Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs innovate by conditioning transfers to poor families
on investments in the human capital of children and other family members. The Mexican …

Will economic development in poor countries cause less migration, or more? this simple
question has tremendous relevance to the future of migration policy as the world develops …

This paper synthesizes insights from new global data on the effectiveness of migration
policies. It investigates the complex links between migration policies and migration trends to …

Resilience is becoming influential in development and vulnerability reduction sectors such
as social protection, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Policy makers …

In many develo** countries property rights over rural land are maintained through
continuous personal use instead of by land titles. We show that removing the link between …

Africa is likely to experience warming and increased climate variability by the late 21st
century. Climate extremes have been linked to adverse economic outcomes. Hence …

Conditional cash transfer programmes have spread to over 60 countries in the past two
decades, but little is known about their long-term effects. We estimate the lasting impact of …

This paper shows that poor households' entitlement to an exogenous, temporary, but
guaranteed income stream increases Mexican migration to the United States, although this …

Do negative shocks in origin countries encourage or inhibit international migration? What
roles do networks play in modifying out-migration responses? The answers to these …

This article discusses the experience of six conditional cash transfer programmes in Latin
America, a model of social safety‐nets which has grown to dominate the social protection …