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Self-help groups, savings and social capital : evidence from a field experiment in Cambodia

Ban, Radu; Gilligan, Michael James; Rieger, Matthias - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 180 (2020), pp. 174-200

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Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects

Angelucci, Manuela; Maro, Vincenzo Di - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This note defines what spillover effects are, why it is important to measure them, and how to design an evaluation that will enable researchers to measure the impact of the program in the presence of spillover effects on subjects both eligible and ineligible for the program. Several practical...

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Evaluating the Impact of Regional Development Programs

Winters, Paul; Rubio, Susana Sitja - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

The purpose of this guideline is to discuss the objectives and approaches of regional (subnational) development programs in order to provide guidance on issues related to evaluating the impact of these programs. Regional development programs are designed to improve the income-generating capacity...

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The Story Retold Visiting the Role and Mission of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Decision Making and Policy Formulation Process

Matiatou, Maria - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 3 (2016) 2, pp. 1-22

re-establish the importance of Nongovernmental Organizations as integral key players on the arena of social welfare in an …

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The Reconstruction of the Border Roads and Household Welfare in Nigeria: A Gender Study

Uchenna, Efobi - 2016

This study provides an ex-ante analysis of the welfare effect from the improvement of border road infrastructure in … local prices of imported rice taking into consideration the simulated price changes effect on household welfare across … rural than urban households. Such policies would likely produce larger welfare gains for poorer households than richer …

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Optimal Tax-Transfer-Schemes under Partial Information

Homburg, Stefan; Lohse, Tim - 2004

According to a widely held belief, ?all who are able to work, should work?. We consider this statement within a framework of non-linear taxation. The crucial difference between our model and the standard model is that the government can distinguish between productive persons and the disabled. A...

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Hartz IV: The German ?Word of the Year 2004? and the Country?s Hope to overcome its Problem of Unemployment

Lohse, Tim - 2005

, was to reduce the lack of jobs and to increase welfare. Facing persistently increasing unemployment rates from then on … disputed reform of the German social welfare system. By characterising effects and defects of the German welfare system, we … valuation of labour. To conclude, potential welfare and employment effects under the new sys-tem are discussed. …

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Growing out of poverty: trends and patterns of urban poverty in China 1988 - 2002

Appleton, Simon; Song, Lina; Xia, Qingjie - 2008

This paper estimates trends in absolute poverty in urban China from 1988 to 2002 using the Chinese Household Income Project (CHIP) surveys. Poverty incidence curves are plotted, showing that poverty has fallen markedly during the period regardless of the exact location of the poverty line....

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MDG 1 in the Philippines: Setting the scores right and achieving the targets

Balisacan, Arsenio M. - 2010

The official poverty data fall short of properly informing public policy and governance concerning the progress, or lack of it, in achieving the country's commitment of halving, between 1990 and 2015, the incidence of poverty and hunger. Imposing consistency in poverty estimation shows that the...

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Working, But Poor: A Study of Georgia's Economic Self-Sufficiency Policies

Hayes, Rosa B. - 2006

The "work first" philosophy of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act sent millions of people into the labor force, many for the first time. The result was a dramatic increase in the number of workers whose earnings failed to pull them and their families out of...

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