Numerous studies provide evidence on the contribution of universal social pensions to economic growth through their impacts on the informal productive sector. Yet, few studies account for the differences in the structural circumstances across areas that are...
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The effectiveness of cash transfer programs to foster social mobility in the medium and long run is still unclear. Using a RDD we found that after six years of exposure to the Ecuadorean cash transfer, living conditions of beneficiaries are worse off than non...
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Extensive coverage gaps in social protection worldwide still are associated with significant underinvestment in social protection, particularly in Africa, Asia and the Arab States. In 2012, the ILO Convention No. 202, concerning National Floors of Social...
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This paper investigates the effects of social assistance on subjective well-being looking at the case of Kyrgyzstan. For this purpose, we exploit recent changes in the design of social assistance and apply a difference in difference (DiD) method combined with...
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This report is part of a larger series of scoping studies on Social Protection and Safety Nets for Enhanced Food Security and Nutrition in Tajikistan that was commissioned by the World Food Programme in partnership with the University of Maastricht in 2017...
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This report is part of a larger series of scoping studies on Social Protection and Safety Nets for Enhanced Food Security and Nutrition in the Kyrgyz Republic that was commissioned by the World Food Programme in partnership with the University of Maastricht...
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