Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Christopher B. Barrett, Michael R. Carter, and Jean- Paul Chavas -- I. Nutrition, Health, and Human Capital Formation -- 1. Human Capital and Shocks: Evidence on Education, Health, and Nutrition / Elizabeth Frankenberg and Duncan Thomas -- 2. Poverty and Cognitive Function / Emma Boswell Dean, Frank Schilbach, and Heather Schofield -- Comment on Chapters 1 and 2: John Hoddinott -- II. Psychology of Poverty, Hope, and Aspirations -- 3. Depression through the Lens of Economics: A Research Agenda / Jonathan de Quidt and Johannes Haushofer -- 4. Hope as Aspirations, Agency, and Pathways: Poverty Dynamics and Microfinance in Oaxaca, Mexico / Travis J. Lybbert and Bruce Wydick -- Comment on Chapters 3 and 4: Rachid Laajaj -- III. Imperfect and Incomplete Financial Markets -- 5. Taking Stock of the Evidence on Microfinancial Interventions / Francisco J. Buera, Joseph P. Kaboski, and Yongseok Shin -- 6. Poverty Traps and the Social Protection Paradox / Munenobu Ikegami, Michael R. Carter, Christopher B. Barrett, and Sarah Janzen -- Comment on Chapters 5 and 6: Stephen C. Smith -- IV. Dynamics and Resilience in Natural Resources and Agriculture -- 7. Heterogeneous Wealth Dynamics: On the Roles of Risk and Ability / Paulo Santos and Christopher B. Barrett -- 8. Agroecosystem Productivity and the Dynamic Response to Shocks / Jean- Paul Chavas -- Comment on Chapters 7 and 8: Edward B. Barbier -- V. Policy in the Presence of Poverty Trap Mechanisms -- 9. Sustaining Impacts When Transfers End: Women Leaders, Aspirations, and Investments in Children / Karen Macours and Renos Vakis -- 10. Can Cash Transfers Help Households Escape an Intergenerational Poverty Trap? / M. Caridad Araujo, Mariano Bosch, and Norbert Schady -- Comment on Chapters 9 and 10: Maitreesh Ghatak -- Contributors -- Author Index
