With less than four years to the globaltarget of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030, poverty remains a deeply rootedissue across the global community. Despite global progress, the World Bankestimates ...

We compare trends in absolute poverty before (1939–1963) and after (1963–2023) the War on Poverty was declared. Our primary methodological contribution is to create a post-tax post-transfer income ...

Billions of dollars in foreign aid could be spent more effectively if international poverty statistics were more accurate, according to new research led by King's College London. Dr. Michail Moatsos, ...

In 2016, for the first time in history, the portion of humanity living in extreme poverty was reduced to less than 10%. The world has set a goal of abolishing absolute poverty by 2030. Our panel of ...

Two studies conducted by the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) have shed light on the deepening crisis of child poverty in the country. Accordingly, 7.03 million children aged 0-17 ...

I suppose if you’re someone who thinks American capitalism has failed and unironically uses the phrase “late capitalism,” there’s probably no changing your mind. So I guess this post is meant for ...

The value of money depends on who you are and where you live. For the World Bank, a dollar a day is a measure of poverty. Everyone surviving on less than that falls into a category below the 'poverty ...