What Keeps the Poor from “Smoothing” Financial Risk?
From mutual aid cooperatives to burial societies, numerous informal and semiformal institutions exist to help households deal with financial risk.
Read moreFrom mutual aid cooperatives to burial societies, numerous informal and semiformal institutions exist to help households deal with financial risk.
Read moreResearch has shown that cognitive and noncognitive skills play an essential role in success in life, and large investments are
Read moreIn the developing world missing work due to illness often means poor families struggle. Since few jobs offer paid sick
Read morePrimary school completion rates remain low, and educator accountability remains weak in many low-income countries. The accountability pressures that do
Read morePublic works programs have become a popular tool for poverty reduction in low-income countries. There are approximately 90 public works
Read moreEvidence suggests that government subsidies typically increase school attendance and at the same time decrease paid work by children. The
Read moreTwo trends are often observed as a country develops: a decline in family size and a rise in education attainment.
Read moreStudies from low-, middle-, and high-income countries show that children brought up in a more favorable early environment benefit in
Read moreMost children in Sub-Saharan Africa are enrolled in school these days, but for reasons not well understood, they learn very
Read moreThe role of psychological attributes such as hope and self-efficacy in escaping poverty has attracted increasing attention among economists, policy-makers,
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