Prof. Dr. Stephan Klasen

Professor - aktiv

Jahrgang
1966
Position / Amtsbezeichnung
Professurinhaber, Prodekan
Universität
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Fachbereich
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Arbeitsbereiche
Volkswirtschaftstheorie und Entwicklungsökonomik
Forschungsbereiche
Armut
Ungleichheit
und Wohlstand
Armut und Ressourcennutzung
Determinanten der Arbeitslosigkeit
Empirische Wachstumsmodelle
Ökonomische Determinanten der Unterernährung und Kindersterblichkeit
Armutsorientiertes Wirtschaftswachstum (Pro-Poor Growth)
Land
Deutschland
Ort / PLZ
37073 Göttingen
Strasse
Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3
Sekretariat
0551-397303
FAX
0551-397302

Auszeichnungen und Ehrungen

Gewinner des World Bank Green Awards 2006 für die Förderung von nachhaltigen Entwicklungsprojekten (Auszeichnung für Mitarbeit am Lesotho Highlands Water Project).

Viermaliger Erhalt des Bok Center Teaching Prize für besonders gute Studentenbeurteilungen (unter den besten 5% aller teaching fellows der Harvard Universität in der Gesamtbeurteilung des jeweiligen Semesters). Harvard University. 1990-92.

Allyn Young Preis für beste Senior Thesis der Volkswirtschaftlichen Fakultät. Harvard University. 1991.

Aufnahme in Phi Beta Kappa Honours Society für akademische Leistungen als undergraduate (ca. besten 2% des Jahrgangs). Harvard University. 1990.

Ehrung durch den Stadtrat von Cambridge (1991), CommonWork Award der Stadt Boston (1992), und Stride Rite Public Service Prize (1991) für ehrenamtliche Leitung eines Obdachlosenasyls in Cambridge.

Stipendiat der deutschen Studienstiftung. 1983-1985, 1987-1991.

Veröffentlichungen

Publications (Articles in Refereed Journals)

Pro-Poor Progress in Education in Developing Countries? With Ken Harttgen and Mark Misselhorn. Review of Economics and Institutions 1(1), art.6, 1-48 (2010).

“Gender and Development” . With E. King and M. Porter. In B. Lomborg (ed.) Global Crises, global solutions, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 585-637 (2009).

Inequality in emerging countries. Intereconomics 66(6): 360-363 (2009).

Demography, development, and deforestation at the rainforest margin in Indonesia (with Heiko Faust, Michael Grimm, and Stefan Schwarze, in : Teja Tscharntke, Christoph Leuschner, Edzo Veldkamp, Heiko Faust, Edi Guhardja, Arifuddin Bidin (editors), Tropical rainforests and agroforests under global change, Springer Berlin 2009 (forthcoming).

Determinants of Rural Income Generation at the Rainforest Margin (with Nuryartono, N., Priebe, J., Rudolf, R., Sugema, I., Weisbrod, J.) In: Tscharntke et al. (eds.): Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change. Springer Verlag 213-236 (2009).

Gender inequality in education and employment and economic growth: new evidence for developing countries. With Francesca Lamanna. Feminist Economics 15(3): 91-132 (2009).

„Surviving unemployment without state support: Unemployment and household formation in South Africa. With Ingrid Woolard. Journal of African Economies 18(1):1-51.

Grimm, M. K. Harttgen, S. Klasen, M. Misselhorn, T. Munzi and T. Smeeding. Inequality in Human Development: An empirical assessment of 32 countries. (2009) Social Indicators Research (early view DOI 10.1007/s11205-009-9497-7)

„Intrahousehold health care financing strategy and the gender gap: Empirical evidence from India. With Abay Asfaw and Francesca Lamanna. Health Economics 19: 265-279 (2010, early view, DOI 10.1002/hec.1468, 2009)

“The efficiency of equity”. Review of Political Economy 20: 257-274. (2008).

“Trade and aid: A donor’s perspective.” With Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann, Dierk Herzer, and Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso. Journal of Development Studies 45(7): 1184-1202.

“Measuring chronic non-income poverty”. With Isabel Günther. In Addison, T., D. Hulme, and R. Kanbur (eds.) Poverty Dynamics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press 77-101 (2008).

“Using graphical chain models to analyze differences in structural correlates of undernturtion in Benin and Bangladesh.” With Ronja Foraita and Iris Pigeot. Economics and Human Biology 6: 398-419 (2008).

“Missing Women: Some recent controversies on levels and trends in gender bias in mortality.” In Basu, K. and R. Kanbur (eds.) Arguments for a better world: Essays in honour of Amartya Sen. Oxford: Oxford University Press 280-299.

