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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fruttero, Anna
Other Authors: Henrique Paiva, Luis, Ribeiro Leichsenring, Alexandre
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/099
Online Access:Full text available on IMF