Conditional cash transfer programmes can have long-term benefits by reducing crime, lowering adolescent fertility and increasing school attendance as well as formal employment.

What are the effects of trade amidst a large informal sector? New research studies a model tightly connected to data on firms and workers in Brazil

Isolation is common amongst women living in contexts with restrictive gender norms but varies across socioeconomic groups

Whilst rural to urban migration can improve the allocation of labour, can it have unintended consequences on risk sharing in rural communities?

Scaling up early childhood intervention programmes even when resources are constrained can mitigate child poverty