A burgeoning literature explores the extent to which consumption or income inadequately reflect people's subjective wellbeing, just as GDP at times can provide an incomplete and misleading picture of national...
Some individuals who are destitute report to be happy, while others who are very wealthy report to be miserable. There are many possible explanations for this paradox; the author focuses on the role of...
This issue includes the following: HIV testing : principles and practice, by Mark Gersovitz. Corporate governance and performance around the world : what we know and what we don't know, by Inessa Love...
The literature on the economics of happiness in developed economies finds discrepancies between reported measures of well-being and income measures. One is the so-called Easterlin paradox: that average...
This issue includes the following: globalization, poverty, and inequality since 1980 by David Dollar; data and dogma: the great Indian poverty debate by Angus Deaton and Valerie Kozel; insights on development...
This paper reviews the political economy influences of design, implementation, and outcome of safety net and other social insurance programs, but there is no general consensus among policymakers about...
This paper reviews the political economy influences of design, implementation, and outcome of safety net and other social insurance programs, but there is no general consensus among policymakers about...
The main objectives of this book are to review the conceptual issues that arise when choosing among safety-net programs; analyze how country- and region-specific constraints help to explain why different...
The effects of discretionary public expenditures is analyzed, focusing on electoral outcomes during a period of economic reform in Peru. The authors examine the political consequences of the significant...
For many African countries, and for developing countries in other regions, the latter half of the 1980s was a turning point in the struggle to alleviate poverty. In response to a marked deterioration in...
Group of Seven opens new lending windows for Russia. Meditation on Uzbekistan's reform - how to support gradual transition. Hungary's bank balancing act - getting rid of bad loan portfolios. Safety nets...