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poverty were very similar. In 2021 and 2022, however, changes in income and consumption poverty were quite different …--consumption poverty fell less than income poverty in 2021, and then income poverty rose sharply in 2022 while consumption poverty … measures appears to be saving during the pandemic followed by dissaving, even among those near the poverty line. This finding …
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development disproportionately raises the incomes of the poor and alleviates poverty. Using a broad cross-country sample, we … and poverty alleviation. We find that financial development reduces income inequality by disproportionately boosting the … poverty and income inequality. These results are robust to controlling for other country characteristics and potential reverse …
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Families in poverty face numerous barriers to establishing stable economic footing. This paper examines the effect of a …
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alone, we document that social isolation, poverty, and health challenges are three of the leading correlates of depression …
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How do aspirations influence investment decisions for people living in poverty? Does this change as peoples economic … similar effects to cash alone, potentially because cash raises aspirations. Thus, helping people living in poverty set higher …
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Poverty is strongly associated with worse health across countries and within countries across individuals. However, not … all poor individuals suffer from poor health: the effects of poverty on health vary across place and time. In this review …
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A new wave of social service programs aims to build a pathway out of poverty by helping clients define their own goals …
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-net programs, but consistent with evidence on the financial challenges of poverty. Second, poverty itself affects preferences: a …
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The success of multi-faceted "graduation" programs at reducing poverty raises three questions: can the impacts of these … bundled intervention, indicating a streamlined package could be a promising poverty alleviation strategy for developing …
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It has been argued that since 2014, under the BJP-led central government, welfare benefits in India have become better targeted and less prone to clientelistic control by state and local governments. Arguably this has helped to increase the vote share of the BJP vis-a-vis regional parties. We...
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