Brazil's cash transfer program reduced TB incidence by 41% (aRR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.58–0.60) and mortality by 31% (aRR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.65–0.73), with strongest effects among Indigenous groups (incidence aRR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.32–0.42) and those in extreme poverty (incidence aRR: 0.49; 95% CI: 0.49–0.50)
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Nature
Effects of conditional cash transfers on tuberculosis incidence and mortality according to race, ethnicity and socioeconomic factors…
Nature Medicine - Participation in Brazil’s Bolsa Familia Program, one of the largest conditional cash transfer programs in the world, was associated with large reductions in tuberculosis...
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Ending global poverty would cost far less than you'd think
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Stanford Graduate School of Business
What a Moonshot to End Extreme Poverty Would Cost
Tapping into economics and computer science, researchers find that the math is tough, but the final price tag is not.
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International migration is a powerful poverty alleviation tool – Emigration from the Philippines contributed to broad-based economic growth in the Philippines. The ability to earn higher wages abroad motivated families to invest in education, which boosted wages and entrepreneurship at home.
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Abundance from Abroad: Migrant Income and Long-Run Economic Development
(April 2026) - We study how international migrant income prospects affect long-run development in origin areas. We leverage the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis exchange rate shocks in a shift-share identification strategy across Philippine provinces. Initial…
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