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42% of Romanian women live in severe poverty. This is the worrying conclusion of a 2013 European Union Report on Gender Equality. I wanted to find out more on how women in my country got there, so I spoke to Prof. Oana Băluță, associate professor at the Faculty of Journalism […]

When discussing inclusive growth in Brazil, most economists interested in development focus on the central role played by the Bolsa Família  (Family Allowance) program in improving living standards among the country’s poorest. This program is now one of the most scrutinized social programs in the world, garnering international praise from […]

Seven years ago, I had a conversation with some colleagues in the Gaza Strip. As I recall, the conversation ended in an argument about marriage, specifically, early marriage and the type of girl that each one wanted to marry. Most of them wanted to marry a girl who worked for […]

In economics there’s a saying that a rising tide lifts all boats. However, this old adage, which implies that a flourishing economy financially benefits all  participants, does not necessarily hold true for Indigenous communities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.   For the past four decades, Australia has experienced […]

Once a prosperous industry, drawing many to Fiji’s shores and an erstwhile key contributor to Fiji’s economic success, the agricultural industry is now in threat of collapse. Agriculture alone accounts for nearly 20% of Fiji’s gross domestic product and sugar exports were equal to 187 million Fiji dollars in 2009. […]