Episode #7: Behavioural science: a cure for poverty? – Saugato Datta
Struggling to make ends meet reduces mental head space and makes it harder to make long-term decisions. Applying behavioural scienceContinue Reading
discussing the hidden sides of poverty
Struggling to make ends meet reduces mental head space and makes it harder to make long-term decisions. Applying behavioural scienceContinue Reading
Many countries were on track to half multidimensional poverty by 2030, but Covid-19 will lead to a reversal of trendsContinue Reading
Eliminating poverty requires the empowerment of people to understand their own poverty and find solutions for it. Agency and self-efficacyContinue Reading
Blaming and shaming people in poverty has a long history in the UK and the US and is woven intoContinue Reading
Poverty measurement is political with choices about indicators and thresholds being grounded in values and norms about what it meansContinue Reading
At the height of this global health crisis, we hear that coronavirus does not discriminate and that we are allContinue Reading
Shame and stigma are common denominators in the experience of poverty worldwide. Addressing poverty requires co-creation of knowledge and formulationContinue Reading