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Poverty, psychology and pseudoscience

Posted on January 1, 2021 by VM

From the abstract of ‘Why Do People Stay Poor? Evidence on Poverty Traps from Rural Bangladesh’, November 24, 2020: There are two broad views as to why people stay poor. One emphasizes differences in fundamentals, such as ability, talent or … Continue reading →

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Poverty, psychology and pseudoscience

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