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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13,923
2.
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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12,198
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
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics, Heidelberg University and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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9,683
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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6,420
The Economic Lives of the Poor
CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5968
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 05 Jan 2007
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59
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6,420
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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5,853
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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5,456
The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
NBER Working Paper No. w18950
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 11 May 2013
Last Revised: 21 May 2013
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41
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5,456
7.
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)
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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5,308
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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416
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5,308
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
American University - Washington College of Law
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4,824
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
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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4,586
Inequality and Institutions in 20th Century America
NBER Working Paper No. w13106
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 27 Jun 2007
Last Revised: 16 Sep 2007
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82
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4,586
10.
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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3,998
11.
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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3,968
12.
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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3,949
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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3,759
14.
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
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3,596
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
Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business and Stanford University
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3,272
16.
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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3,211
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
University of Manchester - Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM)
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3,018
18.
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
FULAFIA and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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2,893
19.
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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2,877
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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65
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
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4
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2,877
20.
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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2,804
21.
Microfinance in India: A Critique
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 09 Jun 2005
Working Paper Series
Independent
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2,782
22.
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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2,613
23.
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
World Bank - Brazil, Cornell University and The World Bank
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2,602
24.
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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2,587
25.
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, World Bank eMBeD (Mind, Behavior, and Development) 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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2,559
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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33
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
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6
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2,559
26.
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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2,537
27.
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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2,456
28.
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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2,400
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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2,396
30.
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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2,344
31.
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
University of Michigan Law School
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2,241
32.
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
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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2,223
33.
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
World Bank and World Bank
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2,106
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
Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative
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2,104
35.
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
The University of Sydney Law School, University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Faculty of Law and The University of Sydney
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2,040
36.
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
HWWA Institute of International Economics
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2,038
37.
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
City University of New York - Department of Business Management and State University of New York (SUNY), Empire State College
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2,030
38.
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
World Bank - Social Development
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1,994
39.
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
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Georgetown University
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1,935
40.
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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1,895
41.
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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1,887
42.
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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1,848
43.
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
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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1,840
44.
Not Separate, Not Equal: Poverty and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa
William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 739
Number of pages: 42
Posted: 20 Feb 2005
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Research Department
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1,838
45.
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
World Bank Group - Finance and Private Sector Division (WBIFP) and National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
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1,803
46.
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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1,786
47.
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
World Bank
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1,753
48.
Islamic Economic System and Poverty Reduction
Number of pages: 10
Posted: 26 Jan 2009
Last Revised: 30 Aug 2014
Working Paper Series
Centre for Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India
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1,722
49.
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
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law and University of Toronto - Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
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1,721
50.
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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1,719
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