Cash transfers in Latin America: Effects on poverty and redistribution
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- Verónica Amarante & Martín Brun, 2018. "Cash Transfers in Latin America: Effects on Poverty and Redistribution," Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Fall 2018), pages 1-31, November.
- Amarante, Verónica & Brun, Martín, 2018. "Cash transfers in Latin America: effects on poverty and redistribution," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 123242, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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Cash transfers; Child poverty; Inequality; Latin America;
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- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
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