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

Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Gabriel Kreindler and Benjamin Olken
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Rema Hanna: Harvard University
Gabriel Kreindler: MIT

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Abstract: Targeted transfer programs for poor citizens have become increasingly common in the developing world. Yet, a common concern among policy makers - both in developing as well as developed countries - is that such programs tend to discourage work. We re-analyze the data from 7 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.

Date: 2015-12
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