Social Protection and Inequality: Evidence from Ethiopia, India and Peru

Liyousew Borga, Raphaël Cottin and Conchita D’ambrosio
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Abstract: Do antipoverty programs reduce inequality? Evidence from Ethiopia,We examine trends of consumption inequality among culturally and socially defined groups in Ethiopia, India and Peru during the period 2006-2016. We find a strong correlation between living standards and social protection program coverage indicating positive targeting efficiency. We also find that inequality among program participants is much lower than non-participants. Second, a decomposition of total inequality shows that within group inequality consistently accounts for a larger share of total inequality for all groups considered.

Keywords: Éthiopie; Pérou; Inde (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52
Date: 2020-08-12
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