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Income support policies for the working poor

Marchal, Sarah; Marx, Ive; Verbist, Gerlinde - 2017

This paper asks what governments in the EU Member States and some US states are doing to support workers on low wages. Using model family simulations, we assess the policy measures currently in place to guarantee an adequate disposable income to working families, taking into account minimum...

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The impact of poverty, unemployment, inequality, corruption and poor governance on Niger Delta militancy, Boko Haram terrorism and Fulani herdsmen attacks in Nigeria

Evans, Olaniyi; Kelikume, Ikechukwu - In: International journal of management, economics and … 8 (2019) 2, pp. 58-80

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of poverty, unemployment, inequality, corruption and poor … that poverty, unemployment, inequality, corruption and poor governance were significant causes of Niger Delta militancy …

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Targeting social transfer programmes : comparing design and implementation errors across alternative mechanisms

Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel; Hurrell, Alex; Devereux, Stephen - 2014

Identifying the poorest for selection into social transfer programmes is a major challenge facing programme implementers. An innovative cash transfer programme in northern Kenya trialled three targeting mechanisms to learn lessons about which approach is most effective at minimizing inclusion...

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Cash Transfers and Index Insurance : A Comparative Impact Analysis from Northern Kenya

Jensen, Nathaniel Duane - 2018

Cash transfers and index insurance have become popular interventions by development agencies worldwide, yet surprisingly little is known about these programs' comparative impacts on participant behavior or well-being. This paper exploits exogenous variation in program participation and panel...

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Safety nets and food programs in Asia : a comparative perspective

Jha, Shikha; Kotwal, Ashok; Ramaswami, Bharat - 2013

Many countries adopted safety net programs to deal with the food crisis of 2008. However, such programs are often beset with targeting errors, inefficiencies, and fraud. Despite this, there is no systematic comparative analysis of safety nets. The objective of this paper is to identify generic...

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Does workfare work well? : the case of the Employment Generation Program for the Poorest in Bangladesh

Cho, Yoonyoung; Ruthbah, Ummul - 2018

Evidence on the effectiveness of workfare as an anti-poverty program in developing countries is weak compared with the … evidence building by examining the impact of a large-scale workfare program in Bangladesh, the Employment Generation Program …'s efficiency. Moreover, further evidence is required on the impacts of work experience through workfare on subsequent labor market …

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Alleviating Urban Poverty by Mobilizing Neighborhood Labor

Copple, Robert Warren - 2013

The ongoing problem of urban poverty has resisted almost all attempts at finding a solution. This paper proposes that by mobilizing the available labor in a poor urban neighborhood, poverty can be alleviated. This will require a motivated community organizer along with community leaders who...

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Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database Version 5.0

Barrientos, Armando - 2014

The Social Assistance in Developing Countries Database is a user-friendly tool that provides summary information on social assistance interventions in developing countries. It provides a summary of the evidence available on the effectiveness of social assistance interventions in developing...

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Sustaining Exits From Long-Term Homelessness : A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the 48 Month Social Outcomes From the Journey to Social Inclusion Pilot Program

Johnson, Guy - 2019

Journey to Social Inclusion was a three year pilot that provided intensive support designed to break the cycle of long-term homelessness. This report presents the social and economic outcomes of the J2SI pilot. It covers the three years the trial ran, and the 12 month period following the...

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Intra-Household Resource Shares Under Poverty Transfers : Evidence from Ecuador

Casco, Jose L. - 2022

This paper estimates a structural model of household behavior in the presence of cash transfers to recover the amount of resources allocated to men, women, and children. Using data from Ecuador, I find that there are important intra-household inequalities, but the transfer produces resource...

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