We recently introduced a general method for measuring poverty when there are multiple dimensions [1,2] and provided a specific cross-country implementation......
Working Papers
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Poverty Measurement with Ordinal Data
The Foster, Greer, Thorbecke (1984) class nests several of the most widely used measures in theoretical and empirical work on economic poverty. Use of this...
Tanker Ownership in non-OECD countries and the Rise of Government-Owned Fleets
Abstract: This paper provides an historical perspective of the global oil tanker market, the international tanker fleet, and the major trends in tanker.........
A Fresh Approach to International Investment Rules
Money makes the world go round. Nations compete for investment in the interest of stimulating trade, economic growth, productivity, access to new technologies......
In this article, I argue that trade must be part of the solution to advancing human rights in conflict zones. The members of the WTO increasingly recognize that..
Peltzman on Ice: Evidence on Compensating Behavior Using a Natural Experiment from Ice Hockey
Weprovide evidence of the Peltzman effect by tracking the professional path of each hockey player that ended up in the National Hockey League from 2001 to 2006....
Argentina: There and Back Again?
Argentina, once a prominent example of the ‘Washington consensus’, took dramatic steps to reduce its integration in the world economy in the aftermath of the.....
This paper examines the impact and potential interactions of health, education and consumption dimensions of persistent poverty at the household level. Our.....
The existence of bilateral Israel- Middle East and North Africa (MENA) trade in the 20th century was an oxymoron. That fact has not hindered some states to.....
Understandings and Misunderstandings of Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
Multidimensional measures provide an alternative lens through which poverty may be viewed and understood. In recent work we have attempted to offer a practical....