Bagga, Aanchal; Holmlund, Marcus; Khan, Nausheen; Mani, … - 2023
Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have introduced public works programs that offer temporary cash …-for-work opportunities to poor individuals. This paper reviews experimental evidence on the impacts of public works programs on participants … questions about cost-effectiveness. There is also little evidence of public works programs improving food consumption …