Community policing is meant to combat citizen mistrust of the police force. The concept was developed in the mid-20th century to help officers become part of the communities they are responsible for. The hope was that such presence would create a par
A field experiment in India led by MIT antipoverty researchers has produced a striking result: A one-time boost of capital improves the condition of the very poor even a decade later.The experiment, based on a “Targeting the Ultra-Poor” (TUP) program
A field experiment in India led by MIT antipoverty researchers has produced a striking result: A one-time boost of capital improves the condition of the very poor even a decade later.
One-time capital boosts can help the welfare of the very poor for a decade subsequently, according to new research co-authored by MIT economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo.