American Enterprise Institute

New Study Shows Significant Drop in World Poverty

Some really interesting results from a new NBER working paper “Parametric Estimations of the World Distribution of Income,” by Maxim Pinkovskiy and Xavier Sala-i-Martin (Columbia University): Abstract ...

Understanding the Poverty Gap: Definition, Measurement, and Index

Learn how the poverty gap measures poverty's intensity through income shortfalls from the poverty line, and explore its ...
America Magazine

We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the will to actually do it?

Posters featuring portraits of several world leaders line a road in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 20, 2025, ahead of the G20 summit to be held there. Credit: AP foto/Themba Hadebe ...

The low, low cost of ending extreme poverty

This would be the cheapest, most efficient way to end extreme poverty, and it would cost about $30 billion per year. But, ...
Center for American Progress

Our Addiction to Oil is Fueling World Poverty

Thanks to a renewed push by policymakers and two years of historically high gas prices, renewable energy is an issue that has climbed to the top of our national agenda. But in the United States, the ...
Mexico News Daily

Historic milestone: Middle class Mexicans now outnumber those in poverty

The Mexican government on Friday claimed that for the first time in history more  Mexicans are categorized as middle class ...
World Bank

Ending Poverty is our First Global Goal, and We are Off Track

We are at a critical juncture today in the fight against poverty. Despite decades of hard-won development progress, a world free of poverty remains out of sight. Ten years ago, the outlook appeared ...
American Enterprise Institute

Thinking About Elon Musk and Global Poverty

Uberbillioniare entrepreneur Elon Musk has been involved in a Twitter back and forth about global poverty. CNBC sums it up: Elon Musk is now worth more than $300 billion, and he’s apparently ready to ...
The Nation

Freedom From Poverty Should Be a Human Right

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The Economist

The number of people in extreme poverty is falling again

IN NAIROBI, a motorbike taxi driver who spent months hiding from his landlord during the covid-19 lockdown will be back on the road in 2022 and beginning to repay his debt. A farmer in rural Zambia ...
Psychology Today

World Poverty Day: Conversation Starters to Use with Kids

NOTE: This post was co-authored with members of the CUESI Lab—Lindsey Nenadal, Ph.D., Katherine Griffin, Ph.D., Taylor Hazelbaker, M.A., and Kristina Brittenham, J ...
Forbes

Counties With The Highest And Lowest Poverty Rates In The U.S.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover real estate, economics and cost of living. The Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction industry employs nearly a ...