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

Abhijit Banerjee; Dean Karlan; Robert Osei; Hannah Trachtman; Christopher Udry

doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102781

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

Abhijit Banerjee
, Dean Karlan
, Robert Osei
, Hannah Trachtman
, Christopher Udry

Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research

MIT
Northwestern University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Abstract

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).

Original language	English
Article number	102781
Journal	Journal of Development Economics
Volume	155
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102781
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

UN SDGs

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SDG 1 No Poverty

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Poverty alleviation
Returns to capital

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