for the modern technology to be used. The possibility of a poverty trap induced by high aid volatility is first examined …

. Evidence supports that this is a causal effect of the post-natal environment; family disadvantage is unrelated to the gender … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in …

We establish the presence of a gender gap in mathematics across many low- and middle-income countries using detailed …, the gender gap appears to increase with age. Indeed, the gap nearly doubles when comparing 4th grade and 8th grade test … ability, and classroom environment (including teacher gender) explain a substantial portion of the gap. While none of these …

gender differences in preferences to promote technology adoption absent broader social change …

do so by exploiting variation in parental wealth and in expected inheritance by birth order, gender composition of …

This essay surveys the evidence on the linkages between globalization and poverty. I focus on two measures of …

in New York City, suggesting that similar image data can be used to map wealth and poverty in previously unmeasured areas …