Die im Rahmen des Programms zur Konversion der Auslandsschulden in großem Maßstab geleisteten staatlichen Transferzahlungen an die Privatwirtschaft waren überflüssig. Nur wenige Unternehmen wären wegen der durch die Abwertung entstandenen Devisenverluste in Konkurs gegangen....

This paper evaluates the impact of the Bono Solidario, a transfer payment scheme in Ecuador, on children's nutritional status. In addition to testing for pure income effects, because the program transfers money to mothers of young children, we are able to test whether mother's income has a...

Benefit incidence analysis has become a popular tool over the past decade, especially for researchers at the World Bank. Despite or perhaps because of the popularity of this method, recent research has pointed out many of its limitations. One of the most common criticisms of benefit incidence...

Benefit incidence analysis has become a popular tool over the past decade, especially for researchers at the World Bank. Despite or perhaps because of the popularity of this method, recent research has pointed out many of its limitations. One of the most common criticisms of benefit incidence...