Poverty & Social Protection

After decades of strong growth, large countries such as India, Indonesia, and Pakistan now have the economic activity to conduct large-scale social protection programs to reduce their still-significant poverty rates. How can governments best identify and reach the poor?

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After decades of strong growth, large countries such as India, Indonesia, and Pakistan now have the economic activity to conduct large-scale social protection programs to reduce their still-significant poverty rates. How can governments best identify and reach the poor?

Highlights

News, events, and insights from our policy-research engagements on social protection programs that aim to relieve poverty.

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Join the webinar for remarks from experts in social protection on the importance of rigorous research in social protection policy.

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J-PAL & EPoD launch a new initiative to generate rigorous evidence on the effectiveness of social protection programs.

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CID hosts a panel on rethinking roles and priorities in the development space following the pandemic. 

Projects

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How can data captured by government programs be put to use to help vulnerable citizens?