The objective of this study is to provide an in-depth review of the evidence on poverty and associated inequalities, and on what reduces them, in order to inform the European Union's reflections on implementing the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.

The objective of this study is to provide an in-depth review of the evidence on poverty and associated inequalities, and on what reduces them, in order to inform the European Union's reflections on implementing the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.

In 2015, leaders of all countries committed to "eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere" by 2030. In the past 25 years, the world has managed to halve the number of people living in extreme poverty (World Bank, 2015). Yet despite this progress, at least 400 million people will still...