“Does German development aid promote German exports?” Mit Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso, Felicitas Nowak-Lehman, und Mario Larch. German Economic Review 10(3): 317-338 (2009).

„A Human Development Index by Income Groups”. With Michael Grimm, Kenneth Harttgen, und Mark Misselhorn. World Development 12: 2527-2546 (2008).

"In search of FDI-led growth in developing countries". With Dierk Herzer and Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann. Economic Modelling doi: 10.10016/jeconmod.2007.11.005 (2008).

"Measuring Pro-Poor Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals". With Melanie Grosse and Kenneth Harttgen in: McGillivray , M. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals London: Palgrave-Macmillan, 123-149 (2008).

"Growth, inequality, and welfare: Comparisons across space and time." With Carola Grün. Oxford Economic Papers 60: 212-236 (2008), published online on November 21, 2007, doi:10.1093/oep/gpm042.

"Geo-additive models of Childhood Undernutrition in three Sub-Saharan African Countries." With N.B. Kandala, L. Fahrmeir, and J. Priebe. Population, Space, and Place (forthcoming).

"Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction: Measurement Issues in Income and Non-Income Dimensions." World Development 36(3): 420-45 (2008).

"Measuring Pro-Poor Growth using Non-Income Indicators." With Melanie Grosse and Ken Harttgen. World Development 36(6): 1021-1047 (2008).

"Poverty, undernutrition and child mortality: Some inter-regional puzzles and their implications for research and policy." Journal of Economic Inequality 6(1):89-115 (2008).

"Gender and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence and Issues. With Mark Blackden, Sudarshan Canagarajah, and David Lawson. In Mavrotas, G. and A. Shorrocks (Eds.) Advancing Development. London: Palgrave (2007), 349-370.

"Gender-related indicators of well-being." In McGillivray, M. (Ed.) Human Well-Being: Concept and Measurement. London: Palgrave (2007), 167-192.

"Findings and Challenges in the Measurement and Analysis of Pro-Poor Growth." With Michael Grimm. In Grimm, M., S. Klasen, und A. McKay (Eds.) Determinants of Pro-Poor Growth. London: Palgrave (2007), 1-19.

"Analyzing pro-poor growth in Bolivia: Addressing data gaps and modeling policy choices. With Melanie Grosse, Jann Lay, Julius Spatz, Rainer Thiele, und Manfred Wiebelt. In: Grimm, M., S. Klasen, und A. McKay (Eds.) Determinants of Pro-Poor Growth. London: Palgrave (2007), 191-218.

"Pro-Poor Growth and gender inequality. In: Menkhoff, L. (Ed.) Pro-Poor Growth: Policy and Evidence. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot (2006), 151-179.

"Macroeconomic policy and Pro-Poor Growth in a dualistic economy: The Case of Bolivia. In Cornia, A. (ed.) Pro-Poor Macroeconomics: Potentials and Limitations. London: Palgrave (2006), 305-325.

"Guest Editor´s Introduction." Journal of Human Development 7(2):145-159 (2006).

"UNDP´s Gender-Related Measures: Some Conceptual Problems and Possible Solutions." Journal of Human Development 7(2):243-274 (2006).

"Analysis of the Determinants of Fertility Decline in the Czech Republic” (with Andrey Launov). Journal of Population Economics 19:25-54 (2006).

"Population, Population Density and Technological Change." (with Thorsten Nestmann). Journal of Population Economics (forthcoming 2006).

"Excess female mortality in 19th century England and Wales: A Regional Analysis.” (with Jane Humphries and Kristy McNay). Social Science History 29(4):649-681 (2005).

"Income Mobility and Household Poverty Dynamics in South Africa” (with Ingrid Woolard). Journal of Development Studies 41:865-897 (2005).

"How Big is the Crowding Out Effect of User Fees in the Rural Areas of Ethiopia? Implications for Equity and Resource Mobilization.” (with Abay Asfaw and Johannes von Braun). World Development 32:265-282 (2004).

"The Costs of Missing the Millenium Development Goal on Gender Equity” (with Dina Abu-Ghaida). World Development 32:1075-1107 (2004).

"Analyzing Infant Mortality with Geoadditive Categorical Regression Models: A Case Study for Nigeria” (with Samson Adebayos and Ludwig Fahrmeir). Economics and Human Biology 2:229-244 (2004).

"What can Africa learn from Asian Development Successes and Failures?” Review of Income and Wealth 49: 441-151 (2003).

"Growth, Inequality, and Well-Being: Intertemporal and Global Comparisons” (with Carola Grün). CESifo Economic Studies 49: 617-659 (2003).

