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Do public program benefits crowd out private transfers in developing countries? : an overview of evidence from social protection policies
Nikolov, Plamen; Bonci, Matthew - 2020
Precipitated by rapid globalization, rising inequality, population growth, and longevity gains, social protection programs have been on the rise in developing countries in the last three decades. However, the introduction of public benefits could displace informal mechanisms for risk-protection,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012201918
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Do public program benefits crowd out private transfers in developing countries? : a critical review of recent evidence
Nikolov, Plamen; Bonci, Matthew - 2020
Precipitated by rapid globalization, rising inequality, population growth, and longevity gains, social protection programs have been on the rise in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the last three decades. However, the introduction of public benefits could displace informal mechanisms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194596
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Do public program benefits crowd out private transfers in developing countries? : a critical review of recent evidence
Nikolov, Plamen; Bonci, Matthew - 2020
Precipitated by rapid globalization, rising inequality, population growth, and longevity gains, social protection programs have been on the rise in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the last three decades. However, the introduction of public benefits could displace informal mechanisms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012195191
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The design and implementation of public pension systems in developing countries : issues and options
Bloom, David E.; McKinnon, Roddy - 2013
Developing countries are increasingly aware of the need to design and implement improvements in public systems for providing pensions to the elderly. Such systems may aim to smooth consumption and thus provide reliable income to older people, reduce poverty among the elderly, insure those no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009754506
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Understanding poverty among the elderly in India: implications for social pension policy
Pal, Sarmistha (contributor);  … - 2008
The Government of India is implementing a new policy which dramatically increases funding for a cash transfer program targeted to the poor elderly. The expansion of this 'social pension' in terms of coverage and benefit levels is taking place with little understanding of poverty among India's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003688781
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Old-age government transfers and the crowding out of private gifts : the 70 and above program for the rural elderly in Mexico
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Juarez, Laura - 2013
We estimate the crowding out of private transfers caused by 70 y Más - a public assistance program for the rural elderly in Mexico for whom family support is an important source of income. Using data from the Mexican Income and Expenditure Survey and a triple difference approach, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223431
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Global value chains, large-scale farming, and poverty : long-term effects in Senegal
Van den Broeck, Goedele; Swinnen, Johan F. M.; … - 2016
-year period and fixed effects regression, we estimate the longer-term income effects of wage employment on large-scale farms in … faster in the research area than elsewhere in Senegal. Employment in the horticultural export sector significantly increases … Senegal has been particularly pro-poor through creating employment that is accessible and creates substantial income gains for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517387
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Family Ties, Inheritance Rights, and Successful Poverty Alleviation : Evidence from Ghana
Kutsoati, Edward - 2014
Ghanaian custom views children as members of either their mother's or father's lineage (extended family), but not both. Patrilineal custom charges a man's lineage with caring for his widow and children, while matrilineal custom places this burden on the widows' lineage – her father, brothers,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013066434
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Old-age government transfers and the crowding out of private gifts : the 70 and above program for the rural elderly in Mexico
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Juarez Gonzalez, Laura - 2013
This paper estimates the crowding out of private transfers caused by 70 y Más -a public assistance program for rural elderly adults in Mexico, for whom family support is an important source of income. Using data from the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey and a triple-difference...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010206027
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Policy Options for Reducing Poverty and Raising Employment Rates in Israel
Hemmings, Philip - 2010
Welfare-to-work measures are a central theme of Israel’s labour and social policies to tackle relative poverty, which is concentrated among the Arab-Israeli and Ultra-orthodox (Haredi) communities. Policies include pilot programmes involving private-sector job placement (the “Wisconsin”...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444015