Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middle-
income countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which …

Many policies attempt to help extremely poor households build sustainable sources of
income. Although economic interventions have predominated historically,, psychosocial …

Livestock contribute to the welfare of rural poor households in many ways. Livestock
products can be consumed, utilized, or sold for income. If consumed, livestock facilitate …

There are two broad views as to why people stay poor. One emphasizes differences in
fundamentals, such as ability, talent, or motivation. The poverty traps view emphasizes …

Following the widespread adoption of free primary education, African policymakers are now
considering making secondary school free, but little is known about the private and social …

Big data‐driven innovation gains momentum in the developing world by tackling grand
challenges and making a pronounced and lasting impact. However, research has still not …

Mining resources (mainly copper), whose extraction and export were initiated during
colonial times, have played an important role in the economy of Zambia, a landlocked …

How does income from international migrant labor affect the long-run development of
migrantorigin areas? We leverage the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis to identify exogenous and …

We study two year-long unconditional cash-based assistance programs for Syrian refugees
in Lebanon, and show that they improve consumption, child well-being, food security, and …

This study presents results from a randomized evaluation of two labor market interventions
targeted to young women aged 18 to 19 years in three of Nairobi's poorest neighborhoods …