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    The impact of earned and windfall transfers on livelihoods and conservation in Sierra Leone

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015
    Using a randomised controlled trial in Sierra Leone, this report measures the impact of a transfer program aimed at alleviating poverty and reducing pressure on the natural environment. The research finds that the way in which aid is distributed—communal versus individual, and windfall versus earned—has a significant effect on how the aid will be used.
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    A just retirement future for Chilean workers: social insurance or private savings?

    Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2015
    The debate between exponents of public and private pensions is as old as social security itself, but the question remains. Which model is most likely to augment the financial well-being of Chilean workers in retirement, social insurance or private savings?
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    Prospects for economic growth in Nigeria: a demographic perspective

    Program on the Global Demography of Aging at Harvard University, 2015
    Nigeria’s political and economic prominence within Africa, along with the country’s position on the threshold of a major demographic transition, raises three related questions: (1) What is the potential for economic growth created by Nigeria’s demographic transition?
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    POPPOV / Population and Poverty Research Network

    The PopPov network is a group of academic researchers, funders, and other stakeholders from around the globe that is interested in how population dynamics (population growth, decline, aging, etc.,) im
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    Change the Record: Exploring new ways to engage the public in tackling global poverty

    British Overseas NGOs for Development, 2014
    The report explores the reasons behind the fragility of UK public support for development and suggests how the development community can work together to build a more active and engaged public. Three core themes emerged from the media and audience research:
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    Finding Frames: New ways to engage the UK public in global poverty

    British Overseas NGOs for Development, 2011
    This report is the product of a six-month study which aimed to explore the potential for frames theory to be used as a practical tool to re-engage the UK public in global poverty. It suggests new ways forward for engaging the public in environmental issues and actions.
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    The political economy of pension reform: public opinion in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2015
    Countries around the world are facing important challenges to the sustainability of their pension systems. Changing policies, especially those of large scope and financial magnitude, is a political challenge. It takes a combination of willingness, capacity and enough political support to change the status quo and avoid costly subsequent reversals.
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    Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

    The Institute for Economics and Peace is a think tank dedicated to developing metrics to analyse peace and to quantify its economic value.
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    Tackling gun violence in India

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015
    This rapid response briefing covers topics such as emerging trends of growing gun-related violence in urban India, lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean, the relationship between gun violence and poverty and implications for policies and programmes dealing with gun-related crime in Indian cities.
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    Data Revolution Group

    Data Revolution Group is the United Nations Secretary General's Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development, set up to offer inputs to shape “an ambitiou

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