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

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

doi:10.1093/wbro/lkx002

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

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Date

2017-08-01

ISSN

1564-6971

Published

2017-08-01

Author(s)

Banerjee, Abhijit V.

Hanna, Rema

Kreindler, Gabriel E.

Olken, Benjamin A.

Abstract

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.

Citation

“Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Hanna, Rema; Kreindler, Gabriel E.; Olken, Benjamin A.. 2017. Debunking the Stereotype of the Lazy Welfare Recipient: Evidence from Cash Transfer Programs. World Bank Research Observer. © Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31221 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.”