Are Markets Inclusive for the Poor?

Building on earlier work by Banerjee and Duflo (2007) [“The Economic Lives of the Poor” in Journal of Economic Perspectives 21(1):141-167], this paper uses survey data from 9 countries in order to shed further light on one aspect of the economic lives of the poor: their access to markets. It develop...

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Main Authors: Acosta, Pablo, Melzer, Illana, Mendoza, Ronald U, Kim, Namsuk, Thelen, Nina
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.asog-pubs-11472020-07-20T08:41:14Z Are Markets Inclusive for the Poor? Acosta, Pablo Melzer, Illana Mendoza, Ronald U Kim, Namsuk Thelen, Nina Building on earlier work by Banerjee and Duflo (2007) [“The Economic Lives of the Poor” in Journal of Economic Perspectives 21(1):141-167], this paper uses survey data from 9 countries in order to shed further light on one aspect of the economic lives of the poor: their access to markets. It develops a framework that could be used to map market inclusiveness, and then applies this to a number of markets that are critical to reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These “market heat maps” help to illustrate the extent of the challenges and in some cases reveals potential opportunities in growing more inclusive markets in water, financial services and labor. 2007-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/148 https://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/citations/29628 Ateneo School of Government Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Economic Policy Economics
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
country Philippines
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topic Economic Policy
Economics
spellingShingle Economic Policy
Economics
Acosta, Pablo
Melzer, Illana
Mendoza, Ronald U
Kim, Namsuk
Thelen, Nina
Are Markets Inclusive for the Poor?
description Building on earlier work by Banerjee and Duflo (2007) [“The Economic Lives of the Poor” in Journal of Economic Perspectives 21(1):141-167], this paper uses survey data from 9 countries in order to shed further light on one aspect of the economic lives of the poor: their access to markets. It develops a framework that could be used to map market inclusiveness, and then applies this to a number of markets that are critical to reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These “market heat maps” help to illustrate the extent of the challenges and in some cases reveals potential opportunities in growing more inclusive markets in water, financial services and labor.
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author Acosta, Pablo
Melzer, Illana
Mendoza, Ronald U
Kim, Namsuk
Thelen, Nina
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Melzer, Illana
Mendoza, Ronald U
Kim, Namsuk
Thelen, Nina
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title Are Markets Inclusive for the Poor?
title_short Are Markets Inclusive for the Poor?
title_full Are Markets Inclusive for the Poor?
title_fullStr Are Markets Inclusive for the Poor?
title_full_unstemmed Are Markets Inclusive for the Poor?
title_sort are markets inclusive for the poor?
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2007
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/148
https://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/citations/29628
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