Rick Quax appointed as IAS Fellow

Rick Quax appointed as IAS Fellow

Rick Quax was recently awarded a one-year fellowship in the Institute of Advanced Studies. As one of 9 appointed Fellows he will be responsible for building bridges between the many different disciplines that visit IAS with complex problems, such as financial...
Folia covers article on Indian slum data

Folia covers article on Indian slum data

  Peter Sloot was interviewed by Folia Magazine about the Indian slum project where data was collected about the living conditions in a sample of 36 real slums. Why? “Before we can help them we need to understand them.” The project is a joint effort...
Deeper understanding of poverty in India

Deeper understanding of poverty in India

  New data A new international study by UvA researchers Peter Sloot, Michael Lees, and Debraj Roy has yielded extensive data on slums in Bangalore and provides a detailed insight into the problem of poverty in India. The highly granular data, which was collected...