Social Programs and Formal Employment : Evidence from the Brazilian Bolsa Familia Program /

Employment is key to combating poverty. Thus, detractors of social assistance programs argue that they create disincentives to work. While there is substantial evidence showing limited effects of these programs on overall labor supply, the jury is still out with respect to their impact on formal emp...

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Autor principal: Fruttero, Anna
Otros Autores: Henrique Paiva, Luis, Ribeiro Leichsenring, Alexandre
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/099
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF