The relationship between labour market conditions and policy effects: Evidence from Mexico’s PROGRESA A conditional cash transfer programme was less effective in regions with more exposure to export-manufacturing jobs Social Protection Teresa Molina Joaquim Vidiella-Martin Published 15.09.22
Do asset transfers build household resilience? Incorporating a measure of resilience in anti-poverty programmes can help predict poverty dynamics and sustainability Social Protection Lokendra Phadera Hope Michelson Alex E Winter-Nelson Peter D Goldsmith Published 29.06.22
How cash transfers can have negative impact on non-beneficiaries: Evidence from Philippines Cash transfers raised food prices and increased stunting among children from ineligible households in remote and poor areas Social Protection Deon Filmer Jed Friedman Eeshani Kandpal Junko Onishi Published 28.05.21
Implementing poverty-reduction interventions at scale: Challenges and considerations Programmes aimed at alleviating poverty must be designed in cost-effective ways before they can be used by government as viable public policy at scale Social Protection Dean Karlan Published 24.03.21
In-kind transfers as insurance: Evidence from India While academics and policymakers prefer unconditional cash transfer to the poor, they value in-kind transfers that protect against price fluctuations Social Protection Lucie Gadenne Sam Norris Monica Singhal Sandip Sukhtankar Published 01.03.21
The value of job displacement insurance programmes in developing countries: Evidence from Brazil Income support for laid-off formal workers can be beneficial even in countries with high informality, but how the benefits are disbursed matters Social Protection Francois Gerard Joana Naritomi Published 22.02.21
High informal employment and disincentives: The anatomy of behavioural responses to social assistance in Uruguay CCT programmes in developing countries may generate disincentives to registered employment, but the efficiency consequences can be relatively small Social Protection Marcelo Bergolo Guillermo Cruces Published 19.02.21
Balancing corruption and exclusion: Incorporating India’s Aadhaar into public food distribution Fighting corruption with India's new national ID system has cost some low-income households their benefits in the process Social Protection Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Sandip Sukhtankar Published 17.04.20
Is it time to rethink poverty policy? New study offers perhaps the first empirical example of poverty traps and shows that one-off transfers can provide a sustainable route out of poverty Social Protection Katie Parry Robin Burgess Oriana Bandiera Published 14.02.20
