Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Title: Social Protection and Inequality: Evidence from Ethiopia, India and Peru
Number: 8ee604cc-6f57-46d9-b5ad-5a4dfd4fc687
Handle: RePEc:avg:wpaper:en11355
Publication-Status: Published in Research Papers
Author-Name: Liyousew BORGA
Author-Name: Raphaël COTTIN
Author-Name: Conchita D’AMBROSIO
Abstract: Do antipoverty programs reduce inequality? Evidence from Ethiopia,We examine trends of consumption inequality among culturally and socially defined groups in Ethiopia, India and Peru during the period 2006-2016. We find a strong correlation between living standards and social protection program coverage indicating positive targeting efficiency. We also find that inequality among program participants is much lower than non-participants. Second, a decomposition of total inequality shows that within group inequality consistently accounts for a larger share of total inequality for all groups considered. 
Creation-Date: 2020-08-12
File-URL: https://www.afd.fr/sites/afd/files/2020-08-07-26-43/Doc_PR_139_Social%20Protection%20and%20Inequalitye.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Keywords: Éthiopie, Pérou, Inde
Classification-JEL: Q
Length: 52