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    The Syrian Refugee Life Study : First Glance (2022)
    Washington, DC :World Bank,
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    Format: 1 online resource (42 pages).
    Series Statement: Policy research working papers
    Content: This paper presents descriptive statistics from the first wave of the Syrian Refugee Life Study (S-RLS), which was launched in 2020. S-RLS is a longitudinal study that tracks a representative sample of 2,500 registered Syrian refugee households in Jordan. It collects comprehensive data on socio-demographic variables as well as information on health and well-being, preferences, social capital, attitudes, and safety and crime perceptions. This study uses these novel data to document the socio-demographic characteristics of Syrian refugees in Jordan, and compare them to those of the representative Jordanian and non-Jordanian populations interviewed in the 2016 Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey. The findings point to lags in basic service access, housing quality, and educational attainment for the Syrian refugee population, relative to the non-refugee population. The impacts of the pandemic may serve to partially explain these documented disparities. The data also illustrate that most Syrian refugees have not recovered economically from the shock of COVID-19 and that this population has larger gender disparities in terms of income, employment, prevalence of child marriage, and gender attitudes than their non-refugee counterparts. Finally, mental health problems are common for Syrian refugees in 2020, with depression indicated among over 61 percent of the population.
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    Does Mass Deworming Affect Child Nutrition? Meta-Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness, and Statistical Power / (2016)
    Washington, D.C. :The World Bank,
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    Format: 1 online resource (61 pages)
    Series Statement: Policy research working papers.
    Content: The WHO has recently debated whether to reaffirm its long-standing recommendation of mass drug administration (MDA) in areas with more than 20 percent prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (hookworm, whipworm, and roundworm). There is consensus that the relevant deworming drugs are safe and effective, so the key question facing policymakers is whether the expected benefits of MDA exceed the roughly USD 0.30 per treatment cost. The literature on long run educational and economic impacts of deworming suggests that this is the case. However, a recent meta-analysis by Taylor-Robinson and others (2015), (hereafter TMSDG), disputes these findings. The authors conclude that while treatment of children known to be infected increases weight by 0.75 kg (95 percent CI: 0.24, 1.26; p=0.0038), there is substantial evidence that MDA has no impact on weight or other child outcomes. This paper updates the TMSDG analysis by including studies omitted from that analysis and extracting additional data from included studies, and finds that the TMSDG analysis is underpowered: Power is inadequate to rule out weight gain effects that would make MDA cost effective relative to comparable interventions in similar populations, and underpowered to reject the hypothesis that the effect of MDA is different from the effect that might expected, given deworming's effects on those known to be infected. The hypothesis of a common zero effect of multiple-dose MDA deworming on child weight at longest follow-up is rejected at the 10 percent level using the TMSDG dataset, and with a p value 〈 0.001 using the updated sample. In the full sample, including studies in settings where prevalence is low enough that the WHO does not recommend deworming, the average effect on child weight is 0.134 kg (95 percent CI: 0.031, 0.236, random effects). In environments with greater than 20 percent prevalence, where the WHO recommends mass treatment, the average effect on child weight is 0.148 kg (95 percent CI: 0.039, 0.258). The implied average effect of MDA on infected children in the full sample is 0.301 kg. At 0.22 kg per U.S. dollar, the estimated average weight gain per dollar is more than 35 times that from school feeding programs as estimated in RCTs. Under-powered meta-analyses are common in health research, and this methodological issue will be increasingly important as growing numbers of economists and other social scientists conduct meta-analysis.
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7921
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    Economic gangsters : corruption, violence, and the poverty of nations (2008)
    Princeton, NJ [u.a.] :Princeton Univ. Press,
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    Format: 240 S. : , graph. Darst., Kt.
