What’s behind pro-poor growth? The role of shocks and measurement error

Abstract

This study has been prepared within the UNU-WIDER project Social mobility in the Global South-concepts, measures, and determinants.

An appreciation of Professor Stephan Klasen and his contribution to development economics

“…He critically discussed the merits of the MDGs (Klasen, 2012; Klasen & Lange, 2012) and the Sustainable Development Goals (Klasen, 2015; Lange & Klasen, 2017). He helped define and operationalize emerging concepts such as pro‐poor growth (Klasen, 2004, 2008a, 2017; Klasen, Lo Bue, et al, 2020; Klasen & Reimers, 2017) and the yet more diffuse policy mantra of “Leave No One Behind” (Klasen & Fleurbaey, 2018).…”