A recent World Bank study draws on data from two Indian villages to present a new empirical approach to assessing the impact of public works programs on net household income and poverty. The study estimates the opportunity cost of participation in public works employment programs by asking the question - what activity is public works employment displacing? If public works primarily displace unemployment, foregone earnings will be negligible. However...
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Public work programs: what are the income gains to the poor?
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