The economics of poverty traps

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