Researchers from the School of Engineering in Trinity College Dublin have developed a new spatial index that measures the connections between poverty and poor accessibility.
Economics & Business
Dec 2, 2019
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A report from Cardiff University reveals the extent to which public service provision is now being influenced by data analytics.
Other
Nov 20, 2018
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Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, nearly half the world's population lives on less than $5.50 a day, with a rising share of the poor in wealthier economies, the World Bank said Wednesday.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2018
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According to the World Bank, over 1.1 billion people have lifted themselves from extreme poverty since 1990. But even as the global outlook on extreme poverty improves, billions of people continue to struggle to access basic ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2018
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A small boost in microlending to the developing world could lift more than 10.5 million people out of extreme poverty. That's one conclusion of my study, published last month in The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, which found ...
Economics & Business
Jun 26, 2017
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Climate change could sink up to 122 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, mostly in South Asia and Africa, where small farmers will see their output plummet, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned ...
Environment
Oct 17, 2016
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Mobile phone calls are analyzed to thwart crime and track diseases. Now, University at Buffalo researchers are studying if such data can help combat extreme poverty.
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2015
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Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday.
Environment
Nov 8, 2015
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Many Americans will live in poverty at some point in their lives, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2015
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Climate change could undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty around the globe, the World Bank warned Sunday.
Environment
Nov 23, 2014
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