Farmer's market in Kenya
September 2022

Presenting an Evaluation of Existing Poverty Measures

Agreeing on a definition of poverty is central to producing valid and reliable measures. Defining poverty, and a normative adequate standard of living, also carries practical significance for targeting assistance and tracking outcomes.

Reconstruction in Nepal
February 2018

Conceptualizing Self-Sufficiency for Aid Recipient Countries

Multilateral and bilateral donors generally intend for economic development aid to recipient countries to decrease over time and for those countries to move toward greater self-sufficiency. Recent EPAR research looks at whether the concept of "self-sufficiency" for aid recipient countries is defined in the academic literature, grey literature, and donor policy documents.