Unpacking a multi-faceted program to build sustainable income for the very poor

Abhijit Banerjee, Dean Karlan, Robert Osei (), Hannah Trachtman and Christopher Udry

Journal of Development Economics, 2022, vol. 155, issue C

Abstract: A multi-faceted program comprising a grant of productive assets, training, unconditional cash transfers, coaching, and savings has been found to build sustainable income for those in extreme poverty. We focus on two important questions: whether a mere grant of productive assets would generate similar impacts (it does not), and whether access to a savings account with a deposit collection service would generate similar impacts (it does, but they are short-lived).

Keywords: Poverty alleviation; Returns to capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I38 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102781

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