Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs

Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs

Targeted transfer programs for poor citizens have become increasingly common in the developing world. Yet, a common concern among policy-makers and citizens is that such programs tend to discourage work. We re-analyze the data from seven randomized controlled trials of government-run cash transfer p...

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Main Authors: Banerjee, Abhijit V., Hanna, Rema, Kreindler, Gabriel E., Olken, Benjamin A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2019
Subjects:
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
CASH TRANSFERS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
WORLD VALUES SURVEY
WELFARE RECIPIENTS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31221
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spelling okr-10986-312212021-05-25T10:54:36Z Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs Banerjee, Abhijit V. Hanna, Rema Kreindler, Gabriel E. Olken, Benjamin A. POOR HOUSEHOLDS CASH TRANSFERS GOVERNMENT POLICY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE WORLD VALUES SURVEY WELFARE RECIPIENTS Targeted transfer programs for poor citizens have become increasingly common in the developing world. Yet, a common concern among policy-makers and citizens is that such programs tend to discourage work. We re-analyze the data from seven randomized controlled trials of government-run cash transfer programs in six developing countries throughout the world, and find no systematic evidence that cash transfer programs discourage work. 2019-02-05T17:21:23Z 2019-02-05T17:21:23Z 2017-08-01 Journal Article World Bank Research Observer 1564-6971 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31221 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Honduras Indonesia Mexico Morocco Nicaragua Philippines
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topic POOR HOUSEHOLDS
CASH TRANSFERS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
WORLD VALUES SURVEY
WELFARE RECIPIENTS
spellingShingle POOR HOUSEHOLDS
CASH TRANSFERS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
WORLD VALUES SURVEY
WELFARE RECIPIENTS
Banerjee, Abhijit V.
Hanna, Rema
Kreindler, Gabriel E.
Olken, Benjamin A.
Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs
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Indonesia
Mexico
Morocco
Nicaragua
Philippines
description Targeted transfer programs for poor citizens have become increasingly common in the developing world. Yet, a common concern among policy-makers and citizens is that such programs tend to discourage work. We re-analyze the data from seven randomized controlled trials of government-run cash transfer programs in six developing countries throughout the world, and find no systematic evidence that cash transfer programs discourage work.
format Journal Article
author Banerjee, Abhijit V.
Hanna, Rema
Kreindler, Gabriel E.
Olken, Benjamin A.
author_facet Banerjee, Abhijit V.
Hanna, Rema
Kreindler, Gabriel E.
Olken, Benjamin A.
author_sort Banerjee, Abhijit V.
title Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs
title_short Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs
title_full Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs
title_fullStr Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs
title_full_unstemmed Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs
title_sort debunking the stereotype of the lazy welfare recipient : evidence from cash transfer programs
publisher Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate 2019
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31221
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