Details about Erik Thorbecke

Homepage:	https://thorbecke.economics.cornell.edu/
Phone:	707-964-3321
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Cornell University, (more information at EDIRC) Center for Analytic Economics, Department of Economics, Cornell University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2018

1. Do Developing Countries Enjoy Faster Poverty Reduction as Their Initial Poverty Incidences Decline over Time? A Dynamic Panel Analysis
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2. My journey through the history of development economics
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
3. Revisiting Cross-Country Poverty Convergence in the Developing World with a Special Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Revisiting cross-country poverty convergence in the developing world with a special focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, World Development, Elsevier (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2014

4. The Structural Anatomy and Institutional Architecture of Inclusive Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2010

5. Channels and Policy Debate in the Globalization-Inequality-Poverty Nexus
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2005) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Channels and policy debate in the globalization-inequality-poverty nexus, World Development, Elsevier (2006) View citations (49) (2006)
6. The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) Poverty Measures: Twenty-Five Years Later
   Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (78)

2006

7. A Quest for Pro-Poor Globalization
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
8. The Evolution of the Development Doctrine, 1950-2005
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (9)

2004

9. Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Poverty Analysis
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (22)

2001

10. Qualitative and Quantitative Poverty Appraisal: Complementarities, Tensions and the Way Forward
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (2)
11. The Impact of Public Education Expenditure on Human Capital, Growth, and Poverty in Tanzania and Zambia: A General Equilibrium Approach
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article The impact of public education expenditure on human capital, growth, and poverty in Tanzania and Zambia: a general equilibrium approach, Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier (2003) View citations (119) (2003)

1999

12. Poverty Analysis Within a General Equilibrium Framework
    Working Papers, Laval - Recherche en Politique Economique View citations (152)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Université Laval - Département d'économique (1999) View citations (106)

1996

13. The AERC Research Programme: An Evaluation
    Working Papers, African Economic Research Consortium

1992

14. Demand Analysis, Econometrics, and Policy Models
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics

1989

15. The Impact of Budget Retrenchment on Income Distribution in Indonesia (including Statistical Annex): A Social Accounting Matrix Application
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (4)

1962

16. AGRARIAN REFORMS AS A CONDITIONING INFLUENCE IN ECONOMIC GROWTH
    Miscellaneous Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Journal Articles

2023

1. The Interrelationships Among Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Africa
   Journal of African Economies, 2023, 32, (Supplement_2), ii81-ii86
2. What Can Africa Learn from a Better Understanding of the Interaction among Growth, Inequality and Poverty in the Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic?
   Journal of African Economies, 2023, 32, (Supplement_2), ii34-ii43

2022

3. Towards A Virtuous Spiral Between Poverty Reduction And Growth: Comparing Sub Saharan Africa With The Developing World
   World Development, 2022, 152, (C) View citations (3)

2019

4. Revisiting cross-country poverty convergence in the developing world with a special focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
   World Development, 2019, 117, (C), 13-28 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Revisiting Cross-Country Poverty Convergence in the Developing World with a Special Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) (2018)
5. The anatomy of fragile states in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Understanding the interrelationship between fragility and indicators of wellbeing
   Review of Development Economics, 2019, 23, (3), 1073-1100 View citations (9)

2018

6. Is the Structure of Growth Different in Sub-Saharan Africa?
   Journal of African Economies, 2018, 27, (1), 66-91 View citations (3)

2016

7. Inequality and the Trade-off between Efficiency and Equity
   Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2016, 17, (3), 460-464 View citations (2)

2014

8. Exchange and Development
   Revue d’économie du développement, 2014, 22, (HS01), 139-156
   See also Book Exchange and Development, Books, 2010 (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2013

9. The Interrelationship Linking Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (suppl_1), -i48 View citations (122)
10. Échange et développement
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2013, 21, (4), 5-24

2011

11. A comment on multidimensional poverty indices
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, 9, (3), 485-487 View citations (14)
12. Book Review: Keijiro Otsuka, Jonna P. Estudillo, and Yasuyuki Sawada, eds. Rural Poverty and Income Dynamics in Asia and Africa. Routledge Studies in Development Economics. London: Routledge, 2009. Pp. xxiii+232. $160.00 (cloth)
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59, (2), 469 - 471 View citations (2)

