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The Two Poverties
Banerjee, Abhijit V. - 2001
There are at least two distinct and inconsistent views of poverty. These views, which can be called "poverty as … desperation" and "poverty as vulnerability", have different implications about anti-poverty policy. It is important to confront …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014130142
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The Two Poverties
Banerjee, Abhijit V. - 2003
There are at least two distinct and inconsistent views of poverty. These views, which can be called "poverty as … desperation" and "poverty as vulnerability", have different implications about anti-poverty policy. It is important to confront …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014130187
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Social Protection in the Developing World
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Hanna, Rema; Olken, Benjamin A.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low- and middle-income countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which they are operating. This paper reviews the growing literature on the design and impact of these programs. We review how...
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Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Karlan, Dean; Osei, Robert Darko; … - In: Journal of development economics 155 (2022), pp. 1-10
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Targeting the Poor : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
Alatas, Vivi - 2010
to poorest. When poverty is defined using per-capita expenditure and the common PPP$2 per day threshold, we find that … poverty: the results of community-based methods are more correlated with how individual community members rank each other and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462673
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Targeting the Poor : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
Alatas, Vivi - 2010
to poorest. When poverty is defined using per-capita expenditure and the common PPP$2 per day threshold, we find that … poverty: the results of community-based methods are more correlated with how individual community members rank each other and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013143470
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Long-term effects of the targeting the ultra poor program
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther; Sharma, Garima - In: American economic review 3 (2021) 4, pp. 471-486
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Long-term effects of the Targeting the Ultra Poor program
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther; Sharma, Garima - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395711
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Long-term Effects of the Targeting the Ultra Poor Program
Banerjee, Abhijit V. - 2020
following the transfer and persist until year 10, consistent with the alleviation of a poverty trap. One main channel for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482293
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Long-Term Effects of the Targeting the Ultra Poor Program
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Duflo, Esther; Sharma, Garima - 2022
This paper studies the long-run effects of a "big-push" program providing a large asset transfer to the poorest Indian households. In a randomized controlled trial that follows these households over 10 years, we find positive effects on consumption (0.6 SD), food security (0.1 SD), income (0.3...
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