Working Paper: NBER ID: w24271
Authors: Abhijit Banerjee; Dean Karlan; Robert Darko 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: extreme poverty; graduation program; randomized controlled trial; income generation; savings
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 |
|---|---|
| full graduation program (A23) | income (E25) |
| full graduation program (A23) | consumption (E21) |
| full graduation program (A23) | business income (E25) |
| full graduation program (A23) | crop income (Q15) |
| full graduation program (A23) | livestock revenue (Q10) |
| asset-only treatment (G32) | welfare effects (D69) |
| savings-only treatment (D14) | financial inclusion (G20) |
| savings-only treatment (D14) | consumption (E21) |
| full graduation program (A23) | long-term outcomes (I12) |