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Policies for Aspirations. And Opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorMuller, Noël
dc.contributor.authorFruttero, Anna
dc.contributor.authorCalvo-González, Óscar
dc.contributor.authorde Hoop, Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-04T20:12:43Z
dc.date.available2024-06-04T20:12:43Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-04
dc.description.abstractPolicy interventions that foster aspirations, such as those using role models, are increasingly being implemented so that students, women, microentrepreneurs, farmers, and poor individuals can achieve untapped opportunities. Several of these interventions have successfully enhanced educational achievements, labor market participation, and business activities. However, raising the aspirations of individuals when they do not have opportunities to realize them can generate frustration and make them worse off. This paper argues that effective policy interventions need to account for both aspirations and opportunities and proposes a framework to consider both elements. The paper highlights how addressing either element in isolation can lead to unfavorable outcomes, such as falling into an aspiration trap (when low aspirations prevent people from seizing available opportunities), experiencing frustration (when aspirations are enhanced without matching opportunities), or remaining in a poverty trap (when both aspirations and opportunities are low). The paper discusses various policy approaches to raising aspirations and opportunities in light of these scenarios and the challenges of aligning the two elements.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099345506042430055/IDU192123c181b7581448d1903110eb852951475
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10790
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41656
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10790
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectASPIRATIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSDG 4
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectSDG 5
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.subjectEDUCATION AND INEQUALITY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectCULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.titlePolicies for Aspirations. And Opportunitiesen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titlePolicies for Aspirations. And Opportunities
okr.date.disclosure2024-06-04
okr.date.lastmodified2024-06-04T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099345506042430055/IDU192123c181b7581448d1903110eb852951475
okr.guid099345506042430055
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-92123c18-b758-448d-9031-0eb852951475
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10790
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34333098
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34333098
okr.identifier.reportWPS10790
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099345506042430055/pdf/IDU192123c181b7581448d1903110eb852951475.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.topicEducation::Educational Policy and Planning
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Policy, Institutions and Governance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty and Policy
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitEFI-LCR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ELCPV)
okr.unitEFI-ECA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EECPV)
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