"In Search of the Holy Grail: How to Achieve Pro Poor Growth?” In Tungodden, B., N. Stern, and I. Kolstad (eds). Toward Pro Poor Policies-Aid, Institutions, and Globalization. New York: Oxford University Press (forthcoming 2004). Reprinted in Krakowski, M. (ed.) Attacking Poverty: What makes growth pro-poor? Baden-Baden: Nomos (2004).

"Undernutrition in Benin: An Analysis based on Graphical Models.” With Angelika Caputo, Ronja Foraita and Iris Pige ????Bot. Social Science and Medicine 56: 1677-1691 (2003).

"Malnourished and Surviving in South Asia, better Nourished and Dying Young in Africa: What can Explain this Puzzle?” In FAO (eds.) Measurement and Assessment of Food Deprivation and Undernutrition, pp. 283-286. Rome: FAO (2003).

"Missing Women: Revisiting the Debate.” With Claudia Wink Feminist Economics 9: 263-299 (2003). Reprinted (in part) in Meier and Rauch (eds.): Leading Issues in Economic Development, 10th edition (forthcoming).

"A Turning Point in Gender Bias in Mortality? An Update on the Number of Missing Women”. Population and Development Review 28: 285-312 (2002).

"Low Schooling for Girls, slower Growth for All? Cross-Country Evidence on the Effect of Gender Inequality in Education on Economic Development.” World Bank Economic Review 16: 345-373 (2002)

"Income mobility and household dynamics in South Africa: the case of Africans in KwaZulu-Natal. (with Ingrid Woolard and Murray Leibrandt). Labour Markets and Social Frontiers, 2:5-11 (2002).

"Social, Economic, and Environmental Limits for the Newly Enfranchised in South Africa?” Economic Development and Cultural Change 50:607-642 (2002).

"Social Exclusion and Children in OECD Countries. The School Field 5: 9-24 (2002).

"Growth, Inequality, and Well-Being in Transition Countries.“ With Carola Grün. Economics of Transition 9: 359-394 (2001).

"Social Exclusion, Children, and Education: Conceptual and Measurement Issues. European Societies 3(4): 413-445 (2001).

"Semiparametric Bayesian Analysis of Determinants of Childhood Undernutrition in Developing Countries." In Zusammenarbeit mit Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala und Stefan Lang in Eurostat (ed.) Bayesian Methods: Selected Papers from ISBA 2000: The Sixth World Meeting of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis, 263-272 (2001).

"Semiparametric Analysis of the Socio-Demographic and S ????Bpatial Determinants of Chronic Undernutrition in Two African Countries." In Zusammenarbeit mit Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Ludwig Fahrmeir und Stefan Lang. Research in Official Statistics 4(1): 81-100 (2001).

"Social Exclusion and Children: Creating Identity Capital". In Zusammenarbeit mit Peter Evans, Suzanne Bronheim, John Bynner, Phyllis Magrab, and Stewart Ranson. In Guido Walraven, Carl Parsons, Dolf van Veen, und Chris Day (Hrsg.) Combating Social Exclusion through Education Leuven: Garant Books (2000)

"Measuring Poverty and Deprivation in South Africa." Review of Income and Wealth 46:33-58 (2000).

"On UNDP's Revisions to the Gender-Related Development Index" In Zusammenarbeit mit Kalpana Bardhan. Journal of Human Development 1:191-195 (2000).

"The Nature and Measurement of Poverty and Inequality." In Zusammenarbeit mit Julian May und Ingrid Woolard. In May, J. (Hrsg.) Poverty and Inequality in South Africa. London: Zed Books (2000), S. 19-50.

"UNDP's Gender-Related Indices: A Critical Review," In Zusammenarbeit mit Kalpana Bardhan. World Development 27: 985-1010 (1999). Nachdruck in: Beneria, L. (2000). Gender and Development: Theoretical, Empirical, and Practical Approaches (London: Edward Elgar).


Other Publications

Closing the Knowledge Gap. Development and Cooperation 34(2): 87 (2007).

Missing Women. In: Clark, D. (Ed.) The Elgar Companion of Development Studies. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar (2006), 389-394.

Laudatio. In Klasen, S. und I. Günther (Eds.): Amartya Sen: Perspectives on the Economic and Human Development of India and China. Göttingen: Universitätsverlag, 5-12.

Poverty and Famines. In Herz, D. and V. Weinberger (Eds.) Lexikon ökonomischer Werke. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag (2006), 470-471.

Railroads and American Economic Growth. In: Herz, D. und Weinberger (Eds.) Lexikon ökonomischer Werke. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel (2006), 140-141.

Time on the cross. In Herz, D. und V. Weinberger (Eds.) Lexikon ökonomischer Werke. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag (2006), 141-142.

Measuring Gender Inequality and its Impact on Human Development: The Debate about the GDI and GEM. HD Insights Issue 2 (November 2006), pp. 1-4.

