Development
The Development Programme fosters theoretical and empirical research into the design, impact and determinants of public policy and organisational change. Key fields include development economics, political economy and public economics. There is strong interest within the group in identifying policies and developing institutions capable both of reducing poverty and enhancing growth.
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Video: Why Do People Stay Poor?
Video animation based on the paper by Clare Balboni, Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Maitreesh Ghatak, and Anton Heil why do people stay poor and what are the implications for efforts to reduce global poverty. Read more...
Why do people stay poor?
The LSE's Research for the World feature on findings by Balboni, Bandiera, Burgess, Ghatak and Heil showing evidence that people living in poverty in rural Bangladesh remain poor not because they lack talent or ability, but rather because they are stuck in a low-opportunity poverty trap.
