Information campaigns aimed at empowering the poor often fall short of meeting their desired aims. We study literacy …'s role in determining their efficacy. First, exploiting an RD design, we show that receipt of information increased household … literacy. Leveraging novel data on the locations and timings of school openings in the 1970s INPRES school building program, we …

In 2013, the Government of Indonesia conducted one of the largest information interventions in histo-ry, in an attempt … to further alleviate poverty and as a complement to the Social Protection Card (KPS). Drawing upon administrative data … and nationally representative surveys, we evaluate the impact of the information campaign on the receipt of two of …

In 2013, the Government of Indonesia conducted one of the largest information interventions in histo-ry, in an attempt … to further alleviate poverty and as a complement to the Social Protection Card (KPS). Drawing upon administrative data … and nationally representative surveys, we evaluate the impact of the information campaign on the receipt of two of …

's Unified Targeting system, an innovation developed to reduce targeting errors and increase program complementarities …

poverty and informality in the country, taking into account the simultaneous two-way relationship between these two phenomena …

In Venezuela, the informal sector has increased its participation in the labor market remarkably. Poverty levels of … fast rate. This paper studies the relationship between poverty and informality in Venezuela through the determinants of … directed towards the reduction of poverty should have two parallel aims. First, increase formal employment by policies heading …

poverty. Yet, the question of whether access to credit leads to poverty reduction and improved wellbeing remains open. To … income, consumption, human capital and assets, and, ultimately, a reduction in poverty. …

The digital divide in general, and between women and men in particular, is a manifestation of exclusion, poverty and … the poor a catalyst to break out of the cycle of poverty and empower themselves. This paper considers a three …

The digital divide in general, and between women and men in particular, is a manifestation of exclusion, poverty and … the poor a catalyst to break out of the cycle of poverty and empower themselves. This paper proposes a three …

's Unified Targeting system, an innovation developed to reduce targeting errors and increase program complementarities …