"What is Equity? In Kochendörfer-Lucius and B. Pleskovic (eds.) Equity and Development, pp. 69-78. Washington DC: The World Bank (2006).

"Endangerment, Ethnicity, and Economic Development: A perspective from Economics". In Huggan, G. and Klasen, S. (Eds.), Perspectives on Endangerment. Hannover: Ohlms-Verlag (2005).

"Gender Equality: Striving for Justice in an Unequal World." Book Review, Population and Development Review 31:584-586 (2005).

"El Impacto de la Globalisación sobre el Desarollo Económico y Social en America Latina." In Hofmeister, W. (ed.) Política Social Internacional. Rio de Janeiro: Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung. Simultaneously published as. "O Impacto da Globalizacao no desenvolvimento economico e social da America Latina". In Hofmeister, W. (Hrsg.) Política Social Internacional. Rio de Janeiro: Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung.

"Bridging the Gender Gap to Promote Economic and Social Development." Journal of International Affairs 58(2):245-256 (2005).

"MDG3: Prospects and Challenges". In InWent (ed.) Strengthening Human Rights and Women`s Rights, p. 35-40. Bonn: InWent (2005).

"Entwicklungsziele der Staatengemeinschaft: Zeit für Entscheidungen." CeGe-Report, February 2005, p.2.

"Financing of Social Sectors". (with Dana Schüler). Development Information Center Issues Study No. 14. Bonn: InWent (2004).

“Weibliche Übersterblichkeit in Entwicklungsländern.” In Ahrens, H. (eds.) Neuere Ansätze der theoretischen du empirischen Entwicklungsländerforschung. Berlin: Duncker und Humboldt, pp. 257-282 (2003).

“Anthropometric Survey Methods”. In FAO (eds.) Measurement and Assessment of Food Deprivation and Undernutrition, pp. 159-162 Rome: FAO (2003).

"General Assessment of the World Development Report 2004." In InWent (ed.) Conference Documentation: World Bank Development Report 2004. p.27.

“Gender in der Volkswirtschaftslehre.” In Schönwalder-Kuntze, T. A. Heel, C. Wendel, und K. Wille (eds.) Störfall Gender, pp. 145-147. Hamburg: Westdeutscher Verlag (2003)

“Sex Selection“. In Demeny, P. und G. McNicoll (eds.) Encyclopedia of Population Vol II: 878-881. New York: Macmillan Reference USA (2003).

‘Warum fehlen 100 Millionen Frauen auf der Welt? Eine ökonomische Analyse.’ I ????Bn: O.Fabel und R. Nischik (eds.): Femina Oeconomia: Frauen in der Ökonomie. Munich: Rainer Hampp (2002).


Books

Determinants of Pro-Poor Growth: Analytical Issues and Findings from Country Cases. With Andy McKay and Michael Grimm. London: Palgrave (2007).

Amartya Sen: Perspectives on the Economic and Human Development of India and China. Edited with Isabel Günther. Göttingen: Universitätsverlag (2006).

Perspectives on Endangerment. With Graham Huggan. Hannover: Ohlms-Verlag (2005).

Common Security and Civil Society in Africa. With L. Wohlgemuth, S. Gibson and E. Rothschild. Uppsala:NAI (1999)

Gender Inequality and Survival: Excess Female Mortality Past and Present. Wird im Jahr 2006 als Buch mit Edward Elgar, London, erscheinen.

Poverty, Inequality and Policy in Latin America. With Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann. Part of CESifo Conference Series. Cambridge MA:MIT Press (forthcoming 2006/2007).

Poverty, Inequality and Migration in Latin America. With Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann. Hamburg: Peter Lang Verlag (forthcoming 2006).


Publications

Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change (2008). Proceedings, International Symposium, October 5-9, 2008, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. M. Grosse,
W. Lorenz, S. Tarigan, A. Malik (Eds.) Göttingen: Universitätsverlag.

Measuring Pro-Poor Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals (2008). In A. McGillivray (Ed.), Achieving the Millennium Development Goals. London: Palgrave-Macmillan (with K. Harttgen and S. Klasen).

Measuring Pro-Poor Growth in Non-Income Dimensions (2008). World Development 36(6): 1021-1047. (with K. Harttgen and S. Klasen).

Analyzing Pro-poor Growth in Bolivia: Addressing Data Gaps and Modeling Policy Choices (2007). In M. Grimm, A. McKay, and S. Klasen (Eds.), Determinants of Pro-Poor Growth: Analytical Issues and Findings from Country
Cases. London: Palgrave Macmillan. (with S. Klasen, J. Lay, J. Spatz, R. Thiele, M. Wiebelt).

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