Tag

poverty_alleviation

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DevelopmentMeta-Analysis
Asset Accumulation and Savings Persistence
Participants increased savings or asset ownership in 9 out of 10 evaluations examining asset accumulation; in Tunisia, participants retained significantly higher home, livestock, and furniture ownership 5 years post-program despite a 5 percentage point drop in employment probability.
DevelopmentMeta-Analysis
Capital Injection Superiority Over Skills Training
Empirical evidence across fragile states shows minimal support for the effectiveness of skills training programs alone, demonstrating that cash and capital injections generate significantly larger and more sustained income and health impacts.