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We examine the efficacy of a popular anti-poverty programme, namely the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA …) of the Government of India. We argue that a chronic friction of wage payment delay in this flagship programme could … indebtedness of the poor, a wage payment delay in the NREGA programme could escalate this welfare loss although the official …
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administrative failure - the persistent delay in paying beneficiaries on time in India’s iconic anti-poverty programme, the National … Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). Using a life cycle model, we argue that a long wage payment lag in this flagship … delay encourages worker participation in the NREGA programme. Our findings suggest that a conventional measure of …
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Most countries around the world implement some form of a safety net program for poor households. A widespread concern is that such programs crowd out private-sector jobs. But they could also improve workers' welfare by allowing them to take on more risk, for example through self-employment. This...
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analyze the impact of one of the world's largest anti-poverty programs, India's NREGS, on the intensity of Maoist conflict. We …
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