once. We find that the workfare reform did not only increase earnings and education as well as lower welfare caseloads and … and high welfare dependency, such as lone mothers, were vastly overrepresented among the poor. This motivated a workfare … by this route ease the financial burden of the government, but also reduced poverty. …

High welfare dependency and poverty rate among lone mothers prompted a workfare reform of the Norwegian welfare system … not only led to increased earnings and educational attainment – in the process lowering welfare caseloads and therefore … easing the government’s financial burden – but also reduced poverty. …

that the desired effects of the workfare reform were associated with the side-effects of income loss and increased poverty … for lone mothers to move off welfare and into work. We analyze the consequences of a major Norwegian workfare reform of … to a substantial decrease in disposable income and a significant increase in poverty among persistent lone mothers …

that the desired effects of the workfare reform were associated with the side-effects of income loss and increased poverty … for lone mothers to move off welfare and into work. We analyze the consequences of a major Norwegian workfare reform of … to a substantial decrease in disposable income and a significant increase in poverty among persistent lone mothers …

. -- Lone mothers ; workfare reform ; difference-in-differences ; heterogeneity ; earnings ; labor force participation ; poverty … that the desired effects of the workfare reform were associated with the side-effects of income loss and increased poverty … for lone mothers to move off welfare and into work. We analyze the consequences of a major Norwegian workfare reform of …

that the desired effects of the workfare reform were associated with the side-effects of income loss and increased poverty … for lone mothers to move off welfare and into work. We analyze the consequences of a major Norwegian workfare reform of … to a substantial decrease in disposable income and a significant increase in poverty among persistent lone mothers …

. The results were striking: the workfare reform has not only led to increased earnings and educational attainment but also … high welfare dependency, such as lone mothers, were vastly overrepresented among the poor. This prompted a workfare reform … reduced poverty. …

Social protection programmes have emerged as one of the most important anti-poverty policy strategies in developing … countries. Their effects on poverty and well-being have been widely studied. Yet, there is limited knowledge on how a transfer … programme should respond to the dynamics of poverty. This paper contributes to the existing literature on social protection by …

public food subsidy programme, on consumption poverty, vulnerability and undernutrition in India drawing, on the large … evaluating the effects of RPW or PDS on poverty. We found significant and negative effects of household participation in RPW and … food for work programmes on poverty, undernutrition (e.g. protein) and vulnerability in 1993 and 2004. Indeed, poverty and …

Social protection programmes have emerged as one of the most important anti-poverty policy strategies in developing … countries. Their effects on poverty and well-being have been widely studied. Yet, there is limited knowledge on how a transfer … programme should respond to the dynamics of poverty. This paper contributes to the existing literature on social protection by …