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

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Banerjee, Abhijit; Karlan, Dean; Osei, Robert; Trachtman, Hannah; Udry, Christopher
• 署名单位: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Center for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research; Northwestern University; University of Ghana; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102781
• 发表日期: 2022
• 关键词: Poverty alleviation; Returns to capital

摘要

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).