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Strengthening Safety Nets for the Poor

Rema N. Hanna, Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, Harvard Kennedy School

27-Jul-16 15:00

Strengthening Safety Nets for the Poor

Professor Rema N. Hanna is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School. Part of her research focuses on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. She joins us to discuss her research and findings.


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