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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Monitoring the Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Evaluation of Policies to Mitigate It
Higgins, S. (PD/PI) & Higgins, S. (PD/PI)
University of California, Berkeley
9/1/21 → 2/28/25
Project: Research project
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The Impact of Price Comparison Tools in Consumer Credit Markets
Higgins, S. (PD/PI)
University of California, Berkeley, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2/1/24 → 7/15/24
Project: Research project
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How Debit Cards Enable the Poor to Save More
Bachas, P., Gertler, P., Higgins, S. & Seira, E., Aug 2021, In: Journal of Finance. 76, 4, p. 1913-1957 45 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access31 Scopus citations -
Can a poverty-reducing and progressive tax and transfer system hurt the poor?
Higgins, S. & Lustig, N., Sep 1 2016, In: Journal of Development Economics. 122, p. 63-75 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access33 Scopus citations -
Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States
Higgins, S., Lustig, N., Ruble, W. & Smeeding, T. M., Aug 1 2016, In: Review of Income and Wealth. 62, p. S22-S46Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Scopus citations -
Commitment to equity: A diagnostic framework to assess governments’ fiscal policy
Lustig, N. & Higgins, S., Jan 1 2014, Inequality in Asia and the Pacific: Trends, Drivers, and Policy Implications. Taylor and Francis, p. 202-227 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The Effects of Brazil's Taxation and Social Spending on the Distribution of Household Income
Higgins, S. & Pereira, C., May 2014, In: Public Finance Review. 42, 3, p. 346-367 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
40 Scopus citations