Impact Evaluation of the Brazilian Social Programs on Family Welfare Key-words: impact evaluation; cash transfer; public policy; labor supply; child labor; school attendance. This study uses an impact evaluation methodology to analyze the non-contributory pension program BPC on family welfare....

In diesem Band werden die Zugangsschwierigkeiten von Menschen zum allgemeinen Wohnungsmarkt aufgezeigt. Dieser hat von sich aus kein Interesse an einer Wohnungsversorgung für alle und gehorcht anderen Gesetzen. Ohne Wohnung leben zu müssen heißt nicht nur, grundlegender Rechte beraubt zu...

Over the last forty years, rising national income has helped reduce poverty rates, but this has been accompanied by an increase in economic inequality. While these trends are largely attributed to technological change and demographic shifts, such as changing birth rates, labor force patterns,...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Barrett, Christopher B. / Carter, Michael R. / Chavas, Jean-Paul -- I. Nutrition, Health, and Human Capital Formation -- 1 Human Capital and Shocks. Evidence on Education, Health, and Nutrition / Frankenberg, Elizabeth / Thomas, Duncan...