Poverty

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Blog Post
On Inequality, Redistribution, and Wishful Thinking
Maya Forstater
March 02, 2017
Blog Post
Work Visas as Aid: Fight Poverty Abroad with Economic Growth at Home
Michael Clemens
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Hannah Postel
February 08, 2017
A small pilot project between the US and Haiti showed that the US could directly and effectively assist Haitian families to earn dignified livelihoods—at negative cost to US taxpayers. That is, the two countries could cooperate for development in a way that actually adds value to the US e...
WORKING PAPERS
Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution, and Poverty Reduction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Nora Lustig
January 30, 2017
Using comparative fiscal incidence analysis, this paper examines the impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty in twenty-nine low-and middle-income countries for circa the year 2010.
Blog Post
Women Are Not All Born Equal—And It Matters
Tanvi Jaluka et al.
January 11, 2017
This post takes a deeper dive into women’s specific situations, and in particular their socioeconomic levels, as an important factor for consideration when seeking to both improve and measure economic outcomes.
WORKING PAPERS
The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in El Salvador - Working Paper 447
Margarita Beneke et al.
January 03, 2017
We conducted a fiscal impact study to estimate the effect of taxes, social spending, and subsidies on inequality and poverty in El Salvador, using the methodology of the Commitment to Equity project. Taxes are progressive, but given their volume, their impact is limited. Direct transfers are concent...
Blog Post
Development and the New Politics – Nancy Birdsall’s Final Podcast as CGD President
Rajesh Mirchandani
December 13, 2016
“We are going to have global markets still operating,” says Nancy Birdsall confidently, but “the big issue is, will we have a good global politics operating?" And that is indeed the question, as turbulent 2016 draws to a close and 2017 rolls into view. It’s one that will...
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Development and the New Politics – Nancy Birdsall’s Final Podcast as CGD President
December 12, 2016
“We are going to have global markets still operating,” says Nancy Birdsall confidently, but “the big issue is, will we have a good global politics operating?" And that is indeed the question, as turbulent 2016 draws to a close and 2017 rolls into view. It’s one that will...