Empirical Analysis of Poverty Dynamics : With Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa |
Autore | Günther Isabel |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frankfurt a.M. : , : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 pages) |
Disciplina | 362.50968 |
Collana | Goettinger Studien zur Entwicklungsoekonomik / Goettingen Studies in Development Economics. |
Soggetto topico |
Political science
Development economics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Africa
Analysis Armut Case Dynamics Empirical from Günther Inflation Inequality Poverty Pro-Poor Growth Saharan Schwarzafrika Studies Vulnerability to Poverty With |
ISBN | 3-631-75359-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction and Overview -- 1 A Growth-Poverty-Paradox? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Paradox -- 1.3 Biased Poverty Estimates -- 1.3.1 Poverty Line -- 1.3.2 Welfare Aggregate -- 1.3.3 Survey Design -- 1.4 Revised Growth-Poverty Assessments -- 1.4.1 Revised Poverty and Inequality Estimates -- 1.4.2 Robustness Check -- 1.4.3 Growth Elasticities of Poverty -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 1.5.1 The 'Arithmetic' Paradox -- 1.5.2 The 'Economic' Paradox -- 2 Pro-Poor Growth and Inflation Inequality -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Measurements of Pro-Poor Growth -- 2.3 Theory and Empirics of Inflation Inequality -- 2.3.1 Homogenous Price Indices -- 2.3.2 Heterogenous Consumption Patterns and Prices -- 2.4 Methodology -- 2.4.1 Growth Incidence Curve with PCPIs -- 2.4.2 Triple Decomposition of Poverty -- 2.5 Empirical Application -- 2.5.1 Data Description -- 2.5.2 Growth Incidence Curve with PCPIs -- 2.5.3 Triple Decomposition of Poverty -- 2.6 Conclusion -- 3 Vulnerability to Idiosyncratic and Covariate Shocks -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Concepts and Estimates of Vulnerability -- 3.2.1 Concepts of Vulnerability -- 3.2.2 Estimates of Vulnerability -- 3.2.3 Idiosyncratic and Covariate Shocks -- 3.3 Methodology -- 3.3.1 Mean and Variance of Consumption -- 3.3.2 Multilevel Analysis -- 3.3.3 Idiosyncratic and Covariate Variance -- 3.3.4 Critical Discussion -- 3.4 Empirical Application -- 3.4.1 Data Description -- 3.4.2 Estimation Results -- 3.4.3 Vulnerability to Poverty -- 3.4.4 Sources of Vulnerability -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4 A Competitive and Segmented Labor Market -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Theory of Informal Labor Markets -- 4.1.2 Empirics of Informal Labor Markets -- 4.2 Econometric Model -- 4.2.1 Specification -- 4.2.2 Test for Segmentation or Competitiveness -- 4.2.3 Implementation.
4.3 Empirical Application -- 4.3.1 Data Description -- 4.3.2 Heterogenous Informal Labor Markets -- 4.3.3 Competitive or Segmented Labor Markets? -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Bibliography. |
Altri titoli varianti |
Goettinger Studien zur Entwicklungsoekonomik / Goettingen Studies in Development Economics vol. 21
Empirical Analysis of Poverty Dynamics |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910297044603321 |
Günther Isabel | ||
Frankfurt a.M. : , : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Net-Zero/Positive Energy Buildings and Districts |
Autore | Hasan Ala |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (410 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Research & information: general
Physics |
Soggetto non controllato |
energy storage
hydrogen power-to-gas reversible solid oxide cell optimization mixed integer linear programming MILP microgrid PV peer to peer self-consumption energy community local market PVT water-based PVT techno-economic analysis digital mapping seasonal thermal energy storage waste incineration district heating waste heat energy retrofit heat pump CO2 emissions building stock PED energy flexibility socioeconomic analysis regions regulation renewable energy urban environment climatic zones gaussian mixture model Expectation-Maximization urban building energy modeling data acquisition building optimisation design Saharan cool climate genetic algorithm low energy buildings spatial temporal energy use smart city net‐ and nearly‐zero‐energy buildings positive energy communities and districts renewable energy integration energy flexibility in buildings and communities simulation and optimization methods practical experience from demo sites buildings construction efficient homes energy efficiency GHG emissions homes net-zero energy (NZE) NZE building technology positive energy districts citizen cities participation citizen engagement stakeholder engagement urban energy transition bi-directional grid urban photovoltaic systems energy communities agent based modelling techno-economic modelling market design distributed renewable energy characterization review text mining nearly zero-energy building container building building design energy simulation climate study plus energy buildings plus energy districts energy sharing energy trading clean energy package |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910580210503321 |
Hasan Ala | ||
Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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