2010

13. Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality in Latin America: Findings from Case Studies
    World Development, 2010, 38, (6), 797-802 View citations (29)
14. The Foster–Greer–Thorbecke (FGT) poverty measures: 25 years later
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2010, 8, (4), 491-524 View citations (101)

2008

15. Book Reviews
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, (2), 481-484
16. Introduction: Globalization–Poverty Channels and Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa
    African Development Review, 2008, 20, (1), 1-19 View citations (5)
17. The Impact of Globalization on the Poor in Latin America
    Economía Journal, 2008, Volume 9 Number 1, (Fall 2008), 153-196 View citations (3)

2006

18. Channels and policy debate in the globalization-inequality-poverty nexus
    World Development, 2006, 34, (8), 1338-1360 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Channels and Policy Debate in the Globalization-Inequality-Poverty Nexus, Working Papers (2010) (2010)
19. Introduction: The impact of globalization on the world's poor
    World Development, 2006, 34, (8), 1333-1337 View citations (3)

2005

20. General Equilibrium Approach for Poverty Analysis: With an Application to Cameroon
    African Development Review, 2005, 17, (2), 213-243 View citations (29)

2004

21. Economic and statistical significance: comments on "Size Matters"
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2004, 33, (5), 571-575 View citations (5)
22. Rural Development, Growth and Poverty in Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 2004, 13, (1), i16-i65 View citations (16)

2003

23. A dual-dual CGE model of an archetype African economy: trade reform, migration and poverty
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2003, 25, (3), 207-235 View citations (38)
24. Taiwan in the Global Economy. Edited by Peter C. Y. Chow. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002. Pp. xiii, 284. $67.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (2), 600-601
25. The impact of public education expenditure on human capital, growth, and poverty in Tanzania and Zambia: a general equilibrium approach
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2003, 25, (8), 701-725 View citations (119)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Public Education Expenditure on Human Capital, Growth, and Poverty in Tanzania and Zambia: A General Equilibrium Approach, IMF Working Papers (2001) View citations (29) (2001)

2002

26. Economic Inequality and Its Socioeconomic Impact
    World Development, 2002, 30, (9), 1477-1495 View citations (117)
27. Happiness and Economics: Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer; Princeton University Press, 2002, 220 pp., $24.95, ISBN 0-691-06998-0
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2002, 31, (5), 581-582
28. Industrial Targeting: Lessons from Past Errors and Successes of Hong Kong and Taiwan
    The World Economy, 2002, 25, (8), 1047-1061 View citations (6)

2000

29. The State and Path of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: some Preliminary Results
    Journal of African Economies, 2000, 9, (Supplement_1), 9-40 View citations (62)

1998

30. Reducing the Number of Pesticide- Related Illnesses: The Impact on Household Incomes in Indonesia
    Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 1998, 34, (2), 143-157 View citations (4)

1997

31. Sources of growth: A reconsideration and general equilibrium application to Indonesia
    World Development, 1997, 25, (10), 1609-1625 View citations (5)

1996

32. A multiplier decomposition method to analyze poverty alleviation
    Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 48, (2), 279-300 View citations (104)
33. Impact of Rural Industrialization on Village Life and Economy: A Social Accounting Matrix Approach
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1996, 44, (2), 351-77 View citations (23)
34. The impact of environmental policies on household incomes for different socio-economic classes: The case of air pollutants in Indonesia
    Ecological Economics, 1996, 17, (2), 83-94 View citations (23)

1993

35. Impact of state and civil institutions on the operation of rural market and nonmarket configurations
    World Development, 1993, 21, (4), 591-605 View citations (13)
36. Introduction
    World Development, 1993, 21, (4), 565-575 View citations (2)

1992

37. Budgetary rules to minimize societal poverty in a general equilibrium context
    Journal of Development Economics, 1992, 39, (2), 189-205 View citations (14)
38. District-level economic linkages in Kenya: Evidence based on a small regional social accounting matrix
    World Development, 1992, 20, (6), 881-897 View citations (53)

