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

Year: 2017

Type: book

Abstract: 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.

DOI: 10.1596/31221

Authors: Abhijit V. Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Gabriel E. Kreindler, Benjamin A. Olken

Language: English

Topic: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4248021770

FWCI: 4.936

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Cited by: 47

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