Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Working Paper Series,
Uppsala University, Department of Economics

No 2014:3: Tackling Social Exclusion: Evidence from Chile

Rita Ginja (), Pedro Carneiro () and Emanuela Galasso ()
Additional contact information
Rita Ginja: Department of Economics, Postal: Uppsala University, P.O. Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Pedro Carneiro: University College London, CEMMAP, IFS.
Emanuela Galasso: World Bank.

Abstract: We study an innovative welfare program in Chile which combines a period of frequent home visits to households in extreme poverty, with guaranteed access to social services. Program impacts are identi ed using a regression discontinuity design, exploring the fact that program eligibility is a discontinuous function of an index of family income and assets. We nd strong and lasting impacts of the program on the take up of subsidies and employment services. These impacts are important only for families who had little access to the welfare system prior to the intervention.

Keywords: Social Exclusion; Social Protection; Chile; Extreme Poverty

JEL-codes: C26; I38; J08

87 pages, May 9, 2014

Full text files 

FULLTEXT02.pdf PDF-file

Download statistics

Questions (including download problems) about the papers in this series should be directed to Ulrika Öjdeby ()
Report other problems with accessing this service to Sune Karlsson ().

RePEc:hhs:uunewp:2014_003This page generated on 2024-09-13 22:17:38.