This morning in the Guardian, IRIBA co-research director Ed Amann gives his take on the anti-poverty agenda facing Brazil’s presidential candidates. This is a year of important anniversaries for Brazil. It is 10 years since the launch of the celebrated Bolsa Família anti-poverty

Opening yesterday’s International Economic Forum on Africa, OECD head Angel Gurría reiterated his organisation’s strapline: “better policies for better lives“. As the conference unfolded however, it became increasingly apparent that Africa isn’t lacking in good

If you’d like to receive an occasional email keeping you up to date with the latest IRIBA news and research, you can now sign up here (or at the bottom of the page). The first edition was sent out earlier this week featuring, among other things, an exclusive, limited edition pho

Most of the research on Bolsa Família looks at its aggregate impact at a national level, so IRIBA researchers decided to focus instead on what happens to school attendance and the labour supply at the municipal level. This week, Dario Debowicz talked PhD students at the Brooks World P

IRIBA’s research directors, Armando Barrientos and Ed Amann draw together the conclusions from the first phase of the project. Cross posted from ELDIS.  Brazil’s ascent to prominence on the international economic stage has been a prolonged affair. Perhaps the most curious featur

Professor Stephan Klasen is head of the Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research at the University of Göttingen and co-author of the IRIBA working paper on the impact of SENAI vocational training in Brazil and its implications for African countries. This year’s meeting of t

Hot on the heels of our seminar at the LSE, we’re continuing to present and discuss our research findings, this time with a focus on agriculture. The event will take place at the University of Brasília on October 7 and will feature: Professor Bernardo Mueller, discussing the tra

Daniele Malerba, PhD candidate at the Global Development Institute reports back from the recent IRIBA workshop at the LSE. Last Friday the LSE hosted an IRIBA workshop on some of the work produced in the first round of the project. Research on inequality, social protection and infrast

With the initial IRIBA research programme close to completion, we’re looking forward to taking the show on the road and discussing our findings from Brazil – and their potential for African countries. On Friday September 12 we’re running a workshop at the London Scho

As in many countries, dealing with corruption is a huge issue in Brazil. Its impact on broader society was regularly cited by protesters demanding better public services last year. Professor Mariana Prado and Lindsey Carson have taken a detailed look at Brazil’s approach to tackling c