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How to best fight poverty : the uneven ex-post effects of conditional and unconditional cash transfers on labor earnings
Aparicio Fenoll, Ainoa; Quaranta, Roberto - 2022
Programs to fight poverty aim at allowing individuals to support themselves ex-post, when they are not part of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013429171
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Sustaining poverty gains : a vulnerability map to guide social policy
Barriga Cabanillas, Oscar; Bossuroy, Thomas; Corral … - 2024
Poverty maps are a useful tool for the targeting of social programs on areas with high concentrations of poverty …. However, a static focus on poverty ignores the temporal dimension of poverty. Thus, current nonpoor households still face … substantial welfare volatility and are at risk of becoming poor in the face of shocks. We combine the methods of poverty mapping …
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Gimme shelter : social distancing and income support in times of pandemic
Aminjonov, Ulugbek; Bargain, Olivier; Bernard, Tanguy - 2021
avoid poverty. A new role is emerging for income support: by enabling people to effectively stay home, it can produce … substantial health externalities. We examine this issue using data on human mobility and poverty rates in 729 subnational regions … changes between higher- and lower-poverty regions. Conditional on country-day fixed effects, shelter-in-place orders decrease …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012802221
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Labor supply effects of a universal cash transfer
Gromadzki, Jan - 2023
I investigate the labor supply effects of the introduction of a large unconditional cash benefit. I exploit the unique design of the child benefit program in Poland to identify the income effects of the monthly transfer in a difference-in-differences design. On average, the marginal propensity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014286450
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De-facto gaps in social protection for standard and non-standard workers : an approach for monitoring the accessibility and levels of income support
Immervoll, Herwig; Fernández, Rodrigo; Hyee, Raphaela; … - 2022
Social protection systems play a key stabilising role for individuals and societies, especially in the recent context of heightened uncertainties. Income stabilisation and related social policy objectives hinge on the extent to which social protection is accessible for those requiring support....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013198830
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The effect of child benefits on financial difficulties and spending habits: evidence from Poland's Family 500+ program
Milovanska-Farrington, Stefani - 2021
In response to the low fertility rate and high child poverty in Poland, the government implemented the Family 500 … alleviate child poverty concerns and financial constraints to having children. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012508568
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Assessing the impact of a minimum income scheme in the Basque country
Rica, Sara de la; Gorjón, Lucía - 2017
In this paper we assess the impact of a Minimum Income Scheme (MIS) which has been operating in the Basque Country, one of Spain's 17 regions, for more than twenty years. In particular, we test whether the policy delays entry into employment for recipients. In addition, we test the efficacy of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011703641
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Cash transfer programs and household labor supply
Del Boca, Daniela; Pronzato, Chiara Daniela; Sorrenti, … - 2020
Employment helps reduce the risk of poverty. Through a randomized controlled trial, we evaluate the impact of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012198968
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Cash transfers and child labour
Hoop, Jacobus de; Rosati, Furio Camillo - 2013
Cash transfer programs are widely used in settings where child labour is prevalent. Even if many of these programs are explicitly implemented to improve children's welfare, in theory their impact on child labour is undetermined. This paper systematically reviews the empirical evidence on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009771742
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How reliable are social safety nets? : value and accessibility in situations of acute economic need
Immervoll, Herwig; Hyee, Raphaela; Fernández, Rodrigo; … - 2022
Social protection systems use a range of entitlement criteria. First-tier support typically requires contributions or past employment in many countries, while safety net benefits are granted on the basis of need. In a context of volatile and uncertain labour markets, careful and continuous...
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