review, 22 (2), 291-314.
- Dreher, A., Nunnenkamp, P., Thiele, R. (2008). Does US Aid Buy UN General Assembly Votes? A Disaggregated Analysis. Public Choice, 136(1/2), 139-164.
- Görlich, D., Trebesch, C. (2008). Seasonal Migration and Networks: Evidence on Moldova's Labour Exodus. Review of World Economics, 144 (1), 107-133.
- Lay, J., Michuki M'Mukaria, G., Omar Mahmoud, T. (2008). Few Opportunities, Much Desperation: The Dichotomy of Non-agricultural Activities and Inequality in Western Kenya. World Development, 36 (12), 2713-2732.
- Lay, J., Thiele, R., Wiebelt, M. (2008). Resource Booms, Inequality, and Poverty: The Case of Gas in Bolivia. Review of Income and Wealth, 54(3), 407-437.
- Lay, J., Thiele, R., Wiebelt, M. (2008). Shocks, Policy Reforms, and Pro-Poor Growth in Bolivia: A Simulation Analysis. Review of Development Economics, 12(1), 37-56.
- Melnykovska, I., Schweickert, R. (2008). Bottom-Up or Top-Down – What Drives the Convergence of Ukraine’s Institutions towards European Standards. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Vol.8, No.4, 445-468.
- Trofimenko, N. (2008). Learning by Exporting: Does It Matter Where One Learns?. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 56 (4), 871-894.
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Working Papers
- 2012
- Böhme, M., Thiele, R. (2012). Informal-formal Linkages and Informal Enterprise Performance in Urban West Africa. Kiel Working Paper, 1751, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 24 pp.
- Breisinger, C., Ecker, O., Thiele, R., Wiebelt, M. (2012). The Impact of the 2008 Hadramout Flash Flood in Yemen on Economic Performance and Nutrition: A Simulation Analysis. Kiel Working Paper, 1758, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, 27 pp.
- Schweickert, R., Melnykovska, I., Heitmann, H. (2012). Beyond Security, Towards Institution Building – The Case of NATO-Macedonia Relations. Kiel Working Paper, 1757, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, 23 pp.
- 2011
- Ahrens, J., Schweickert, R., Zenker, J. (2011). Varieties of Capitalism, Governance and Government Spending – A Cross-Section Analysis. Kiel Working Paper, 1726, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 21 pp.
- Breisinger, C., Ecker, O., Al-Riffai, P., Robertson, R., Thiele, R., Wiebelt, M. (2011). Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Food Security: Evidence from Yemen. Kiel Working Paper, 1747, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 34 pp.
- Edwards, T., Lücke, M. (2011). Decompositions of Wage Inequality and Growth in an Advanced Economy open to Trade. Kiel Working Paper, 1749, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, 20 pp.
- Kleemann, L. (2011). Organic Pineapple Farming in Ghana - A Good Choice for Smallholders?. Kiel Working Papers, 1671, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 38 pp.
- Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H., Thiele, R. (2011). Donor Coordination and Specialization: Did the Paris Declaration Make a Difference?. Kiel Working Paper, 1748, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 21 pp.
- Nunnenkamp, P., Thiele, R. (2011). Financing for Development: The Gap between Words and Deeds since Monterrey. Kiel Working Papers, 1691, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 29 pp.
- Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H., Schwörer, T. (2011). US based NGOs in International Development Cooperation: Survival of the Fittest?. Kiel Working Paper, 1716, Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel, 34 pp.
- Wiebelt, M., Pauw, K., Matovu, J., Twimukye, E., Benson, T. (2011). Managing Future Oil Revenue in Uganda for Agricultural Development and Poverty Reduction - A CGE Analysis of Challenges and Options . IFPRI Discussion Paper, 1122, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., 44 pp.
- 2010
- Hagen, J., Omar Mahmoud, T., Trofimenko, N. (2010). Orphanhood and Critical Periods in Children’s Human Capital Formation: Long-Run Evidence from North-Western Tanzania. Kiel Working Paper, 1649, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 32 pp.
- Kleemann, L., Effenberger, A. (2010). Price Transmission in the Pineapple Market – What Role for Organic Fruit?. Kiel Working Paper, 1626, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 25 pp.
- Schweickert, R., Melnykovska, I., Heitmann, H. (2010). Accession Incentives for Institutional Change in Post-Socialist Countries – Cross-Section and Country Evidence from NATO Enlargement. Kiel Working Paper, 1597, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 38 pp.
