Marcus Böhme
Biographic Data
| ID | 148336 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcus Böhme |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcus |
| FAMILY NAME | Böhme |
| SIGNATURE | BÖHME M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kiel Institute for the World Economy |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Stuck in Poverty? Stability and Change of Capabilities and Functionings
Accessibility and Capabilities
Studies of accessibility mainly focus on state welfare benefits and services. Yet, civil society actors may also provide material benefits for various needs. Drawing on the capability approach, this article examines accessibility for both state and non‐state benefits from the perspective of people living in poverty. The (non‐)take‐up of particular benefits must be understood within the overall context of people’s welfare production, i.e., their p…
Bargains, Handouts, and Hand-Me-Downs
Consumption practices represent a central mode of social integration. Yet, due to the lack of material resources poor households cannot meet the expectations of dominant consumer culture, thus facing limited choices and feelings of shame. Based on a qualitative long-term study of the welfare production of 40 poor Swiss households, this article sheds light on consumption patterns and experiences in different distribution systems, namely the primar…
Searching for a better life
Migration and educational aspirations - Another channel of brain gain
International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments. The norms and values experienced in destination countries can change the behavior of migrants and also of family members left behind. This paper suggests that brain gain can take place due to a change in the educational aspirations of caregivers in migrant households. Estimates for Moldova show that international migration raises p…
Informal–Formal Linkages and Informal Enterprise Performance in Urban West Africa
Household Interview Duration Analysis in Capi Survey Management
This article provides evidence-based guidance for practical survey work, namely choosing interviewers and their workload. Analyzing a survey of 3,568 households obtained through computer assisted personal interviews (CAPI), we find that interviewers learn considerably while the survey progresses. Time requirements for fieldwork increase concavely with sample size. This allows using larger samples with a given budget than would be expected in plan…
Is the Informal Sector Constrained from the Demand Side? Evidence for Six West African Capitals
Searching for a better life
Migration and educational aspirations - Another channel of brain gain
International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments. The norms and values experienced in destination countries can change the behavior of migrants and also of family members left behind. This paper suggests that brain gain can take place due to a change in the educational aspirations of caregivers in migrant households. Estimates for Moldova show that international migration raises p…
Is the Informal Sector Constrained from the Demand Side? Evidence for Six West African Capitals
Informal–Formal Linkages and Informal Enterprise Performance in Urban West Africa
Household Interview Duration Analysis in Capi Survey Management
This article provides evidence-based guidance for practical survey work, namely choosing interviewers and their workload. Analyzing a survey of 3,568 households obtained through computer assisted personal interviews (CAPI), we find that interviewers learn considerably while the survey progresses. Time requirements for fieldwork increase concavely with sample size. This allows using larger samples with a given budget than would be expected in plan…
Is the Informal Sector Constrained from the Demand Side? Evidence for Six West African Capitals
Informal–Formal Linkages and Informal Enterprise Performance in Urban West Africa
Household Interview Duration Analysis in Capi Survey Management
This article provides evidence-based guidance for practical survey work, namely choosing interviewers and their workload. Analyzing a survey of 3,568 households obtained through computer assisted personal interviews (CAPI), we find that interviewers learn considerably while the survey progresses. Time requirements for fieldwork increase concavely with sample size. This allows using larger samples with a given budget than would be expected in plan…
Migration and educational aspirations - Another channel of brain gain
International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments. The norms and values experienced in destination countries can change the behavior of migrants and also of family members left behind. This paper suggests that brain gain can take place due to a change in the educational aspirations of caregivers in migrant households. Estimates for Moldova show that international migration raises p…
Searching for a better life
Bargains, Handouts, and Hand-Me-Downs
Consumption practices represent a central mode of social integration. Yet, due to the lack of material resources poor households cannot meet the expectations of dominant consumer culture, thus facing limited choices and feelings of shame. Based on a qualitative long-term study of the welfare production of 40 poor Swiss households, this article sheds light on consumption patterns and experiences in different distribution systems, namely the primar…
Accessibility and Capabilities
Studies of accessibility mainly focus on state welfare benefits and services. Yet, civil society actors may also provide material benefits for various needs. Drawing on the capability approach, this article examines accessibility for both state and non‐state benefits from the perspective of people living in poverty. The (non‐)take‐up of particular benefits must be understood within the overall context of people’s welfare production, i.e., their p…
Stuck in Poverty? Stability and Change of Capabilities and Functionings
Economics (7 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Distribution (mathematics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Econometrics (2 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works) · Informal sector (2 works)