    ISBN: 978-0-691-13454-3
    Language: English
    Subjects: Economics , Political Science , Law
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    QL 415
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    PH 8480
    Keywords: Korruption ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Korruption ; Gewalttätigkeit ; Politik
    URL: http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=016979900&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
    URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis
    Author information: Fisman, Raymond 1971-
    Author information: Miguel, Edward 1974-
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    Transparent and reproducible social science research : how to do open science (2019)
    Oakland, California : University of California Press
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    Format: xiv, 249 Seiten , Illustrationen, Diagramme , 23 cm
    ISBN: 9780520296954 , 9780520296930
    Series Statement: An Atkinson family book in higher education
    Content: "Social science practitioners have recently witnessed numerous episodes of influential research that fell apart upon close scrutiny. These instances have spurred suspicions that other published results may contain errors or may at least be less robust than they appear. In response, an influential movement has emerged across the social sciences for greater research transparency, openness, and reproducibility. Transparent and Reproducible Social Science Research crystallizes the new insights, practices, and methods of this rising interdisciplinary field"--Provided by publisher
    Note: Erster Gesamttitel dem Einband entnommen , "The Atkinson family - imprint in higher education. The Atkinson Family Foundation has endowed this imprint to illuminate the role of higher education in contemporary society." (ungezähltes Blatt 1, Rekto) , Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 223-245 , Mit Register , Introduction -- What is ethical research? -- Publication bias -- Specification searching -- Using all evidence : registration and meta-analysis -- Pre-analysis plans -- Sensitivity analysis and other approaches -- Reporting standards -- Replication -- Data sharing -- Reproducible workflow -- Conclusion.
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780520969230
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Christensen, Garret S. Transparent and reproducible social science research Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2019 ISBN 9780520969230
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EBSCO Christensen, Garret S. Transparent and reproducible social science research Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2019 ISBN 9780520969230
    Language: English
    Keywords: Sozialwissenschaften ; Forschung
    URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis
    Author information: Miguel, Edward 1974-
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    Worms : education and health externalities in Kenya (2001)
    Cambridge, Mass.,
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    Format: 62 S. : , graph. Darst.
    Series Statement: Working paper series / National Bureau of Economic Research 8481
    Language: English
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    Chapter 56 The Impact of Child Health and Nutrition on Education in Less Developed Countries (2007)
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    ISBN: 0444531009
    Content: Hundreds of millions of children in less developed countries suffer from poor health and nutrition. Children in most less developed countries also complete far fewer years of schooling, and learn less per year of schooling, than do children in developed countries. Recent research has shown that poor health and nutrition among children reduces their time in school and their learning during that time. This implies that programs or policies that increase children's health status could also improve their education outcomes. Given the importance of education for economic development, this link could be a key mechanism to improve the quality of life in less developed countries. Many researchers have attempted to estimate the impact of child health on education outcomes, but there are formidable obstacles to obtaining credible estimates. Data are often scarce, although much less scarce than in previous decades. Even more importantly, there are many possible sources of bias when attempting to estimate relationships between child health and education. This Chapter provides an overview of what has been learned thus far. Although significant progress has been made, much more research is still needed – especially in estimating the long term impact of child health status on living standards. The chapter first reviews some basic facts about child health and education in less developed countries. It then provides a framework for analyzing the impact of health and nutrition on education, describes estimation problems and potential solutions, and summarizes recent empirical evidence, including both non-experimental and experimental studies. It concludes with suggestions for future research directions.
