Jann Lay
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First Name: Jann
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Affiliation
(in no particular order)Instituto de Investigaciones Socio Económicas (IISEC) (Institute of Socio Economic Research)
Location: La Paz, Bolivia
Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo" (San Pablo Bolivian Catholic University)
Homepage: http://www.iisec.ucb.edu.bo/
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Phone: (591-2) 784159
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Postal: Av. 14 de Septiembre #4850, Obrajes, La Paz
Handle: RePEc:edi:iisecbo (more details at EDIRC)Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) (Kiel Institute for the World Economy)
Location: Kiel, Germany
Homepage: http://www.ifw-kiel.de/
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Phone: +49 431 8814-1
Fax: +49 431 8814528
Postal: Hindenburgufer 66, D-24105 Kiel
Handle: RePEc:edi:iwkiede (more details at EDIRC)German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Homepage: http://www.giga-hamburg.de/
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Phone: +49 (0)40 42825-593
Fax: +49 (0)40 42825-547
Postal: Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, D-20354 Hamburg
Handle: RePEc:edi:dueiide (more details at EDIRC)Ibero-Amerika Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (IAI) (Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research)
Location: Göttingen, Germany
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät (Faculty of Economics)
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (University of Gottingen)
Homepage: http://www.iai.wiwi.uni-goettingen.de/
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Phone: 0049-551-39 81 72
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Postal: Platz des Göttinger Sieben 3, 37073 Göttingen
Handle: RePEc:edi:ibgoede (more details at EDIRC)Volkswirtschaftliches Seminar (Department of Economics)
Location: Göttingen, Germany
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät (Faculty of Economics)
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (University of Gottingen)
Homepage: http://www.economics.uni-goettingen.de/
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Handle: RePEc:edi:vsgoede (more details at EDIRC)
Works
Working papers
- Grimm, Michael & Hartwig, Renate & Lay, Jann, 2013. "Does Forced Solidarity Hamper Investment in Small and Micro Enterprises?," IZA Discussion Papers 7229, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Lay, Jann & Ondraczek, Janosch & Stöver, Jana, 2012.
"Renewables in the energy transition: Evidence on solar home systems and lighting fuel choice in Kenya,"
HWWI Research Papers
121, Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI).
- Janosch Ondraczek & Jann Lay & Jana Stoever, 2012. "Renewables in the energy transition - Evidence on solar home systems and lighting fuel choice in Kenya," Working Papers FNU-198, Research unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University.
- Jann Lay & Janosch Ondraczek & Jana Stoever, 2012. "Renewables in the Energy Transition: Evidence on Solar Home Systems and Lighting-Fuel Choice in Kenya," GIGA Working Paper Series 198, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.
- Grimm, M. & Knorringa, P. & Lay, J., 2012. "Constrained gazelles. High potentials in West Africa’s informal economy," ISS Working Papers - General Series 537, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (ISS), The Hague.
- Göbel, Kristin & Grimm, Michael & Lay, Jann, 2012.
"Constrained Firms, Not Subsistence Activities: Evidence on Capital Returns and Accumulation in Peruvian Microenterprises,"
IZA Discussion Papers
6866, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Göbel, Kristin & Grimm, Michael & Lay, Jann, 2013. "Constrained firms, not subsistence activities: Evidence on capital returns and accumulation in Peruvian microenterprises," Working Papers 2013-001, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú.
- Michael Grimm, Simon Lange and Jann Lay, 2012. "Credit-constrained in Risky Activities? The Determinants of the Capital Stocks of Micro and Small Firms in Western Africa," GIGA Working Paper Series 185, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.
- Michael Grimm & Simon Lange & Jann Lay, 2011. "Credit-constrained in risky activities? The determinants of capital stocks of micro and small firms in Western Africa," Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers 104, Courant Research Centre PEG.
- Michael Grimm & Jann Lay & François Roubaud & Julia Vaillant, 2011. "Informal Sector Dynamics In Times Of Fragile Growth: The Case Of Madagascar," Working Papers DT/2011/10, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
- Grimm, Michael & Krüger, Jens & Lay, Jann, 2010. "Capital market imperfections, uncertainty or both: Evidence on economic constraints to informal enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa," Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Hannover 2010 17, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics.
- Lay, Jann, 2010.
"MDG achievements, determinants and resource needs : what has been learnt ?,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
5320, The World Bank.
- Jann Lay, 2010. "MDG Achievements, Determinants, and Resource Needs: What Has Been Learnt?," GIGA Working Paper Series 137, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.
