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The poor are not lacking capabilities or a desire to escape poverty, but are stuck in poverty traps, according to a long-term study from Bangladesh co-authored by an MIT economist analyzes the success of “Big Push” antipoverty programs.

Chronic poverty in the developing world can seem like an insoluble problem. But a long-term study from Bangladesh co-authored by an MIT economist presents

Credits: Image: Allegra Boverman Next image Thailand has become an economic leader in Southeast Asia in recent decades, but while the country has rapidly industrialized, many Thai citizens have been left behind. As a child growing up in Bangkok, Pavarin Bhandtivej would watch the news and wonder why families in the nearby countryside had next to nothing. He aspired to become a policy researcher and create beneficial change. But Bhandtivej knew his goal wouldn�...