system). To this end, the authors evaluate PROGRESA, a large poverty-alleviation program recently introduced in Mexico, which …

incentives for retaining employment, incentives for creating employment, incentives for seeking and keeping a job, incentives for …

, relevance and cost-effectiveness during normal times, a crisis and recovery. We distinguish ALMPs providing incentives for … retaining employment, incentives for creating employment, incentives for seeking and keeping a job, incentives for human capital …

ALMPs that provide: (i) incentives for retaining employment, (ii) incentives for creating employment, (iii) incentives for … seeking and keeping a job, (iv) incentives for human capital enhancement, and (v) improved labor market matching. Reviewing … employment, but might be cost-efficient in reducing poverty and inequity. Policies readjusting distorted employment incentives …