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Lena Giesbert

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Publications

7

Citations

404

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7

Active since

2007

Affiliations

German Institute for Global and Area Studies(Current)

German Institute for Economic Research

Lena Giesbert is an author at German Institute for Global and Area Studies specializing in economic development, african development, and business.

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African DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentBusinessEconomicsDevelopment EconomicsCultureFinancePovertyEducationFinancing

Publications per year

2007–2016

7

Publications

7

Assets, Shocks, and Poverty Traps in Rural Mozambique

Lena Giesbert, Kati Schindler · World Development · 2012 · 114 citations

Economics, Rural Economy, Development Economics +8

Participation in Micro Life Insurance and the Use of Other Financial Services in Ghana

Lena Giesbert, Susan Steiner, Mirko Bendig · Journal of Risk & Insurance · 2011 · 101 citations

‘When the stomach is full we look for respect’: perceptions of ‘good work’ in the urban informal sectors of three developing countries

William Monteith, Lena Giesbert · Work Employment and Society · 2016 · 75 citations · Full text

Culture, Urban Informal Sectors, Respect ’ +14

Savings, Credit and Insurance: Household Demand for Formal Financial Services in Rural Ghana

Lena Giesbert · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2009 · 66 citations · Full text

Economics, Household Demand, Development Economics +11

Seeking Opportunities: Migration as an Income Diversification Strategy of Households in Kakamega District in Kenya

Lena Giesbert · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2007 · 22 citations · Full text

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