Poor Economics is a book about the very rich economics that emerges from understanding the economic lives of the poor. It is a book about the kinds of theories that help us make sense of both …

There are two broad views as to why people stay poor. One emphasizes dif-ferences in fundamentals, such as ability, talent, or motivation. The poverty traps view emphasizes differences in opportunities …

Ownership of various durable items, or access to them in the home, is significantly lower for the nonworking poor. However, home computers are scarce among both groups; about 10 percent of the …

Raising the economic status of the poor through increasing the minimum wage and extending the Earned Income Tax Credit, which supports work by providing refundable tax credits to low-wage …

Poor and low-income people are bearing the brunt of deaths and injuries due to extreme heat, storms, and drought. Between 2009 and 2017, heat wave increases caused an average of 1,373 additional …

To accelerate poverty reduction and end extreme poverty by 2030, we need to know who are the poor, where do they live, and where poverty is deepest. How have the different regions of the developing …

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. These programs target benefits to individuals and families using factors like income (means- esting), parenthood, and employment status. For many anti …