This paper examines whether participation in workfare and food grain subsidy programs in India impacts health and …’s nutrition or health, even though this is not their main objective. At the same time, the effects are heterogeneous, confirming …

providing an analysis of the implications of poverty dynamics for the graduation of beneficiaries of Mexico's Oportunidades … three rounds of the longitudinal Mexican Family Life Survey, we find that Oportunidades could 'graduate' only 28.9 and 26 …' or eligibility assessment of Oportunidades - which takes place every three years - could be optimized by conducting it …

, with often a low pension. Moreover, South Africa has a dual, public and private, health care system. Half of the country …’s health-care spending goes to the private sector, which covers only 16% of the population. Moreover, the health care system … fails to deliver affordable quality services. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the unequal distribution of health care …

and take-up of social programs and the labor supply of targeted households. We find no consistent impact of the program on …