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: Hanna, Rema, Banerjee, Abhijit, Kreindler, Gabriel Emanuel, Olken, Benjamin
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113834
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9923-6088
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-7763
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1918-4631