Traditionally focused on external constraints, economists are increasingly recognizing the
importance of internal constraints that reflect perceptions as much as reality. Perceived self …

We propose a framework for understanding the role of hope and aspirations in economic
development. We review literature related to hope from philosophy, theology, and …

We explore the impact of violence on beliefs about socioeconomic mobility. For this purpose,
we bring together data on the severity of the household-level experience of violence …

The role of aspirations in facilitating movement out of poverty is a subject of increasing
research in development economics. Previous work finds positive impacts from international …

The history of development economics has been portrayed as a succession of fads and
magic bullets. This study inquires whether behavioral approaches to economic development …

The Rohingya have endured generations of trauma through displacement and targeted
violence in Myanmar. Hundreds of thousands have been forced out of the country, with a …

Given the strong link between religiousness and hope, we sought to further understand the
relations of these potentially powerful resources for youth living in adversity. Although …

Nearly 5.6 million Syrian refugees have been displaced by the country's civil war, of which
roughly half are children. A digital analysis of features in children's drawings potentially …

Teaching quality is known to be critical for students' education and life prospects in
developed countries. However, little is known about how teacher quality affects student …

Governments, multinational companies, and researchers today collect unprecedented
amounts of data on human feelings. These data provide information on citizens' happiness …