Can better poverty prediction lead to better social protection?
Nov 5, 2026 - 08:00
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Can better poverty prediction lead to better social protection? By: Dyah Savitri Pritadrajati, an economist and Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute’s Indo-Pacific Development Centre. Her research focuses on social policy, labour, gender, and economic development in the region. Governments running social assistance often have to identify poor households without reliable information on their incomes.