Public works
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Do public works programmes work?
Public works programmes can reduce poverty and improve wellbeing by creating jobs and generating wider economic spillovers, such as higher wages and better infrastructure. Their effects, however, vary widely by place and design, as they are not a one-size-fits-all solution to poverty or unemployment.
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Can governments promote long-term employment through wage subsidies? Lessons from North Macedonia
A government-led programme in North Macedonia combined wage subsidies with matching services to decrease long-term unemployment among vulnerable jobseekers. Experimental evidence indicates that the programme significantly improved formal employment i...
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Fighting urban poverty: Public works increase the welfare of the poor in Addis Ababa by 20%
A public works programme in Ethiopia improves welfare for the urban poor both directly for participants and indirectly through increasing private sector wages and improving amenities
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Reforming India’s public works scheme raised incomes
Improving the payment infrastructure for India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme raised incomes — mostly through increases in non-programme earnings
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Do public works programmes have sustained impacts in LMICs?
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Public works and welfare: Evidence from the Central African Republic
How did the Londö public works programme in the Central African Republic affect participants' welfare?