Public Works as a Productive Safety Net in a Post-Conflict Setting : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Sierra Leone

This paper examines the short-term impacts of a labor-intensive public works program on household welfare and economic prospects. Using a community-level randomized control trial approach, the paper finds that the public works program targeted at y...

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Main Authors:	Rosas, Nina, Sabarwal, Shwetlena
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	HOUSEHOLD INCOMES COMMUNITIES SOCIAL COHESION DURABLE GOODS SAFETY NET CHILD LABOR SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INCOME HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION FUTURE EARNINGS ATTENDANCE RATES SERVICES FINANCIAL CRISES SAVINGS GROUPS FOOD POLICY WELFARE GOVERNMENT CAPACITY HEALTH IN‐KIND PAYMENTS PROJECTS PROJECT PRODUCTIVE ASSETS IN‐KIND TRANSFERS INCOME SUPPORT CASH TRANSFER SELF‐ TARGETING INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS WAGE RATE CONFLICT BENEFICIARIES HEALTH FACILITIES SOCIAL ACTION INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY SAFETY NETS POVERTY REDUCTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME PUBLIC‐WORKS COVARIATE SHOCKS ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS LABOR MARKET HEALTH FACILITY SAVINGS BENEFICIARY INTERVENTION ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS SOCIAL PROTECTION EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE CASH INTERVENTIONS TRANSFERS MARKETS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE CASH TRANSFERS ANTIPOVERTY INSTRUMENTS DESIGN TRANSFER PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD LEVEL FOOD SECURITY LEAN SEASON LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS COST‐ EFFECTIVENESS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PARTICIPATION DESCRIPTION VILLAGE‐LEVEL COST‐EFFECTIVENESS INCOME SHOCKS GENDER CASH PAYMENTS HOMES PUBLIC WORKS HOUSEHOLD‐LEVEL HYGIENE OCCUPATION TRANSITION COUNTRIES URBAN AREAS HOUSEHOLD POVERTY RELIEF FOOD EXPENDITURE YOUTH CONDITIONAL CASH INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY LABOR MARKETS TRANSFER AMOUNT MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKS PROGRAM RURAL AREAS TEMPORARY JOBS WORK PROGRAM NATIONAL COVERAGE HOUSEHOLDS ACCESS TO SERVICES ROAD REHABILITATION POVERTY NUMBER OF CHILDREN HEALTH SERVICES SELF‐TARGETING FACILITIES MARKET WAGE INTERVENTIONS POOR COMMUNITY TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SAFETY FEMALE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25977554/public-works-productive-safety-net-post-conflict-setting-evidence-randomized-evaluation-sierra-leone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23916

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25977554/public-works-productive-safety-net-post-conflict-setting-evidence-randomized-evaluation-sierra-leone
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23916

Public Works as a Productive Safety Net in a Post-Conflict Setting : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Sierra Leone

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