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1.

Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: A Mirage

Ross School of Business Paper No. 1035, California Management Review, Forthcoming

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Jul 2006

Accepted Paper Series

Aneel G. Karnani

University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business

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2.

The Role of Education in Economic Development: A Theoretical Perspective

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 28 May 2008

Working Paper Series

Ilhan Ozturk

Cag University

Downloads 9,111

3.

Does Legalized Prostitution Increase Human Trafficking?

World Development, 41 (1), 2013, pp. 67-82

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2012

Accepted Paper Series

Seo-Young Cho, Axel Dreher and Eric Neumayer

University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics, University of Heidelberg and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Downloads 6,381

4.

The Economic Lives of the Poor

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 06-29

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Nov 2006

Working Paper Series

Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

There are 2 versions of this paper

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5.

Big Data for Development: From Information- to Knowledge Societies

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2013

Working Paper Series

Martin Hilbert

University of California, Davis

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6.

Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

Quarterly Journal of Economics, Forthcoming

Number of pages: 88 Posted: 23 May 2013 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2014

Accepted Paper Series

Christopher Blattman, Nathan Fiala and Sebastian Martinez

University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Connecticut - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 4,919

7.

The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-09

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 14 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2013

Working Paper Series

Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Rachel Glennerster and Cynthia Kinnan

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Department of Economics and Northwestern University - Department of Economics

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 4,862

8.

The United States as Global Sheriff: Using Unilateral Sanctions to Combat Human Trafficking

Michigan Journal of International Law, Vol. 27, No. 2, Winter 2006

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 03 Jun 2007

Accepted Paper Series

Janie A. Chuang

American University - Washington College of Law

Downloads 4,759

9.

Inequality and Institutions in 20th Century America

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 07-17

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 07 May 2007

Working Paper Series

Frank S. Levy and Peter Temin

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Urban Studies & Planning and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

There are 2 versions of this paper

Downloads 4,435

10.

The Effect of IMF and World Bank Programs on Poverty

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Feb 2001

Working Paper Series

William Easterly

New York University - Department of Economics

Downloads 3,595

11.

Measuring Poverty

Princeton Research Program in Development Studies Working Paper

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 13 Jul 2004

Working Paper Series

Angus Deaton

Princeton University

Downloads 3,491

12.

Generating Employment in Poor and Fragile States: Evidence from Labor Market and Entrepreneurship Programs

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 27 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2017

Working Paper Series

Christopher Blattman and Laura Ralston

University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy and World Bank

Downloads 3,146

13.

Competency Mapping

National Conference on Emerging Trends in Business Research, March 2006

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 19 Feb 2012

Accepted Paper Series

Dr. Ramakrishnan

Classic Consultants

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14.

Branchless and Mobile Banking Solutions for the Poor: A Survey

Innovations, Vol. 6, No. 4, Fall 2011

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2014

Accepted Paper Series

Ahmed Dermish, Christoph Kneiding, Paul Leishman and Ignacio Mas

Bankable Frontier Associates, World Bank - Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Tufts University

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15.

Human Trafficking and Regulating Prostitution

IFN Working Paper No. 996, NYU Stern School of Business EC-12-07, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 12-08

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 May 2012 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2015

Working Paper Series

Samuel Lee and Petra Persson

Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business and Stanford University

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16.

Microfinance in India: A Critique

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 09 Jun 2005

Working Paper Series

Rajarshi Ghosh

Independent

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17.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): A Short History of the World’s Biggest Promise

BWPI Working Paper No. 100

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 Feb 2010

Working Paper Series

David Hulme

University of Manchester - Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM)

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18.

Measuring Education Inequality: Gini Coefficients of Education

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2525

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 29 Jan 2001

Working Paper Series

Vinod Thomas, Yan Wang and Xibo Fan

World Bank - Brazil, Peking University and The World Bank

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19.

From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation: Inequality in the Process of Development

Brown University Working Paper No. 99-27

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Nov 2000

Working Paper Series

Oded Galor and Omer Moav

Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Warwick - Department of Economics

Downloads 2,418

20.

The Changing Status of Women in India - The Challenges Ahead

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Jul 2006

Working Paper Series

Ishita Mukherjee Sr. and Suvarna Sen

Independent Author and affiliation not provided to SSRN

Downloads 2,408

21.

The Poverty of 'Development Economics'

IEA Hobart Paper No. 144

Number of pages: 272 Posted: 02 Apr 2005

Working Paper Series

Deepak Lal

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics

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22.

How Not to Count the Poor

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 28 Mar 2006

Working Paper Series

Thomas Pogge and Sanjay G. Reddy

Yale University, Global Justice Program and The New School - Department of Economics

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23.

Implications of Globalization on Education

Romanian Journal for Multidimensional Education, Romania, Vol-4, No-2, Aug 2012 Pg;69-82 ISSN 2066-7329

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 02 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2014

Accepted Paper Series

Srikant Misra

Integral University

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24.

Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Liberia

Number of pages: 119 Posted: 18 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2016

Working Paper Series

Christopher Blattman, Julian C. Jamison and Margaret Sheridan

University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, World Bank eMBeD (Mind, Behavior, and Development) and Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital

There are 3 versions of this paper

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25.

Microfinance and Financial Development

Michigan Journal of International Law, Vol. 26, p. 271, 2005

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 May 2005

Accepted Paper Series

Michael S. Barr

University of Michigan Law School

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26.

The Developing World is Poorer than We Thought, But No Less Successful in the Fight Against Poverty

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4703

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion

World Bank and Georgetown University

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27.

