poverty reduction
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Improving mental health as a route out of poverty
Does treating depression, low self-esteem, or low aspirations help poverty reduction?
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The long-run effect of public works employment: Evidence from Tunisia
Public works employment in Tunisia has large, positive effects for both directly targeted individuals and their neighbours in the short-term, which mostly disappear five years post-programme
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The effect of pensions on wellbeing and mental health: Evidence from Paraguay
A non-contributory pension scheme substantially improved consumption and wellbeing, and reduced the number of over-65s in poverty doing paid work
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Development in an era of deglobalisation
In an era of deglobalisation, developing countries need more equality within their borders
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Inclusive growth dividend: Reframing the role of income transfers in India
Could a universal supplemental income transfer, pegged at 1% of GDP, transform India’s anti-poverty strategy?
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Is it time to rethink poverty policy?
New study offers perhaps the first empirical example of poverty traps and shows that one-off transfers can provide a sustainable route out of poverty
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Lessons from Mexico’s poverty reduction programme
Why has the success of Mexico’s poverty reduction programme not been matched by similar programmes in other countries?
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Straw men in the debate on basic income versus targeting
Five of the common arguments employed against basic income are really straw men that overstate the relative effectiveness of targeted transfers.