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Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China
de Brauw, Alan; Giles, John T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In this paper, we examine the impact of reductions in barriers to migration on the consumption of households in rural … China. We find that increased migration from rural villages leads to significant increases in consumption per capita, and … that this effect is stronger for poorer households within villages. Household income per capita and non-durable consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010675506
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Indirect Effects of an Aid Program: The Case of Progresa and Consumption
Angelucci, Manuela; Giorgi, Giacomo De - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
effects. We exploit the unique design of an aid program's experimental trial to identify its indirect effect on consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761976
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Oportunidades: Program Effect on Consumption, Low Participation, and Methodological Issues
Angelucci, Manuela; Attanasio, Orazio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
In this paper we estimate the effect of the Mexican conditional cash transfer program, Oportunidades, on consumption … to induce many eligible households to participate, and find positive effects on consumption. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008517968
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Dynamics and Drivers of Consumption and Multidimensional Poverty: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
Brück, Tilman; Workneh Kebede, Sindu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
) and consumption poverty. Our results show that the two measures assign similar poverty status to about 52 percent of …, we find that household size matters in consumption poverty while we do not find significant effects on multidimensional … poverty. Amongst the shocks, drought shock is found to affect consumption poverty but not multidimensional poverty. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011122191
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Migration and Financial Constraints: Evidence from Mexico
Angelucci, Manuela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Using data collected for the evaluation of the rural component of Oportunidades, Mexico's flagship anti-poverty program, I show that poor households' entitlement to an exogenous, temporary but guaranteed income stream increases US migration even if this income is mainly consumed and that some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884238
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Incentives for Teacher Relocation: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance
Pugatch, Todd; Schroeder, Elizabeth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We evaluate the impact of the Gambian hardship allowance, which provides a salary premium of 30-40% to primary school teachers in remote locations, on the distribution and characteristics of teachers across schools. A geographic discontinuity in the policy's implementation and the presence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884331
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Remember When It Rained: The Elusiveness of Gender Discrimination in Indian School Enrollment
Zimmermann, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Indian girls have significantly lower school enrollment rates than boys. Anecdotal evidence suggests that gender-differential treatment is the main explanation, but empirical support is often weak. I analyze school enrollment using rainfall shocks, a plausibly exogenous source of income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887070
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Testing the Importance of Search Frictions, Matching, and Reservation Prestige Through Randomized Experiments in Jordan
Groh, Matthew; McKenzie, David; Shammout, Nour; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Unemployment rates for tertiary-educated youth in Jordan are high, as is the duration of unemployment. Two randomized experiments in Jordan were used to test different theories that may explain this phenomenon. The first experiment tests the role of search and matching frictions by providing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959596
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Can Mistargeting Destroy Social Capital and Stimulate Crime? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Program in Indonesia
Cameron, Lisa A.; Shah, Manisha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Cash transfer programs can provide important financial support for poor households in developing countries and are becoming increasingly common. However the potential for mistargeting of program funds is high. This paper focuses on the social consequences arising from misallocation of resources...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252282
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Push or Pull? Drivers of Female Labor Force Participation during India's Economic Boom
Klasen, Stephan; Pieters, Janneke - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In the past twenty years, India's economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest-growing economies in the world. This paper examines drivers of female labor force participation in urban India between 1987 and 2004, showing a much more nuanced picture of female labor force...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653984