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 ...

A shocking new warning about global poverty should unsettle everyone

Between 1990 and today, the number of people living in extreme poverty — meaning on the equivalent of $3 or less per day in US purchasing power — fell from 2.3 billion to around 800 million, even as ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
Reuters

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine mean the world is unlikely to meet a longstanding goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank ...
Mashable

Yes, we can end poverty. Forever.

Do you like to time travel as much as I do? If you’re reading this letter, a form of time travel in its own right, I expect you do. My current favorite way to visit ...
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 ...