Search Results - subject:"in kind transfers"

Income growth and its distribution from Eisenhower to Obama : the growing importance of in-kind transfers (1959-2016)

Elwell, James; Corinth, Kevin; Burkhauser, Richard V. - 2019

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012137198

Evaluating the success of President Johnson's war on poverty : revisiting the historical record using a full-income poverty measure

Burkhauser, Richard V.; Corinth, Kevin; Elwell, James; … - 2019

thresholds set to match the 1963 Official Poverty Rate. We include cash income, taxes, and major in-kind transfers and update …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149105

Child labor under cash and in-kind transfers : evidence from rural Mexico

Tagliati, Federico - 2019

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012116716

Local governments, in-kind transfers, and economic inequality

Mogstad, Magne; Aaberge, Rolf; Eika, Lasse; Langørgen, … - 2018

We examine how in-kind transfers provided by local governments affect economic inequality. The allocation of in-kind … is considerably lower when taking in-kind transfers into account. While the poor benefit from receiving a relatively … large share of public services, the equalizing effect of in-kind transfers tends to be smaller than the equalizing …

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The Effect of Quarantining Welfare on School Attendance in Indigenous Communities

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Kettlewell, Nathan; Schurer, … - 2018

We analyze the impact of a recent initiative by the Australian Government to reduce disadvantage and improve children's welfare in Aboriginal communities. The policy – known as income management – quarantines 50 percent of welfare payments to be spent on priority goods (e.g., food, housing,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873518

In-kind transfer and child development: Evidence from subsidized rice program in Indonesia

Gupta, Prachi; Huang, Bihong - 2018

In the aftermath of the Asian financial crises, the Indonesian government launched a subsidized rice program called RASKIN in 1998 to moderate the shocks of food price inflation and reduced employment to poor households. The program has been continued since then with an objective to provide food...

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Welfare effects of an in-kind transfer program : evidence from Mexico

Tagliati, Federico - 2018

Este artículo muestra cómo modelos de demanda pueden utilizarse para cuantificar los efectos de transferencias en especie y en efectivo sobre el bienestar de los beneficiarios. La metodología propuesta se basa en calcular los «precios virtuales» que garantizarían el mismo nivel de...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012532200

In-kind transfer and child development : evidence from subsidized rice program in Indonesia

Gupta, Prachi; Huang, Bihong - 2018

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011811870

The effect of quarantining welfare on school attendance in indigenous communities

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Kettlewell, Nathan; Schurer, … - 2018

We analyze the impact of a recent initiative by the Australian Government to reduce disadvantage and improve children's welfare in Aboriginal communities. The policy – known as income management - quarantines 50 percent of welfare payments to be spent on priority goods (e.g., food, housing,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011859129

Measuring the distribution of household income, consumption and wealth : state of play and measurement challenges

Lustig, Nora - 2018

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011894614