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Agba said this at the inauguration of a Report on “Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities: A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment ”, by the Nigeria
Working with the government of Niger, we compare the impact of large transfers and psychosocial support to combining all of these in one big push. The impacts are different, and the cost-effectiveness of different components give us food for thought on how to tackle poverty.
To combat global poverty, social programs that not only provide cash to families — but also address psychological and social obstacles to seizing economic opportunities — can have a beneficial impact on people’s lives, according to new research from Northwestern University economists.