- Lay, Jann & Robilliard, Anne-Sophie, 2009. "The complementarity of MDG achievements : the case of child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5062, The World Bank.
- Lay, Jann & Golan, Jennifer, 2009.
"The Impact of Agricultural Market Liberalisation from a Gender Perspective: Evidence from Uganda,"
Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Frankfurt a.M. 2009
20, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics.
- Lay, Jann & Golan, Jennifer, 2009. "The Impact of Agricultural Market Liberalisation from a Gender Perspective: Evidence from Uganda," Open Access publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 20, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Jennifer Golan & Jann Lay, 2008. "More Coffee, More Cigarettes? Coffee Market Liberalisation, Gender, and Bargaining in Uganda," Kiel Working Papers 1402, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Lay, Jann & Schüler, Dana, 2008.
"Income Diversification and Poverty in a Growing Agricultural Economy: The Case of Ghana,"
Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Zurich 2008
39, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics.
- Lay, Jann & Schüler, Dana, 2008. "Income Diversification and Poverty in a Growing Agricultural Economy: The Case of Ghana," Open Access publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 39, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Jann Lay & George Michuki M'Mukaria & Toman Omar Mahmoud, 2007.
"Boda Bodas Rule: Non-agricultural Activities and Their Inequality Implications in Western Kenya,"
Kiel Working Papers
1314, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Lay, Jann & M'Mukaria, George Michuki & Omar Mahmoud, Toman, 2007. "Boda-bodas rule: Non-agricultural activities and their inequality implications in Western Kenya," Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Göttingen 2007 20, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics.
- Lay, Jann & M'Mukaria, George Michuki & Omar Mahmoud, Toman, 2007. "Boda-bodas rule: Non-agricultural activities and their inequality implications in Western Kenya," Open Access publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 20, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Jann Lay & George Michuki M’Mukaria & Toman Omar Mahmoud, 2007. "Boda-bodas Rule: Non-agricultural Activities and Their Inequality Implications in Western Kenya," GIGA Working Paper Series 48, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.
- Bussolo, Maurizio & Lay, Jann & van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique, 2006. "Structural change and poverty reduction in Brazil : the impact of the Doha Round," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3833, The World Bank.
- Jann Lay & Rainer Thiele & Manfred Wiebelt, 2006.
"Resource Booms, Inequality, and Poverty: The Case of Gas in Bolivia,"
Kiel Working Papers
1287, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Jann Lay & Rainer Thiele & Manfred Wiebelt, 2008. "Resource Booms, Inequality, And Poverty: The Case Of Gas In Bolivia," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 54(3), pages 407-437, 09.
- Bussolo, Maurizio & Godart, Olivier & Lay, Jann & Thiele, Rainer, 2006.
"The Impact of Coffee Price Changes on Rural Households in Uganda,"
2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia
25345, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
- Maurizio Bussolo & Olivier Godart & Jann Lay & Rainer Thiele, 2007. "The impact of coffee price changes on rural households in Uganda," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 37(2-3), pages 293-303, 09.
- Bussolo, Maurizio & Godart, Olivier & Lay, Jann & Thiele, Rainer, 2006. "The impact of commodity price changes on rural households : the case of coffee in Uganda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4088, The World Bank.
- Kappel, Robert & Lay, Jann & Steiner, Susan, 2005.
"Uganda: No more pro-poor growth?,"
Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Kiel 2005
31, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics.
- Kappel, Robert & Lay, Jann & Steiner, Susan, 2005. "Uganda: No more pro-poor growth?," Open Access publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 31, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Stephan Klasen & Melanie Grosse & Rainer Thiele & Jann Lay & Julius Spatz & Manfred Wiebelt, 2004. "Operationalizing Pro-Poor Growth - Country Case Study: Bolivia," Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers 101, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research.
- Jann Lay & Toman Omar Mahmoud, 2004. "Bananas, Oil, and Development: Examining the Resource Curse and Its Transmission Channels by Resource Type," Kiel Working Papers 1218, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Kappel, Robert & Lay, Jann & Steiner, Susan, 2004. "The missing links : Uganda's economic reforms and pro-poor-growth," Open Access publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy info:hdl:10419/3840, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Jann Lay & Rainer Thiele & Manfred Wiebelt, 2004. "Pro-poor Growth in Bolivia: Accounting for External Shocks and Policy Reforms," Kiel Working Papers 1231, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Maurizio Bussolo & Jann Lay, 2003. "Globalisation and Poverty Changes in Colombia," OECD Development Centre Working Papers 226, OECD Publishing.
