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

. 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 …

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

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 …

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 …

- since the 1960s, and divergence over longer periods. This stylized fact spurred several developments in growth theory …, including AK models, poverty trap models, and the concept of convergence conditional on determinants of steady-state income. We …

, the poverty trap, the size of the cohort at risk, and migrant stock dynamics. It then projects the life cycle up to 2024 …