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The Income Elasticity for Nutrition : Evidence from Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya
Almås, Ingvild - 2019
We use a randomized controlled trial to study the effect of large income changes, through unconditional cash transfers, on the food share of expenditures and consumption of calories among poor households in rural Kenya. Our preferred estimate of the food elasticity following USD 709 transfers is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479662
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Targeting Impact versus Deprivation
Haushofer, Johannes; Niehaus, Paul; Paramo, Carlos; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Targeting is a core element of anti-poverty program design, with benefits typically targeted to those most "deprived … ML approaches, could reach divergent conclusions. We discuss implications for the design of real-world anti-poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334357
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Aspiring to a Better Future : Can a Simple Psychological Intervention Reduce Poverty?
Orkin, Kate; Garlick, Robert; Mahmud, Mahreen; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
How do aspirations influence investment decisions for people living in poverty? Does this change as peoples economic … similar effects to cash alone, potentially because cash raises aspirations. Thus, helping people living in poverty set higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372492
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The Psychology of Poverty : Where Do We Stand?
Haushofer, Johannes; Salicath, Daniel - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
In recent years, the psychological causes and consequences of poverty have received renewed attention from scientists …-dollar terms. We conclude by discussing whether a psychological poverty trap is plausible …
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