Economists still do not have a good understanding of what poor countries should do to lessen poverty.

According to Matthew Desmond, "U.S. unemployment is down and jobs are going unfilled. But for people without much education, the real question is: Do those jobs pay enough to live on?

Read The New York Times article, Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They're Not.

What policies (if any) can be used to reduce poverty?

Explain the impact that your proposed policies would have on the Lorenz curve.