Kate's programmes and teams:
Programme Leader/Research Fellow
Kate is a micro-economist with a particular interest in poverty and chronic poverty, rural livelihoods, coping strategies and diversification. Kate has considerable experience in evaluating the household and intra-household impacts of pro-poor projects, programs and policies.
She is currently leading interdisciplinary and multi-country research within the Chronic Poverty Research Centre into chronic poverty in remote rural areas. She has particular experience in sub-Saharan Africa and India, but has worked elsewhere in Asia and in transitional economies.
Recent publications and other resources
Recent projects, networks and partnerships
Joint Learning Programme on Pro Poor GrowthFebruary 2009 - December 2010 Aid for Trade: Promoting Inclusive Growth - Phase 2 January 2009 - September 2009 The global financial crisis and developing countries December 2008 - June 2009 Reviewing the Results of Poverty and Social Impact Analysis on Bank Operations and In-Country Policy FormulationApril 2008 - September 2008 Aid for Trade: Promoting Inclusive Growth - Phase 1 March 2008 - September 2009 PRS Training 2008March 2008 - December 2008 Backstopping support to SDC 20082008 Learning Event on Promoting Pro-Poor GrowthDecember 2007 - December 2007 Trade Policy, Trade and Investment PromotionNovember 2007 - February 2008 Spatial disparities and development policy June 2007 - November 2007 Re-thinking aid policy in response to Zimbabwe's protracted crisisMay 2007 - June 2007 Comparative life history project2007 - 2009 The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Poverty and Social Impact Assessments (PSIA)November 2006 - December 2006 Community Dynamics and Coping StrategiesJuly 2006 - September 2006 Trade Policy and Poverty; Institutional ReviewMay 2006 - June 2006 Community Knowledge in Policy April 2006 - March 2006 Joint Donor PRS TrainingMarch 2006 - December 2006 Life Histories for Chronic Poverty Research2006 - 2008 Understanding and addressing spatial poverty traps2006 - 2008 Empirical Approaches to the Intergenerational Transmission of PovertyOctober 2005 - October 2010 Livelihoods Equity Backstopping SDCAugust 2005 - December 2007 Chronic Poverty Research Centre January 2000 - present day Remote rural areas2000 - 2005
