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

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作者
Banerjee, Abhijit V. [1 ]
Hanna, Rema [2 ]
Kreindler, Gabriel E. [1 ]
Olken, Benjamin A. [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Econ, 50 Mem Dr, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Harvard Kennedy Sch, 79 John F Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
关键词
COUNTRIES EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; LABOR; BENEFITS; IMPACTS; INCOME;
D O I
10.1093/wbro/lkx002
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:155 / 184
页数:30
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