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
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31221