Spatial inequality through the prism of a pandemic: Covid-19 in South Africa

In this paper, we examine whether pre-existing socio-economic inequalities relate to inequalities in vulnerability to COVID-19 infection in the context of South Africa using the 2016 Community Survey, which allowsLire la suite “Spatial inequality through the prism of a pandemic: Covid-19 in South Africa”

A strong sustainability approach to development trajectories

Sustainable development trajectories are at the heart of many policy debates: CDN and Net Zero trajectories, just transition, climate justice, biodiversity inclusion, etc. These trajectories mostly propose a nexus approachLire la suite “A strong sustainability approach to development trajectories”

Comparing poverty variations: A robustness assessment of the MDGs’ achievements with respect to poverty alleviation

Has global poverty been halved between 1990 and 2015? In the present paper, we show how well-know stochastic dominance tools can be used to check the robustness of claims regardingLire la suite “Comparing poverty variations: A robustness assessment of the MDGs’ achievements with respect to poverty alleviation”

Less debt, more schooling? Evidence from cross-country micro data

Soaring levels of public debt in low-income countries are fuelling concerns about their ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, such as free access to primary education. In the lateLire la suite “Less debt, more schooling? Evidence from cross-country micro data”