Other policies that directly address low family income, such as the earned income tax credit, are more effective at reducing poverty. Raising the minimum wage has become a popular proposal to combat ...

The Poverty, Inequality and Human Development team conducts research across a wide range of topics that broadly covers issues related to improving the wellbeing ... Sandra Rozo, Senior Economist at ...

Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024 ... In a recent study, we analyzed how different ways of funding agricultural investment would affect inclusive growth ...

Annie Lowrey: How is poverty different in America than in its peer ... Those two things are related. Or think about the housing crisis: Many times, it’s not just corporate landowners who are ...

The disparity highlights the inequality at the heart of American education: Starting very early, children from rich and poor families receive vastly different ... professor of poverty and ...

Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024 ... In a recent study we analysed how different ways of funding agricultural investment would affect inclusive growth ...