Poverty Alleviation and Interhousehold Transfers : Evidence from BRAC's Graduation Program in Bangladesh

Poverty Alleviation and Interhousehold Transfers : Evidence from BRAC's Graduation Program in Bangladesh

Poor households often rely on transfers from their social networks for consumption smoothing, yet there is limited evidence on how antipoverty programs affect informal transfers. This paper exploits the randomized roll-out of BRAC's ultra-poor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gulesci, Selim
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
INFORMAL TRANSFERS
INTERHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS
INFORMAL INSURANCE
TARGETING SOCIAL PROGRAMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/728131604499775226/Poverty-Alleviation-and-Interhousehold-Transfers-Evidence-from-BRACs-Graduation-Program-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34734

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/728131604499775226/Poverty-Alleviation-and-Interhousehold-Transfers-Evidence-from-BRACs-Graduation-Program-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34734

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