workfare

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.

How did the Londö public works programme in the Central African Republic affect participants' welfare?

A better understanding of ‘price effects’ is needed to improve targeting and reduce trade-offs to education