Zina Nimeh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4268764 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zina Nimeh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zina |
| FAMILY NAME | Nimeh |
| SIGNATURE | NIMEH Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6183-8753 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond monetary measures
This paper investigates child poverty in Germany through a multidimensional lens, combining Sen’s Capability Approach and Bourdieu’s Capital Theory to develop a tailored Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for children aged 11–15 and youth aged 17. Drawing on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP v38, 2021), this study identifies key patterns of multidimensional deprivation among children and adolescents across age groups, regions, and…
Social protection in fragile and conflict affected settings
This article examines Sudan’s state‐led social protection system by conducting a mapping of the country’s main social protection schemes, drawing on legislative documents and secondary reports as well as the 2022 Sudan Labor Market Panel Survey. Focusing on three main programmes: Zakat, the National Health Insurance Fund and the National Pension and Social Insurance Fund, the article captures programme objectives, eligibility rules, and operation…
Introduction
In 2004, the book Financing social protection was published by the International Labour Office in collaboration with the International Social Security Association. The book showcased a pedagogical philosophy which underlined that learning and knowledge production are not sequential activities but simultaneous ones, and that young professionals are capable of contributing from the outset of their careers. This philosophy is the intellectual and in…
Education and research for policy impact
Lost in Aggregation
An unlevel playing field
This paper investigates the existence and mechanisms of segmentation in the welfare assimilation process of first-generation immigrants in the Netherlands. Using longitudinal administrative data (2007-2015) from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), we estimate the welfare utilization trajectories of migrants over the working-age life course vis-à-vis two reference groups representing different economic segments from the population, namely: average Dutch…
Leaving no one behind
Despite considerable achievements in the reduction of poverty over the last decades, poverty remains conspicuously high and profound. While fast urban population growth, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, has contributed to poverty reduction, new development challenges like the urbanisation of poverty emerge. However, little is known about the state and persistence of poverty in urban areas. This study investigates urban poverty within the theory …
Leaving no one behind
Despite considerable achievements in the reduction of poverty over the last decades, poverty remains conspicuously high and profound. While fast urban population growth, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, has contributed to poverty reduction, new development challenges like the urbanisation of poverty emerge. However, little is known about the state and persistence of poverty in urban areas. This study investigates urban poverty within the theory …
Leaving no one behind
Despite considerable achievements in the reduction of poverty over the last decades, poverty remains conspicuously high and profound. While fast urban population growth, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, has contributed to poverty reduction, new development challenges like the urbanisation of poverty emerge. However, little is known about the state and persistence of poverty in urban areas. This study investigates urban poverty within the theory …
An unlevel playing field
This paper investigates the existence and mechanisms of segmentation in the welfare assimilation process of first-generation immigrants in the Netherlands. Using longitudinal administrative data (2007-2015) from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), we estimate the welfare utilization trajectories of migrants over the working-age life course vis-à-vis two reference groups representing different economic segments from the population, namely: average Dutch…
Lost in Aggregation
Beyond monetary measures
This paper investigates child poverty in Germany through a multidimensional lens, combining Sen’s Capability Approach and Bourdieu’s Capital Theory to develop a tailored Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for children aged 11–15 and youth aged 17. Drawing on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP v38, 2021), this study identifies key patterns of multidimensional deprivation among children and adolescents across age groups, regions, and…
Social protection in fragile and conflict affected settings
This article examines Sudan’s state‐led social protection system by conducting a mapping of the country’s main social protection schemes, drawing on legislative documents and secondary reports as well as the 2022 Sudan Labor Market Panel Survey. Focusing on three main programmes: Zakat, the National Health Insurance Fund and the National Pension and Social Insurance Fund, the article captures programme objectives, eligibility rules, and operation…
Introduction
In 2004, the book Financing social protection was published by the International Labour Office in collaboration with the International Social Security Association. The book showcased a pedagogical philosophy which underlined that learning and knowledge production are not sequential activities but simultaneous ones, and that young professionals are capable of contributing from the outset of their careers. This philosophy is the intellectual and in…
Education and research for policy impact
Poverty (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Social policy (2 works) · Social protection (2 works)