workfare scheme in which the government acts as the employer of last resort. Is this a cost-effective policy against poverty … sufficient for a typical poor family to reach the poverty line would bring the annual poverty rate down from 34 percent to 25 … (three months) would bring the annual poverty rate down to 31 percent at a cost of 1.3 percent of GDP. While the gains from a …

workfare scheme in which the government acts as the employer of last resort. Is this a cost-effective policy against poverty … sufficient for a typical poor family to reach the poverty line would bring the annual poverty rate down from 34 percent to 25 … (three months) would bring the annual poverty rate down to 31 percent at a cost of 1.3 percent of GDP. While the gains from a …

Concerns about incentives and targeting naturally arise when cash transfers are used to fight poverty. The authors … registered urban resident has an income below a stipulated poverty line. There is little sign in the data of poverty traps due to … uninformative, or even deceptive, about impacts on poverty. The authors find that the majority of the poor are not receiving help …

Concerns about incentives and targeting naturally arise when cash transfers are used to fight poverty. The authors … registered urban resident has an income below a stipulated poverty line. There is little sign in the data of poverty traps due to … uninformative, or even deceptive, about impacts on poverty. The authors find that the majority of the poor are not receiving help …