Add to ORKGThis paper presents data and analysis on the antipoverty effectiveness of safety nets in eight rich nations using data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS). We find that national safety nets are quite varied and that the most expensive ones (in terms of budgetary cost) are also the most effective. The paper concludes with some suggestions for the construction of effective safety nets in developing nations
The Covid-19 and global recession increased uncertainty at macro and micro levels. Social protecti...
Over two fifths of our population appears to be poor in the sense that their basic needs are not met...
This rapid review synthesises evidence on social safety net in fragile and conflict-affected states ...
Includes bibliographyConfronted with recurrent macroeconomic shocks, governments in Latin America an...
This paper focuses on the experience of the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia,...
The objective of this study is to provide rigorous evidence on the cost of social protection in vari...
The previous chapters discussed how poor people can try to protect themselves against poverty and vu...
Social protection describes all public and private initiatives that provide income or consumption tr...
The aim of this chapter is to highlight some key aspects of recent economic research on the welfare ...
This paper reviews the literature on the performance of commonly found social safety net programs in...
This paper is the written version of a lecture that draws principally on research on safety nets and...
This paper demonstrates that there are potentially large returns to having a social protection polic...
The labour market alone cannot move struggling families out of poverty. The social welfare programs ...
Poverty reduction, Hunger, Poor and vulnerable, Cash transfers, Inequality, Pro-poor policies, Safet...
This paper is prepared as a chapter for the Handbook of Income Distribution, Volume 2 (edited by A. ...
The Covid-19 and global recession increased uncertainty at macro and micro levels. Social protecti...
Over two fifths of our population appears to be poor in the sense that their basic needs are not met...
This rapid review synthesises evidence on social safety net in fragile and conflict-affected states ...
Includes bibliographyConfronted with recurrent macroeconomic shocks, governments in Latin America an...
This paper focuses on the experience of the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia,...
The objective of this study is to provide rigorous evidence on the cost of social protection in vari...
The previous chapters discussed how poor people can try to protect themselves against poverty and vu...
Social protection describes all public and private initiatives that provide income or consumption tr...
The aim of this chapter is to highlight some key aspects of recent economic research on the welfare ...
This paper reviews the literature on the performance of commonly found social safety net programs in...
This paper is the written version of a lecture that draws principally on research on safety nets and...
This paper demonstrates that there are potentially large returns to having a social protection polic...
The labour market alone cannot move struggling families out of poverty. The social welfare programs ...
Poverty reduction, Hunger, Poor and vulnerable, Cash transfers, Inequality, Pro-poor policies, Safet...
This paper is prepared as a chapter for the Handbook of Income Distribution, Volume 2 (edited by A. ...
The Covid-19 and global recession increased uncertainty at macro and micro levels. Social protecti...
Over two fifths of our population appears to be poor in the sense that their basic needs are not met...
This rapid review synthesises evidence on social safety net in fragile and conflict-affected states ...