- Jann Lay & Manfred Wiebelt, 2001. "Towards a Dual Education System � A Labour Market Perspective on Poverty Reduction in Bolivia," Kiel Working Papers 1073, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Grimm, Michael & Gubert, Flore & Koriko, Ousman & Lay, Jann & Nordman, Christophe J., . "Does Forced Solidarity Hamper Entrepreneurial Activity? Evidence from seven West-African Countries," Open Access publications from Université Paris-Dauphine urn:hdl:123456789/6812, Université Paris-Dauphine.
Articles
- Grimm, Michael & Knorringa, Peter & Lay, Jann, 2012. "Constrained Gazelles: High Potentials in West Africa’s Informal Economy," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(7), pages 1352-1368.
- Jann Lay, 2012. "Millennium Development Goal Achievements and Policies in Education and Health: What Has Been Learnt?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 30(1), pages 67-85, 01.
- Michael Grimm & Rolph van der Hoeven & Jann Lay & Francois Roubaud, 2012. "Neubewertung des informellen Sektors und Unternehmertums in Sub-Sahara-Afrika," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 81(3), pages 69-83.
- Michael Grimm & Jens Krüger & Jann Lay, 2011. "Barriers To Entry And Returns To Capital In Informal Activities: Evidence From Sub‐Saharan Africa," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 57, pages S27-S53, 05.
- Jann Lay, 2010. "Sequential macro-micro modelling with behavioural microsimulations," International Journal of Microsimulation, Interational Microsimulation Association, vol. 3(1), pages 24-34.
- Jann Lay & Rainer Thiele & Manfred Wiebelt, 2008. "Shocks, Policy Reforms and Pro-Poor Growth in Bolivia: A Simulation Analysis," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 12(1), pages 37-56, 02.
- Jann Lay & Rainer Thiele & Manfred Wiebelt, 2008.
"Resource Booms, Inequality, And Poverty: The Case Of Gas In Bolivia,"
Review of Income and Wealth,
International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 54(3), pages 407-437, 09.
- Jann Lay & Rainer Thiele & Manfred Wiebelt, 2006. "Resource Booms, Inequality, and Poverty: The Case of Gas in Bolivia," Kiel Working Papers 1287, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Lay, Jann & Mahmoud, Toman Omar & M'Mukaria, George Michuki, 2008. "Few Opportunities, Much Desperation: The Dichotomy of Non-Agricultural Activities and Inequality in Western Kenya," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 36(12), pages 2713-2732, December.
- Maurizio Bussolo & Olivier Godart & Jann Lay & Rainer Thiele, 2007.
"The impact of coffee price changes on rural households in Uganda,"
Agricultural Economics,
International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 37(2-3), pages 293-303, 09.
- Bussolo, Maurizio & Godart, Olivier & Lay, Jann & Thiele, Rainer, 2006. "The Impact of Coffee Price Changes on Rural Households in Uganda," 2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia 25345, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
NEP Fields
21 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):- NEP-AFR: Africa (13) 2006-08-05 2007-01-13 2007-03-17 2007-05-12 2007-12-01 2008-02-16 2009-10-03 2010-09-25 2011-12-13 2012-01-03 2012-05-22 2012-10-06 2013-03-16. Author is listed
- NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (4) 2007-01-13 2007-05-12 2007-12-01 2008-02-16
- NEP-CMP: Computational Economics (1) 2007-12-01
- NEP-DEV: Development (10) 2004-09-05 2006-08-05 2006-09-03 2007-01-13 2007-03-17 2007-05-12 2007-12-01 2008-02-16 2009-10-03 2012-01-03. Author is listed
- NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (3) 2006-09-03 2012-05-22 2012-10-06
- NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (5) 2010-09-25 2011-12-13 2012-01-03 2012-10-06 2013-03-16. Author is listed
- NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (2) 2012-05-22 2012-10-06
- NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (1) 2013-03-16
- NEP-INT: International Trade (1) 2006-02-05
- NEP-IUE: Informal & Underground Economics (1) 2011-12-13
- NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (1) 2008-02-16
- NEP-MFD: Microfinance (5) 2011-12-13 2012-01-03 2012-10-06 2013-03-09 2013-03-16. Author is listed
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- Maurizio Bussolo & Jann Lay, 2003. "Globalisation and Poverty Changes in Colombia," OECD Development Centre Working Papers 226, OECD Publishing.
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- Grimm, Michael & Hartwig, Renate & Lay, Jann, 2013. "Does Forced Solidarity Hamper Investment in Small and Micro Enterprises?," IZA Discussion Papers 7229, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
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