All articles tagged with "Poverty"
A thorough guide to the welfare state — its Bismarckian origins, Esping-Andersen's three worlds typology, the Beveridge Report, Nordic universalism, the US welfare state's fragmented character, the economics of social insurance, evidence on poverty reduction, and the political economy of retrenchment.
Economic development explains why some countries grow wealthy while others stay poor. From the Lewis model and Washington Consensus to Acemoglu's institutions thesis and randomized aid trials, here is what development economics has learned.
The United States has lower social mobility than most rich democracies. This is a detailed account of what the research shows: how mobility is measured, why it varies across places, what blocks it, and what actually helps.
How does inequality affect health? Explore the Whitehall Studies, allostatic load, the Spirit Level thesis, ACEs, and what interventions actually reduce health inequality.
A comprehensive guide to development economics: from Rostow's modernization theory to randomized controlled trials, the Washington Consensus, institutions and growth, foreign aid debates, China's rise, and how we measure poverty today.
How do poverty traps work? Explore the cognitive bandwidth research, S-curve growth models, microfinance evidence, the graduation approach, and conditional cash transfers.
Global wealth and income inequality is measurably rising. Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, Raj Chetty, and others explain the structural forces driving the gap — and what research says about reversing it.