Reforming India’s public works scheme raised incomes Improving the payment infrastructure for India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme raised incomes — mostly through increases in non-programme earnings Social Protection Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Sandip Sukhtankar Published 30.10.23
Unpacking multi-faceted anti-poverty programmes Can you build sustainable income for the very poor with individual parts of multi-faceted programmes? Social Protection Robert Darko Osei Published 16.08.23
Improving social assistance through data-driven targeting: Evidence from Pakistan Data-driven targeting can make social assistance less subject to favouritism, more pro-poor, and more politically sustainable Social Protection Muhammad Haseeb Kate Vyborny Published 23.03.23
Building resilience through social protection: Evidence from Malawi Resilience measures can predict choice of coping strategies, helping targeted cash transfers improve how vulnerable households respond to shocks Social Protection Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa Frank Otchere Published 22.09.22
The relationship between labour market conditions and policy effects: Evidence from Mexico’s PROGRESA A conditional cash transfer programme was less effective in regions with more exposure to export-manufacturing jobs Social Protection Teresa Molina Joaquim Vidiella-Martin Published 15.09.22
Do asset transfers build household resilience? Incorporating a measure of resilience in anti-poverty programmes can help predict poverty dynamics and sustainability Social Protection Lokendra Phadera Hope Michelson Alex E Winter-Nelson Peter D Goldsmith Published 29.06.22
How cash transfers can have negative impact on non-beneficiaries: Evidence from Philippines Cash transfers raised food prices and increased stunting among children from ineligible households in remote and poor areas Social Protection Deon Filmer Jed Friedman Eeshani Kandpal Junko Onishi Published 28.05.21
Implementing poverty-reduction interventions at scale: Challenges and considerations Programmes aimed at alleviating poverty must be designed in cost-effective ways before they can be used by government as viable public policy at scale Social Protection Dean Karlan Published 24.03.21
In-kind transfers as insurance: Evidence from India While academics and policymakers prefer unconditional cash transfer to the poor, they value in-kind transfers that protect against price fluctuations Social Protection Lucie Gadenne Sam Norris Monica Singhal Sandip Sukhtankar Published 01.03.21
