The Economics of Poverty Traps
Christopher B. Barrett, Michael R. Carter, and Jean-Paul Chavas, editors
Conference held June 28-29, 2016
Published in December 2018 by University of Chicago Press
© 2019 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
NBER Program(s):DEV
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413 pages
ISBN: 978-0-226-57430-1
Table of Contents
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Front matter, acknowledgments:
Christopher B. Barrett, Michael R. Carter, Jean-Paul Chavas
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Introduction:
Christopher B. Barrett, Michael R. Carter, Jean-Paul Chavas
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Human Capital and Shocks: Evidence on Education, Health, and Nutrition:
Elizabeth Frankenberg, Duncan Thomas
(p. 23 - 56)
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Poverty and Cognitive Function:
Emma Boswell Dean, Frank Schilbach, Heather Schofield
(p. 57 - 118)
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Comment:
John Hoddinott
(p. 119 - 123)
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Depression through the Lens of Economics: A Research Agenda:
Jonathan de Quidt, Johannes Haushofer
(p. 127 - 152)
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Hope as Aspirations, Agency, and Pathways: Poverty Dynamics and Microfinance in Oaxaca, Mexico:
Travis J. Lybbert, Bruce Wydick
(p. 153 - 177)
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Comment:
Rachid Laajaj
(p. 179 - 185)
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Taking Stock of the Evidence on Microfinancial Interventions:
Francisco J. Buera, Joseph P. Kaboski, Yongseok Shin
(p. 189 - 221)
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Poverty Traps and the Social Protection Paradox:
Munenobu Ikegami, Michael R. Carter, Christopher B. Barrett, Sarah Janzen
(p. 223 - 256)
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Comment:
Stephen C. Smith
(p. 257 - 262)
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Heterogeneous Wealth Dynamics: On the Roles of Risk and Ability:
Paulo Santos, Christopher B. Barrett
(p. 265 - 290)
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Agroecosystem Productivity and the Dynamic Response to Shocks:
Jean-Paul Chavas
(p. 291 - 314)
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Comment:
Edward B. Barbier
(p. 315 - 322)
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Sustaining Impacts When Transfers End: Women Leaders, Aspirations, and Investments in Children:
Karen Macours, Renos Vakis
(p. 325 - 355)
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Can Cash Transfers Help Households Escape an Intergenerational Poverty Trap?:
M. Caridad Araujo, Mariano Bosch, Norbert Schady
(p. 357 - 382)
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Comment:
Maitreesh Ghatak
(p. 383 - 393)
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List of contributors, indexes:
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