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Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Development
Broadly, the group deals with questions related to economic development in low income countries with a focus on equity and poverty. Our research revolves around the following themes that we consider particularly relevant for a number of poor countries:
- the role of rural development in reducing poverty;
- the challenge of allowing the poor to benefit from natural resource wealth;
- the impact of globalization – in particular trade integration and migration – on growth, inequality and poverty;
- the allocation and effectiveness of foreign aid.
As a means of furthering international research cooperation in the area of pro-poor growth, our research group hosts the Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Growth (PEG) Network.
As a research associate, Jann Lay (Göttingen University and GIGA Hamburg) is involved in several projects of the research group.
Projects
Recent Publications
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Research Publications
- Forthcoming
- Aldasoro, I., Nunnenkamp, P., Thiele, R. (Forthcoming). Less Aid Proliferation and More Donor Coordination? The Wide Gap between Words and Deeds . Journal of International Development
- Breisinger, C., Diao, X., Schweickert, R., Wiebelt, M. (Forthcoming). Managing Future Oil Revenues in Ghana - An Assessment of Alternative Allocation Options. African Development Review
- Franke, A., Gawrich, A., Melnykovsky, I., Schweickert, R. (Forthcoming). Resource-Based Reluctance, Reversed Asymmetry, and Non-Trade Integration Incentives - Theory and Evidence from European Neighbourhood. Post-Soviet Affairs
- Omar Mahmoud, T., Trebesch, C. (Forthcoming). The Economics of Human Trafficking and Labour Migration: Micro-Evidence from Eastern Europe. Journal of Comparative Economics
- Schweickert, R., Melnykovska, I., Gawrich, A. (Forthcoming). Neighborhood Europeanization through ENP - the Case of Ukraine. Journal of Common Market Studies
- Selaya, P., Thiele, R. (Forthcoming). Aid and sectoral growth: Evidence from panel data. Journal of Development Studies
- 2010
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Trofimenko, N. (2008). Learning by Exporting: Does It Matter Where One Learns?. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 56 (4), 871-894.
- 2007
- Bussolo, M., Godart, O., Lay, J., Thiele, R. (2007). The Impact of Coffee Price Changes on Rural Households in Uganda. Agricultural Economics, 37 (2/3), 293-303 .
- Dovern, J., Nunnenkamp, P. (2007). Aid and Growth Accelerations: An Alternative Approach to Assess the Effectiveness of Aid. Kyklos, 60 (3), 359-383.
- Edwards, T. (2007). Measuring Global and Regional Trade Integration in Terms of Concentration of Access. Review of World Economics, 143(2), 256-276.
- Klasen, S., Grosse, M., Lay, J., Spatz, J., Thiele, R., Wiebelt, M. (2007). Analyzing Pro-Poor Growth in Bolivia: Addressing Data Gaps and Modeling Policy Choices. In: S. Klasen, M. Grimm, A. McKay (eds), Determinants of Pro-Poor Growth: Analytical Issues and Findings from Country Cases. Palgrave Macmillan, London.
- Thiele, R., Nunnenkamp, P., Dreher, A. (2007). Do Donors Target Aid in Line with the Millennium Development Goals? A Sector Perspective of Aid Allocation. Review of World Economics, 143(4), 596-630.
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Working Papers
- 2010
- Dreher, A., Nunnenkamp, P., Thiel, S., Thiele, R. (2010). Aid Allocation by German NGOs: Does the Degree of Public Refinancing Matter?. Kiel Working Paper, 1584, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 25 pp.
- 2009
- Abdulai, A., Ramcke, L. (2009). The Impact of Trade and Economic Growth on the Environment: Revisiting the Cross-Country Evidence. Kiel Working Paper, 1491, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 28 pp.
- Belke, A., Bordon, I., Melnykovska, I., Schweickert, R. (2009). Prospective NATO or EU Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries. DIW Discussion Paper, 915, DIW, Berlin, 30.
- Breisinger, C., Diao, X., Schweickert, R., Wiebelt, M. (2009). Managing Future Oil Revenues in Ghana - An Assessment of Alternative Allocation Options. Kiel Working Papers, 1518, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 21 pp.
- Breisinger, C., Diao, X., Schweickert, R., Wiebelt, M. (2009). Managing Future Oil Revenues in Ghana - An Assessment of Alternative Allocation Options . IFPRI Discussion Papers, 893, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC
- Dreher, A., Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H., Weisser, J. (2009). Acting Autonomously or Mimicking the State and Peers? A Panel Tobit Analysis of Financial Dependence and Aid Allocation by Swiss NGOs. Kiel Working Paper, 1486, Institute for the World Economy, 33 pages.
- Helmers, C., Trofimenko, N. (2009). Export Subsidies in a Heterogeneous Firms Framework. Kiel Working Paper, 1476, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 40 pp.
- Nunnenkamp, P., Öhler, H. (2009). Aid Allocation through Various Official and Private Channels: Need, Merit and Self-Interest as Motives of German Donors. Kiel Working Paper, 1536, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 33 pp.
- Omar Mahmoud, T., Thiele, R. (2009). Does AIDS-Related Mortality Reduce Per-Capita Household Income? Evidence from Rural Zambia. Kiel Working Paper, 1530, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 23 pp.
- Selaya, P., Thiele, R. (2009). The Impact of Aid on Bureaucratic Quality: Does the Mode of Delivery Matter?. Kiel Working Paper, 1494, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 17 pp.
- Siegel, M., Lücke, M. (2009). What determines the choice of transfer channel for remittances? Evidence from Moldova . Kiel Working Paper, 1515, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 24 pp.
- 2008
- Arslan, A. (2008). Shadow vs. market prices in explaining land allocation: Subsistence maize cultivation in rural Mexico. Kiel Working Paper, 1469, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, 20 pp.
- 2007
- Görlich, D., Omar Mahmoud, T., Trebesch, C. (2007). Explaining Labour Market Inactivity in Migrant-Sending Families: Housework, Hammock, or Higher Education. Kiel Working Paper, 1391, Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel, 32 pp.
