Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient : Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs

Banerjee, Abhijit V. ; Hanna, Rema ; Kreindler, Gabriel E. ; Olken, Benjamin A.

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank

关键词: POOR HOUSEHOLDS;    CASH TRANSFERS;    GOVERNMENT POLICY;    PUBLIC EXPENDITURE;    WORLD VALUES SURVEY;   

DOI  :  10.1093/wbro/lkx002

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Targeted transfer programs for poor citizens have become increasingly common in the developing world. Yet, a common concern among policy-makers and citizens is that such programs tend to discourage work. We re-analyze the data from seven randomized controlled trials of government-run cash transfer programs in six developing countries throughout the world, and find no systematic evidence that cash transfer programs discourage work.