    In: Handbook of development economics, Amsterdam : North-Holland, 2007, (2007), Seite 3561-3606, 0444531009
    In: 9780444531001
    In: 9780080569420
    In: 0080569420
    In: year:2007
    In: pages:3561-3606
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1016/S1573-4471(07)04056-9
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    Africa's turn? / (2009)
    Cambridge, Mass. :MIT Press,
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    Format: 1 online resource (177 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 0-262-26099-9 , 9786612240539 , 0-262-25497-2 , 1-282-24053-6
    Series Statement: A Boston review book
    Content: "By the end of the twentieth century, sub-Saharan Africa had experienced twenty-five years of economic and political disaster. While 'economic miracles' in China and India raised hundreds of millions from extreme poverty, Africa seemed to have been overtaken by violent conflict and mass destitution, and ranked lowest in the world in just about every economic and social indicator. Working in Busia, a small Kenyan border town, economist Edward Miguel began to notice something different starting in 1997: modest but steady economic progress, with new construction projects, flower markets, shops, and ubiquitous cell phones. In "Africa's Turn?" Miguel tracks a decade of comparably hopeful economic trends throughout sub-Saharan Africa and suggests that we may be seeing a turnaround. He bases his hopes on a range of recent changes: democracy is finally taking root in many countries; China's successes have fueled large-scale investment in Africa; and rising commodity prices have helped as well. Miguel warns, though, that the growth is fragile. Violence and climate change could derail it quickly, and he argues for specific international assistance when drought and civil strife loom."--Book cover.
    Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Contents ; Foreword ; I Is it Africa's Turn?; II Forum; Robert H. Bates; Ken Banks; Olu Ajakaiye; Rosamond Naylor; David N. Weil; Jeremy M. Weinstein; Smita Singh; Paul Collier; Rachel Glennerster; III Real Progress; Acknowledgements ; Appendix of Resources ; About the Contributors , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0-262-01289-8
    Language: English
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    Economic gangsters : corruption, violence, and the poverty of nations (2008)
    Princeton :Princeton University Press,
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    Format: 1 online resource (251 p.)
    ISBN: 1-282-15743-4 , 9786612157431 , 1-4008-2875-9
    Content: Meet the economic gangster. He's the United Nations diplomat who double-parks his Mercedes on New York City streets at rush hour because the cops can't touch him--he has diplomatic immunity. He's the Chinese smuggler who dodges tariffs by magically transforming frozen chickens into frozen turkeys. The dictator, the warlord, the unscrupulous bureaucrat who bilks the developing world of billions in aid. The calculating crook who views stealing and murder as just another part of his business strategy. And, in the wrong set of circumstances, he might just be you. In Economic Gangsters
    Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Fighting for economic development -- Suharto, Inc. -- The smuggling gap -- Nature or nurture? understanding the culture of corruption -- No water, no peace -- Death by a thousand small cuts -- The road back from war -- Learning to fight economic gangsters -- Epilogue : doing better this time. , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0-691-13454-5
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    Ökonomie und Korruption (2008)
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    ISSN: 0304-2782
    In: Europäische Rundschau, Wien : Herold, Druck- und Verl.-Ges., 1973, 36(2008), 4, Seite 85-93, 0304-2782
    Language: German
    Author information: Miguel, Edward
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    Tribe or nation? : nation building and public goods in Kenya versus Tanzania (2004)
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    Format: graph. Darst., Kt., Tab., Lit.Hinw.
    ISSN: 0043-8871
    Content: This article examines how government policies affect ethnic relations by comparing outcomes across two nearby districts, one in Kenya and one in Tanzania, using colonial-era boundary placement as a „natural experiment.“ Despite similar geography and historical legacies, governments in Kenya and Tanzania have followed radically different language, education, and local institutional policies, with Tanzania consistently pursuing more serious nation building. The evidence suggests that nation building has allowed diverse communities in rural Tanzania to achieve considerably better local public goods outcomes than diverse communities in Kenya. To illustrate, while Kenyan communities at mean levels of diversity have 25 percent less local school funding than homogeneous communities on average, the comparable figure in the Tanzanian district is near zero. The Kenya-Tanzania comparison provides empirical evidence that serious reforms can ameliorate social divisions and suggests that nation-building should take a place on policy agendas, especially in Africa. (World Politics / SWP)
    In: World politics, Cambridge : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1949, 56(2004), 3, Seite 327-362, 0043-8871
    Language: English
    Author information: Miguel, Edward
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