in human capital. This study analyzed its impact on consumption using the 2011 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey. Average … spending, both in per capita terms and as a share of expenditure. The impact of Pantawid Pamilya on consumption is more … there is very little room to improve consumption of other basic needs. The recent program modification of increasing …

from zero effects on household consumption. We use propensity score matching to examine how recipients made use of the …

households. In a randomized controlled trial that follows these households over 10 years, we find positive effects on consumption …

households. In a randomized controlled trial that follows these households over 10 years, we find positive effects on consumption …

Accurate poverty measurement relies on household consumption data, but such data are often inadequate, outdated or …-poverty rates, as well as mean consumption levels and the entire consumption distribution. Analyzing 22 multi-topic household … surveys conducted over the past decade in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Vietnam, we find encouraging …