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Reducing Delay in Payments in Welfare Programs: Experimental Evidence from an Information Dissemination Intervention

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dc.contributor.authorDas, Upasak
dc.contributor.authorPaul, Amartya
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Mohit
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-26T17:36:52Z
dc.date.available2024-03-26T17:36:52Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-29
dc.description.abstractThis paper assesses the impact of an information dissemination intervention on the local-level implementation of the rural public works program in India. One key feature of the intervention is to provide information to workers once their wages get credited into their accounts. Using administrative and survey data, its impact on delays in wage payments and days of work along with the awareness levels of the entitlements is evaluated. The findings indicate a substantial reduction in payment delays and in trips made for wage withdrawal, in addition to improvements in awareness. The decrease in the payment delays in the treated villages persists even beyond the intervention period. While a limited impact on work days is observed during the intervention, a significant increase in the post-intervention period is found. The findings substantiated through qualitative evidence provide a platform for an innovative and cost-effective intervention to improve the implementation of social protection programs.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099922212072313538/IDU00d68fe3d0c3b6042380856d0d3ff6e5e81c8
dc.identifier.citationThe World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/41284
dc.identifier.issn0258-6770 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1564-698X (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41284
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINFORMATION DISSEMINATION
dc.subjectINDIA
dc.subjectDELAY IN PAYMENT
dc.subjectMGNREGA
dc.subjectAWARENESS
dc.titleReducing Delay in Payments in Welfare Programsen
dc.title.subtitleExperimental Evidence from an Information Dissemination Interventionen
dc.typeJournal Article
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okr.crossref.titleReducing Delay in Payments in Welfare Programs: Experimental Evidence from an Information Dissemination Intervention
okr.date.disclosure2023-12-07
okr.date.lastmodified2023-12-07T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeJournal Article
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099922212072313538/IDU00d68fe3d0c3b6042380856d0d3ff6e5e81c8
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okr.identifier.doi10.1093/wber/lhad011
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/41284
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34209828
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okr.identifier.report186256
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitExternal Client Solutions (ITSES)
okr.volume37 (3)
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