Private interhousehold cash transfers are an important source of income in many developing countries. Although precise transfer patterns are only beginning to be researched, the authors review the preliminary evidence from other studies and conduct original analysis based on the recent Peru Living Standards Survey. The paper reveals that private transfers are being directed toward vulnerable groups in society. The poor, the elderly, the very young...
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1989/12/31
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS345
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Private transfers and public policy in developing countries : a case study for Peru
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market rate of interest