This article reviews the literature on aspirations in economics, with a particular focus on
socially determined aspirations. The core theory builds on two fundamental principles:(a) …

A randomized experiment among poor entrepreneurs tested the impact of exogenously
inducing higher financial aspirations. In theory, raising aspirations could have positive …

The Age-Period-Cohort Model is used in this paper to examine how farmers' confidence has
changed in response to various measures for reducing poverty, based on data from 13,559 …

The aspirations gap is the distance between an individual's current and aspired standard of
livelihood. A growing theoretical literature predicts that aspirations both “too close” and “too …

Rural development is a political topic in which debate has been more focussed on externally
identified needs than on demands or aspirations of the rural population and polarised …

ABSTRACT A randomized experiment among poor entrepreneurs tested the impact of
exogenously inducing higher financial aspirations. In theory, raising aspirations could have …

We review the literature on pathways through which social networks may influence social
mobility in developing countries. We find that social networks support members in tangible …

Aspirations have become a common theme in empirical economics studies but there is no
unified understanding of the range of outcomes they influence, the factors that shape them …

In coming decades, Africa's urban populations will expand, and the effects of climate change
be more keenly felt. Land policies and institutions will be key for urban dwellers to be able …

Policy interventions to bolster the aspirations of children and adults have gained increasing
attention and are being employed to achieve better educational, labor market, and business …