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In this paper, we examine the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of the poor. We use an unusually rich data set from a 'financial diaries' study known as the Hrishipara Daily Diaries Project. The data set tracks the economic and financial transactions of 60 individuals...
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alive, enterprises afloat, and households out of poverty. The pandemic has macroeconomic dimensions. First, it affects …
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and channels with respect to income inequality, poverty, education, and health. To date, this area has received less … levels of resource rents can end up with significantly different achievements in terms of poverty, inequality, health, and …
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This paper investigates gender inequality in vulnerable employment: forms of employment typically featuring high precariousness, inadequate earnings, and lack of decent working conditions. Using a large collection of harmonized household surveys from developing countries, we measure long-term...
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Administrative failures in anti-poverty programmes are widespread in developing countries. We focus on one such … administrative failure - the persistent delay in paying beneficiaries on time in India’s iconic anti-poverty programme, the National … performance of an anti-poverty programme - such as higher NREGA participation of rural households - would be misleading because it …
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