Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho

Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho

This paper assesses the performance of government spending on social protection programs in reducing poverty and inequality in Lesotho, applying benefit incidence and microsimulation methods to 2017-2018 household survey data. The paper investigate...

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Main Authors: Boko, Joachim, Raju, Dhushyanth, Younger, Stephen D.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
ECONOMIC SHOCK
POVERTY
VULNERABILITY
POVERTY LINE
INEQUALITY
FOOD PRICE SUBSIDY
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SAFETY NETS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565611611130214788/Welfare-Shocks-and-Government-Spending-on-Social-Protection-Programs-in-Lesotho
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spelling okr-10986-350462021-06-14T09:56:20Z Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho Boko, Joachim Raju, Dhushyanth Younger, Stephen D. PUBLIC EXPENDITURE SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS ECONOMIC SHOCK POVERTY VULNERABILITY POVERTY LINE INEQUALITY FOOD PRICE SUBSIDY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SAFETY NETS This paper assesses the performance of government spending on social protection programs in reducing poverty and inequality in Lesotho, applying benefit incidence and microsimulation methods to 2017-2018 household survey data. The paper investigates the distributional effects of actual spending on social protection programs as well as those of a hypothetical alternative in which the spending is targeted through a proxy means test (PMT) formula used by the government for some programs. In addition, the paper explores the responsiveness of social protection programs to adverse shocks commonly reported by households in Lesotho, where recent natural shocks have had substantial economic effects. 2021-01-25T17:15:20Z 2021-01-25T17:15:20Z 2021-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565611611130214788/Welfare-Shocks-and-Government-Spending-on-Social-Protection-Programs-in-Lesotho http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35046 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2102 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Lesotho
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topic PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
ECONOMIC SHOCK
POVERTY
VULNERABILITY
POVERTY LINE
INEQUALITY
FOOD PRICE SUBSIDY
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SAFETY NETS
spellingShingle PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
ECONOMIC SHOCK
POVERTY
VULNERABILITY
POVERTY LINE
INEQUALITY
FOOD PRICE SUBSIDY
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SAFETY NETS
Boko, Joachim
Raju, Dhushyanth
Younger, Stephen D.
Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho
geographic_facet Africa
Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE)
Lesotho
relation Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2102
description This paper assesses the performance of government spending on social protection programs in reducing poverty and inequality in Lesotho, applying benefit incidence and microsimulation methods to 2017-2018 household survey data. The paper investigates the distributional effects of actual spending on social protection programs as well as those of a hypothetical alternative in which the spending is targeted through a proxy means test (PMT) formula used by the government for some programs. In addition, the paper explores the responsiveness of social protection programs to adverse shocks commonly reported by households in Lesotho, where recent natural shocks have had substantial economic effects.
format Working Paper
author Boko, Joachim
Raju, Dhushyanth
Younger, Stephen D.
author_facet Boko, Joachim
Raju, Dhushyanth
Younger, Stephen D.
author_sort Boko, Joachim
title Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho
title_short Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho
title_full Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho
title_fullStr Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho
title_full_unstemmed Welfare, Shocks, and Government Spending on Social Protection Programs in Lesotho
title_sort welfare, shocks, and government spending on social protection programs in lesotho
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565611611130214788/Welfare-Shocks-and-Government-Spending-on-Social-Protection-Programs-in-Lesotho
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35046
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