1.
The Role of Education in Economic Development: A Theoretical Perspective
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 28 May 2008
Working Paper Series
Cag University
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60,670
2.
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
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics, Heidelberg University and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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17,312
3.
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
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
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12,773
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
There are 2 versions of this paper
The Economic Lives of the Poor
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 06-29
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 03 Nov 2006
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7,809
The Economic Lives of the Poor
CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5968
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 05 Jan 2007
Downloads
61
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7,809
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
University of California, Davis
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6,900
6.
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
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
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
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6,730
The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
NBER Working Paper No. w18950
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 11 May 2013
Last Revised: 13 Apr 2022
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127
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6,730
7.
Competency Mapping
National Conference on Emerging Trends in Business Research, March 2006
Number of pages: 15
Posted: 19 Feb 2012
Accepted Paper Series
Vivin Consultants Chennai
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6,706
8.
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
Integral University
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6,434
9.
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
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Connecticut - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness
There are 2 versions of this paper
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
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5,947
Employment Generation in Rural Africa: Mid-Term Results from an Experimental Evaluation of the Youth Opportunities Program in Northern Uganda
DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1201
Number of pages: 76
Posted: 01 Apr 2012
Last Revised: 24 May 2013
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499
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5,947
10.
Role of Education in Women Empowerment and Development: Issues and Impact
Number of pages: 11
Posted: 27 Sep 2015
Working Paper Series
Poornaprajna College and St. Aloysius Evening College
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5,509
11.
The Role of Women in the Nation and State Building Projects in South Sudan
Number of pages: 8
Posted: 13 Apr 2017
Working Paper Series
The Zambakari Advisory, LLC
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5,494
12.
The Effect of IMF and World Bank Programs on Poverty
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 08 Feb 2001
Working Paper Series
New York University - Department of Economics
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5,091
13.
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
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy and World Bank
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5,004
14.
Elite Quality Report 2020: 32 Country Scores and Global Rank
Number of pages: 100
Posted: 21 Aug 2020
Last Revised: 31 Aug 2020
Working Paper Series
University of St. Gallen - SoM: School of Management and University of St. Gallen
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4,994
15.
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Urban Studies & Planning and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Inequality and Institutions in 20th Century America
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 07-17
Number of pages: 59
Posted: 07 May 2007
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4,937
Inequality and Institutions in 20th Century America
NBER Working Paper No. w13106
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 27 Jun 2007
Last Revised: 25 Apr 2021
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109
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4,937
16.
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
American University - Washington College of Law
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4,934
17.
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
IndependentFULAFIA and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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4,926
18.
Universal Basic Income: A Review
Number of pages: 8
Posted: 04 Aug 2017
Working Paper Series
UNSW Business SchoolCentre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS)
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4,897
19.
Measuring Poverty
Princeton Research Program in Development Studies Working Paper
Number of pages: 21
Posted: 13 Jul 2004
Working Paper Series
Princeton University
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4,557
20.
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
University of Manchester - Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM)
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4,542
21.
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
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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4,495
22.
The Roots of Gender Inequality in India
Number of pages: 8
Posted: 28 Jan 2017
Working Paper Series
St.Mary's College, Tuticorin
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4,289
23.
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: 46
Posted: 14 May 2012
Last Revised: 03 Apr 2021
Working Paper Series
Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business and Stanford University
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4,279
24.
Role of Gender Equality in Development - a Literature Review
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 27 Dec 2005
Working Paper Series
University of Helsinki and HECER - Department of Economics
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4,103
25.
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
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy and University of Oxford - Department of Economics
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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
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4,022
Occupational Choice in Early Industrializing Societies: Experimental Evidence on the Income and Health Effects of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Work
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10255
Number of pages: 90
Posted: 10 Oct 2016
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78
Occupational Choice in Early Industrializing Societies: Experimental Evidence on the Income and Health Effects of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Work
NBER Working Paper No. w22683
Number of pages: 52
Posted: 26 Sep 2016
Last Revised: 25 Dec 2021
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13
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4,022
26.
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
University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Educational Management, Planning & Policy
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3,937
27.
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
Bankable Frontier Associates, World Bank - Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Tufts University
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3,511
28.