1991

39. Adjustment, growth and income distribution in Indonesia
    World Development, 1991, 19, (11), 1595-1614 View citations (56)

1990

40. Monke, Eric A., and Scott R. Pearson. The Policy Analysis Matrix for Agricultural Development. Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press, 1989, xi + 279 pp., $35.00
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990, 72, (2), 511-512
41. The concept of the agricultural surplus
    World Development, 1990, 18, (8), 1081-1095 View citations (2)
42. Williamson, Jeffrey G., and Vadiraj R. Panchamukhi, eds. The Balance between Industry and Agriculture in Economic Development. Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress of the International Economic Association, Delhi, India, vol. 2, Sector Proportions. 1989, xxxii + 427 pp.$59. 95
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990, 72, (2), 518-520

1989

43. Editors' introduction
    World Development, 1989, 17, (9), 1317-1318
44. Institutions, policies and agricultural performance: A comparative analysis
    World Development, 1989, 17, (9), 1485-1498 View citations (6)
45. Macroeconomic effects of technology choice: Multiplier and structural path analysis within a SAM framework
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1989, 11, (1), 131-156 View citations (29)

1988

46. A Multisectoral Framework for the Analysis of Labor Mobility and Development in LDCs: An Application to Postwar Puerto Rico
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1988, 37, (1), 127-48 View citations (2)

1987

47. Food poverty profile and decomposition applied to Ghana
    World Development, 1987, 15, (9), 1189-1199 View citations (5)

1986

48. A methodology for measuring food poverty applied to Kenya
    Journal of Development Economics, 1986, 24, (1), 59-74 View citations (61)
49. Food Poverty Profile Applied to Kenyan Smallholders
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1986, 35, (1), 115-41 View citations (16)

1984

50. A Class of Decomposable Poverty Measures
    Econometrica, 1984, 52, (3), 761-66 View citations (2275)
51. Structural Path Analysis and Multiplier Decomposition within a Social Accounting Matrix Framework
    Economic Journal, 1984, 94, (373), 111-36 View citations (211)

1981

52. Helmers, F.L.C.H. Project Planning and Income Distribution. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishing Co., 1979, 295 pp., price unknown
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1981, 63, (2), 403-404

1980

53. The Analysis of Food Poverty. An Dlustration from Kenya
    The Pakistan Development Review, 1980, 19, (4), 311-335

1974

54. Project Selection and Macroeconomic Objectives: Reply
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1974, 56, (3), 650-651
    Also in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1973, 55, (1), 107-109 (1973)

1973

55. Balassa, Bela (and associates), The Structure of Protection in Developing Countries, Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1971, xviii + 375 pp. ($12.00)
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1973, 55, (4_Part_1), 683-684
56. Sector Analysis and Models of Agriculture in Developing Countries
    Food Research Institute Studies, 1973, 12, (01), 17 View citations (4)

1972

57. Project Selection and Macroeconomic Objectives: A Methodology Applied to Peruvian Irrigation Projects
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1972, 54, (1), 32-40 View citations (1)

Books

2010

1. Exchange and Development
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Exchange and Development, Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université (2014) (2014)

1970

2. The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

Edited books

2015

1. Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current and Emerging Issues
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (5)

2010

2. The Poor under Globalization in Asia, Latin America, and Africa
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (7)

Chapters

2019

1. The History and Evolution of the Development Doctrine, 1950–2017
   Springer

2013

2. Multidimensional Poverty: Conceptual and Measurement Issues
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (10)

1998

3. The Institutional Foundations of Macroeconomic Stability: Indonesia versus Nigeria
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

1989

4. Planning Techniques for Social Justice
   Palgrave Macmillan

1980

5. The Effects of Trade between the US and Developing Countries on US Employment
   Palgrave Macmillan

1973

6. A Ten-Region Model of World Trade
   Palgrave Macmillan

1970

7. Introduction to "The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development"
   A chapter in The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development, 1970, pp 3-12 View citations (3)
8. Relationships Between Agriculture, Nonagriculture, and Foreign Trade in the Development of Argentina and Peru
   A chapter in The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development, 1970, pp 165-218 View citations (1)