Education and Hiv/Aids Prevention: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Western Kenya

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4024

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Esther Duflo, Pascaline Dupas, Michael Kremer and Samuel Sinei

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

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28.

Measuring Empowerment in Practice: Structuring Analysis and Framing Indicators

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3510

Number of pages: 123 Posted: 10 Feb 2005

Working Paper Series

Ruth Alsop and Nina Heinsohn

World Bank and World Bank

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29.

Child Labour in Nigeria: Causes and Consequences for National Development

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 17 May 2010

Working Paper Series

David Betelwhobel Ugal and Florence Undyaundeye

FULAFIA and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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30.

Islamic Microfinance Development: Challenges and Initiatives

Islamic Research & Training institute Policy Dialogue Paper No. 2

Number of pages: 98 Posted: 16 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2009

Working Paper Series

Mohammed Obaidullah and Tariqullah Khan

Islamic Development Bank and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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31.

Microfinance: Does it Hold its Promises? A Survey of Recent Literature

HWWA Discussion Paper No. 276

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Jun 2004

Working Paper Series

Aliya Khawari

HWWA Institute of International Economics

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32.

The Politics of Corporate Social Responsibility: Reflections on the United Nations Human Rights Norms for Corporations

Company and Securities Law Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 30-42, 2007, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 07/10

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 14 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2015

Accepted Paper Series

David Kinley, Justine Nolan and Natalie Zerial

The University of Sydney Law School, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Faculty of Law and The University of Sydney

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33.

The Impacts of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Work on Income and Health: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia

Number of pages: 84 Posted: 27 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2017

Working Paper Series

Christopher Blattman and Stefan Dercon

University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy and University of Oxford - Department of Economics

There are 3 versions of this paper

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34.

Choosing Dimensions: The Capability Approach and Multidimensional Poverty

Chronic Poverty Research Centre Working Paper No. 88

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2012

Working Paper Series

Sabina Alkire

Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative

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35.

Is the United States Still the Best Country in the World? Think Again

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 26 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2015

Working Paper Series

Hershey H. Friedman and Sarah Hertz

City University of New York (CUNY) - Department of Business Management and State University of New York (SUNY), Empire State College

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36.

Social Capital, Household Welfare, and Poverty in Indonesia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2148

Number of pages: 79 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Christian Grootaert

World Bank - Social Development

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37.

Female Labour Force Participation: Past Trends and Main Determinants in OECD Countries

OECD Working Paper No. 376

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 25 Oct 2013

Working Paper Series

Florence Jaumotte

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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38.

Scaling-Up Microfinance for India's Rural Poor

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3646

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Jul 2005

Working Paper Series

Priya Basu and Pradeep Srivastava

World Bank Group - Finance and Private Sector Division (WBIFP) and National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

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39.

Decentralization and Poverty in Developing Countries: Exploring the Impact

OECD Development Centre Working Paper No. 236

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 Sep 2004

Working Paper Series

Johannes P. Jütting, Celine Kauffmann, Ida McDonnell, Holger Osterrieder, Nicolas Pinaud and Lucia Wegner

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV) and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV)

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40.

Sustainability of Microfinance Self Help Groups in India: Would Federating Help?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3516

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Feb 2005

Working Paper Series

Ajai Nair

World Bank

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41.

Global Poverty and Inequality: A Review of the Evidence

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4623

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Working Paper Series

Francisco H. G. Ferreira and Martin Ravallion

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Georgetown University

Downloads 1,712

42.

The Effect of Poverty on Education in Nigeria: Obstacles and Solutions

OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 55-72, 2010

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 29 Aug 2010

Accepted Paper Series

Ismail Hussein Amzat

University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Educational Management, Planning & Policy

Downloads 1,679

43.

Acute Multidimensional Poverty: A New Index for Developing Countries

Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Working Paper No. 38, United Nations Development Programme Human Development Report Office Background Paper No. 2010/11

Number of pages: 139 Posted: 20 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2013

Working Paper Series

Sabina Alkire and Maria Emma Santos

Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative and CONICET-UNS/IIESS and OPHI

Downloads 1,640

44.

Understanding Poverty: Comparing Basic Needs Approach and Capability Approach

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 May 2012

Working Paper Series

Shing Yip Wong

University of Bristol - School for Policy Studies

Downloads 1,634

45.

The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Bangladesh: Revisiting the Evidence

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 174

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 12 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2014

Accepted Paper Series

David Roodman and Jonathan Morduch

Center for Global Development and New York University (NYU) - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

There are 3 versions of this paper

Downloads 1,629

46.

Role of Gender Equality in Development - A Literature Review

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Dec 2005

Working Paper Series

Anne Mikkola

University of Helsinki and HECER - Department of Economics

Downloads 1,577

47.

Islamic Economic System and Poverty Reduction

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 26 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2014

Working Paper Series

Saif Siddiqui

Centre for Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India

Downloads 1,576

48.

Redistribution via Taxation: The Limited Role of the Personal Income Tax in Developing Countries

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 52, 2005, UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 05-22

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 20 Sep 2005

Accepted Paper Series

Eric M. Zolt and Richard M. Bird

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of Toronto - Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

Downloads 1,521

49.

Prospects and Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 28 Nov 2012

Working Paper Series

Adebimpe Adesua Lincoln

Independent

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50.

Political Instability: Its Effects on Financial Development, Its Roots in the Severity of Economic Inequality

Journal of Comparative Economics 39 (2011) 279-309

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 06 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2013

Accepted Paper Series

Mark J. Roe and Jordan I. Siegel

Harvard Law School and University of Michigan

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