Understanding Poverty: Comparing Basic Needs Approach and Capability Approach
Number of pages: 14
Posted: 24 May 2012
Working Paper Series
University of Bristol - School for Policy Studies
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3,431
29.
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
Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative and CONICET-UNS/IIESS and OPHI
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3,425
30.
Measuring Education Inequality: Gini Coefficients of Education
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 29 Jan 2001
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Brazil, Cornell University and The World Bank
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3,246
31.
How Not to Count the Poor
Number of pages: 71
Posted: 28 Mar 2006
Working Paper Series
Yale University, Global Justice Program and The New School - Department of Economics
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3,222
32.
Microfinance in India: A Critique
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 09 Jun 2005
Working Paper Series
Independent
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3,204
33.
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
Islamic Development Bank and Hamad Bin Khalifa University
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3,180
34.
Is Gender Diversity Profitable? Evidence from a Global Survey
Peterson Institute for International Economics Working Paper No. 16-3
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 10 Feb 2016
Working Paper Series
Peterson Institute for International Economics, Peterson Institute for International Economics and Peterson Institute for International Economics
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3,134
35.
The Poverty of 'Development Economics'
IEA Hobart Paper No. 144
Number of pages: 272
Posted: 02 Apr 2005
Working Paper Series
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics
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3,132
36.
Micro Finance
Emerging Trends in Financial Management, 2006
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 24 Jan 2011
Last Revised: 28 Jul 2021
Accepted Paper Series
Vivin Consultants Chennai and Muthayammal Engineering College
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3,036
37.
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
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics and Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital
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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
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3,030
Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence on Adult Noncognitive Investments in Liberia
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7648
Number of pages: 108
Posted: 22 Apr 2016
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61
Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Liberia
NBER Working Paper No. w21204
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 26 May 2015
Last Revised: 10 Dec 2021
Downloads
15
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3,030
38.
Relationship between GDP and Human Development Indices in India
Society of Interdisciplinary Business Research (SIBR) 2011 Conference on Interdisciplinary Business Research
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 22 Jun 2011
Working Paper Series
Bu Ali Sina University
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2,720
39.
The Changing Status of Women in India - the Challenges Ahead
Number of pages: 21
Posted: 27 Jul 2006
Working Paper Series
Independent Author and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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2,717
40.
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
Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative
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2,658
41.
Human Development: Definitions, Critiques, and Related Concepts
OPHI Working Paper No. 36
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 29 Jul 2012
Working Paper Series
Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative
There are 2 versions of this paper
Human Development: Definitions, Critiques, and Related Concepts
OPHI Working Paper No. 36
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 29 Jul 2012
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2,655
Human Development: Definitions, Critiques, and Related Concepts
UNDP-HDRO Occasional Papers No. 2010/1
Number of pages: 100
Posted: 09 Nov 2013
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442
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2,655
42.
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
Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Warwick - Department of Economics
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2,601
43.
The Future of Worldwide Income Distribution
Peterson Institute for International Economics Working Paper No. 15-7
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 14 Apr 2015
Last Revised: 16 Apr 2015
Working Paper Series
Bank of England and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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2,577
44.
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
World Bank and Georgetown University
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2,555
45.
Prospects and Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 28 Nov 2012
Working Paper Series
Independent
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2,481
46.
Financial Inclusion and Legal Discrimination Against Women: Evidence from Developing Countries
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6416
Number of pages: 47
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
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2,413
47.
The Role of Higher Education in Human Capital Development
Number of pages: 21
Posted: 19 Jan 2014
Working Paper Series
University of Ibadan and Lead City University
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2,403
48.
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Theory, Evidence and Policy
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7507
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 23 Aug 2013
Working Paper Series
University College Cork - Cork University Business School
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2,388
49.
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
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and State University of New York (SUNY), Empire State College
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2,373
50.
Violence Against Women in India: A Case for Research in Tackling the Menace
Number of pages: 19
Posted: 31 May 2013
Working Paper Series
Symbiosis International University - Symbiosis School of Biomedical Sciences (SSBS)Symbiosis School of Biomedical Sciences and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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2,371
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