A good mix against ultra‐poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh

Atiya Rahman; Anindita Bhattacharjee; Narayan Das

doi:10.1111/rode.12809

journal article Jul 13, 2021

A good mix against ultra‐poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh

Atiya Rahman

Anindita Bhattacharjee Narayan Das

Review of Development Economics Vol. 25 No. 4 pp. 2052-2083 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractExisting evidence shows that programs that provide grants to productive assets along with training to very poor women increase labor supply, earnings, and consumption. In contrast, evidence on the effect of microcredit on these outcomes is mixed. In this paper, we examine the effect of a hybrid of the two approaches—credit and grant—on the livelihoods of the ultra‐poor in Bangladesh. A randomized evaluation of the hybrid intervention shows that it increases labor supply of working‐age women, household income, productive assets, savings, and consumption expenditures. The benefit–cost ratio of the intervention is estimated to be 8.47.

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Published: Jul 13, 2021
Vol/Issue: 25(4)
Pages: 2052-2083
License: View

Authors

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Atiya Rahman

Economics Cluster BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University Dhaka Bangladesh

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Anindita Bhattacharjee

Economics Cluster BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University Dhaka Bangladesh; Evidence & Learning, Programme Development and Quality Save the Children International Dhaka Bangladesh

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Narayan Das

Economics Cluster BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University Dhaka Bangladesh

Cite This Article

Atiya Rahman, Anindita Bhattacharjee, Narayan Das (2021). A good mix against ultra‐poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh. Review of Development Economics, 25(4), 2052-2083. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12809

A good mix against ultra‐poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh

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