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Evaluating Policy Interventions for Poverty Traps
A government is considering two policies to help individuals escape a self-perpetuating poverty cycle. This cycle occurs because low initial wealth makes people unwilling to risk their limited assets on higher-return investments, opting instead for safer, low-growth assets, which prevents their wealth from increasing.
Policy A: Provide a one-time, unconditional cash grant large enough to cover basic living expenses for one year. Policy B: Offer a government-backed insurance program that guarantees individuals will not lose their initial capital if they invest in approved, higher-risk/higher-return local business ventures.
Based on the underlying mechanism of the poverty cycle, which policy is more likely to be effective at encouraging the investment behavior needed to break the cycle? Justify your choice by comparing the two policies and explaining how your chosen policy directly addresses the core problem.
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