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The redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger

Hounsa, Thierry; Coulibaly, Mohamed; Sanoh, Aly - 2019

This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing … in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect … taxes (value-added taxes and import duties) and direct fiscal transfers. Although the richest people in Mali and Niger pay …

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Unconditional cash transfer programs and spillover effects on the local economy : evidence from Mali

Sessou, M.F. Eric - 2021

Extreme poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa is challenged by the region's high population growth, climate change, and armed conflicts. These recent years, social safety net programs have been considered as development policy tools to address poverty and improve households' welfare. However,...

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Schooling impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali

Sessou, M.F. Eric; Hidrobo, Melissa; Roy, Shalini; … - 2022

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The impacts of cash transfers on mental health and investments : experimental evidence from Mali

Hidrobo, Melissa; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Roy, Shalini - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 216 (2023), pp. 608-630

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Social protection, poverty and inequality : a comparative perspective

Cecchini, Simone - In: Journal of Southeast Asian economies 31 (2014) 1, pp. 18-39

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The impact of positive and negative income changes on the height and weight of young children

Buser, Thomas; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Plug, Erik J. S.; … - 2014

We estimate the impact of changes in unearned income on the height and weight of young children in a developing country. As source of variation we use changes in the eligibility criteria for receipt of an unconditional cash transfer in Ecuador. Two years after families lost the transfer, which...

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The impact of conditional cash transfer programmes on household work decisions in Ghana

Ekobor-Ackah Mochiah, Eric; Osei, Robert Darko; … - 2014

A cash transfer programme 'Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty' has been implemented with the aim of addressing poverty and vulnerability in Ghana. This study looks at the impact of this conditional cash transfer programme on households' supply of labour for agriculture, paid employment, and...

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Social spending in South Asia - an overview of government expenditure on health, education and social assistance

Bloch, Carolina - 2020

Many South Asian countries experienced changes in government and strong economic growth since the early 2000s. Poverty and social exclusion have received growing attention, and many governments in the region strengthened their commitments to ensure equal access to basic healthcare, education and...

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Social spending in South Asia - an overview of government expenditure on health, education and social assistance : executive summary

Bloch, Carolina - 2020

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Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana

Seekings, Jeremy - 2017

Botswana's welfare state is both a parsimonious laggard in comparison with some other middle-income countries in Africa (such as Mauritius and South Africa) and extensive (in comparison with its low-income neighbours to the north and east). Coverage is broad but cash transfers are modest. This...

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