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A class of proximity-sensitive measures of relative deprivation
Stark, Oded; Bielawski, Jakub; Falniowski, Fryderyk (2017-09)We introduce a new class of generalized measures of relative deprivation. The class takes the form of a power mean of order <em>p</em> . A characteristic of the class is that depending on the value of the proximity-sensitive ... -
A critical comparison of migration policies: Entry fee versus quota
Stark, Oded; Byra, Lukasz; Casarico, Alessandra; Uebelmesser, Silke (2017-07)We ask which migration policy a developed country will choose when its objective is to attain the optimal skill composition of the country’s workforce, and when the policy menu consists of an entry fee and a quota. We ... -
A generic model for analyzing nexus issues of households’ bioenergy use
Djanibekov, Utkur; Finger, Robert; Guta, Dawit Diriba; Gaur, Varun; Mirzabaev, Alisher (2016-01)Bioenergy is a major source of energy in developing countries. However, increasing demand for agricultural commodities can lead to a stronger competition for natural resources with the bioenergy production. The nexus among ... -
A journey through the history of commodity derivatives markets and the political economy of (de)regulation
Algieri, Bernardina (2018-12)The present study examines the dynamics and regulatory regimes of commodity derivatives markets through time. The historical perspective allows to identify the reasons behind the use of derivatives and the impact of changing ... -
A note on Sen’s representation of the Gini coefficient: Revision and repercussions
Stark, Oded (2024-02)Sen (1973 and 1997) presents the Gini coefficient of income inequality in a population as follows. “In any pair-wise comparison the man with the lower income can be thought to be suffering from some depression on finding ... -
A pure theory of population distribution when preferences are ordinal
Stark, Oded; Kosiorowski, Grzegorz (2023-01)We model an environment in which individuals prefer to be in a space in which their rank is higher, be it a social space, a geographical space, a work environment, or any other comparison sphere which we refer to in this ... -
A social-psychological reconstruction of Amartya Sen’s measures of inequality and social welfare
Stark, Oded; Budzinski, Wiktor (2021-09)The Gini coefficient features prominently in Amartya Sen’s 1973 and 1997 seminal work on income inequality and social welfare. We construct the Gini coefficient from social-psychological building blocks, reformulating it ... -
Acceptance Analysis of New Technology for Sustainable Water Management and Sanitation: A Case Study of Operating Farm Households in the Mekong Delta, Viet Nam
Wieneke, Florian (2005)Recent development in agricultural und industrial production leads to increasing pollution of the water sources in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. According to the "Vietnam Environment Monitor 2003 - Water", no safe drinking ... -
Accountability in the parliament of Malaysia: A study on interruptions by the Chairperson in the Dewan Rakyat
A Rahman, Nor Azura binti (2021-09-03)The election of the chairman of the House of Representatives, a chamber of the Malaysian parliament, has always been determined by the ruling party. The centralization of executive power has also absorbed the function of ... -
Actors, Alliances and Power in Negotiations: Unequal Distribution of Mining Benefits in Tarkwa's Gold Mining Area of Western Ghana
Tsuma, William (2010-04-27)The gold mining sub-sector is an important segment of the Ghanaian economy and continues to play a significant role in the country’s socio-economic development (Akaabza, 2008:1). At the moment, Ghana is Africa’s second ... -
Actors’, Ideas and Ideational Realm in Irrigation Management: The Case of Decentralization in Madhya Pradesh, India
Singh, Ruchika (2014-10-24)Decentralization has been considered a panacea for good governance worldwide and pursued with great fervour by international organizations and national government alike. Though experiences worldwide reveal that it is not ... -
Adapting to an American world: the asymmetrical coupling of American and Chinese education
Hendriks-Kim, Eric (2021-10)The extensive study-abroad consulting industry that prepares Chinese students for American schools exemplifies, and is conditioned by, the asymmetry in Sino-American educational connectivity. Mobility from China to the ... -
Advance Equitable Livelihoods: A paper on Action Track 4
Neufeld, Lynnette M.; Huang, Jikun; Badiane, Ousmane; Caron, Patrick; Forsse, Lisa Sennerby (2021-03)Food systems transformation provides the opportunity to shift current trends in all forms of malnutrition, prioritizing nutritious food availability and affordability for all – from shifting priorities in agricultural ... -
Agency, opportunity structure and empowerment in everyday refugee life: Enduring and overcoming challenges of daily living in Cologne refugee shelters
Ekren, Elizabeth (2021-11-22)To what extent are refugees empowered in their daily lives to overcome legal, material and sociocultural challenges that governmental institutional structures create? In Germany, where over 1 million individuals have ... -
Agglomeration, pollution, and migration: A substantial link, and policy design
Stark, Oded; Pang, Yu; Fan, Simon (2022-12)We study a developing countries setting in which agglomeration efficiency of urban production attracts rural-to-urban migration, whereas urban pollution deters rural-to-urban migration. By means of a general equilibrium ... -
Agricultural commodity prices, governance, and land supply in the Tropics
Miranda, Javier; Börner, Jan (2023-04)Sustainable use of land resources is at the core of the bioeconomy, and it is of central importance for development in the coming decades. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals reflect this aspect of development ... -
The Agricultural mechanization in Africa: micro-level analysis of state drivers and effects
Kirui, Oliver Kiptoo (2019-04)This paper examines the state, drivers and, consequently, the impacts of agricultural mechanization in eleven countries in Africa. Using representative multistage stratified household survey data and robust analytical ... -
AI and the form of capital: Preliminary notes on the media culture of artificial intelligence
Schröter, Jens; Ernst, Christoph (2018-04)Recently there is much talk about the coming possibilities of “Artificial Intelligence” or “Robotics”. But these technological developments are embedded in a media culture. The recent data surge is at once the precondition ... -
Amefricanizar el feminismo: La construcción de la identidad negra como herramienta de resistencia en América Latina y el Caribe
Andrade Costa de Mendoça Lima, Amanda; Portugal-Ramírez, Mario S.; da Silva Cabral, Karla Kely; Azorín García, Eduardo (2022)El presente artículo explora los afrofeminismos inspirados en torno al concepto de ‘amefricanidad’ en Brasil, Cuba y Colombia en los últimos diez años (2011-2021). La ‘amefricanidad’ es un término para referirse a los ... -
“El amor al arte necesita fondos para que funcione”: Dinámica Artístico-Económica entre los Productores de Eventos en la Escena Musical Electrónica de Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
Fank Ríos, Ricardo Aníbal (2023)Based on an empirical investigation of the “electronic music scene” of the capital city of a peripheral province in Argentina, I try to contribute to an anthropological definition of the “event producer” as an economic ...