Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor

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

No 12653, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: A multi-faceted program comprising a grant of productive assets, training, 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 and a deposit collection service would generate similar impacts (it does not).

Keywords: Development; Poverty trap; Social protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 O12 O17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-01
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