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Title
Failure vs. Displacement: Why an Innovative Anti-Poverty Program Showed No Net Impact
Creator
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Morduch, Jonathan Morduch, Jonathan
Affiliation
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NYU
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Ravi, Shamika Ravi, Shamika
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Indian School of Business
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Bauchet, Jonathan Bauchet, Jonathan
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NYU
Editor
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Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
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Abstract
We present results from a randomized trial of an innovative anti-poverty program in India. Instead of a safety net, the program provides “ultra-poor” households with inputs to create a new livelihood and attain economic independence. We find no statistically significant evidence of lasting net impact on consumption, income or asset accumulation. The main impact was the re-optimization of time use: sharp gains in income from the new livelihood were fully offset by lower earnings from wage labor. The result highlights how the existence of alternative economic options shapes net impacts and external validity.
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December 2012
Publisher
Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Issued Date
2012-12
Language
English(eng)
Resource Type
technical report
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VoR
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Related Title
CEI Working Paper Series, No. 2012-05
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  http://cei.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/English/index.html
Number of Pages
48
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CEI Working Paper Series
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10086/28432