Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP12653
Authors: Dean Karlan; Abhijit Banerjee; Robert Osei; Hannah Trachtman; Christopher Udry
Abstract: A multi-faceted program comprising a grant of productive assets, training, 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 and a deposit collection service would generate similar impacts (it does not).
Keywords: development; poverty trap; social protection
JEL Codes: D12; O12; O17
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| multifaceted program (I23) | sustainable income (Q01) |
| full program (C88) | economic well-being (I31) |
| productive assets grant (G31) | welfare improvements (I38) |
| savings account access (D14) | impacts on financial inclusion (F65) |
| full graduation program (A23) | income (E25) |
| training and consumption support (M53) | effective asset accumulation (G51) |
| components of the program (C88) | sustainable impacts on poverty alleviation (F63) |