How Can Safety Nets Contribute to Economic Growth?

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dc.creatorAlderman, Harold
dc.creatorYemtsov, Ruslan
dc.date2013-09-04T16:50:05Z
dc.date2013-09-04T16:50:05Z
dc.date2013-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:57:16Z
dc.descriptionThe paper provides an up-to date and selective review of the literature on how social safety nets contribute to growth. The evidence is carefully chosen to show how safety nets have the potential to overcome constraints on growth linked to market failures, and is organized into 4 distinct pathways: i) encouraging asset accumulation by changing incentives and by addressing imperfections in financial markets caused by constraints in obtaining credit, and from information asymmetries; overcoming such failures helps households to invest into their human capital or productive assets; ii) failures in insurance markets especially in low income setting; safety nets are assisting in managing risk both ex post and ex ante; iii) safety nets are overcoming failure to create assets and other local economy complementary factors to household-level investments; iv) safety nets are shown to relax political constraints on policy. Safety nets have a dual objective of directly alleviating poverty through transfers to the poor and of triggering higher growth for the poor. However, the trade-off between the dual objectives of equity and growth is not eliminated by the potential for productive safety nets; this remains critical for designing social policies.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17680741/can-safety-nets-contribute-economic-growth
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15578
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6437
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413445
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6437
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO INSURANCE
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectBANK ACCOUNT
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBENEFIT SYSTEM
dc.subjectBLOCK GRANTS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCASH ECONOMY
dc.subjectCASH SUPPORT
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD BENEFIT
dc.subjectCHILD GROWTH
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ASSETS
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL CASH
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL TRANSFER
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOVARIATE SHOCKS
dc.subjectCREDIT ACCESS
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RECOVERY
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCK
dc.subjectEMERGENCY FOOD
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPORTER
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEE WAIVERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFLOW OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectFOOD AID
dc.subjectFOOD PROGRAM
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectGRANTS TO SCHOOLS
dc.subjectHEALTH CLINIC
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAM
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ALLOCATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GAINS
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCKS
dc.subjectINCOME SMOOTHING
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFER
dc.subjectINCOMPLETE MARKETS
dc.subjectINDICATOR TARGETING
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLABOR ALLOCATION
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR DISINCENTIVES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR INTENSIVE WORKS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLEVY
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectLOCAL FARMERS
dc.subjectLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectLOSS OF INCOME
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMICRO-ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMICRO-FINANCE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLD AGE PENSION
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY TRAPS
dc.subjectPRECAUTIONARY SAVINGS
dc.subjectPREVENTATIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectPRICE DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectPRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEM
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPROPENSITY TO SAVE
dc.subjectPUBLIC ASSET
dc.subjectPUBLIC ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
dc.subjectRAINFALL INSURANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRETURN ON INVESTMENT
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectRISK TAKING
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL PUBLIC
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET TRANSFERS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAFETY ROPE
dc.subjectSAFETY ROPES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSEARCH COSTS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSHARE OF BENEFITS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAM
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFER
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFERS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIZING
dc.subjectTARGETED TRANSFERS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectTRANSFER INCOME
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSFER RECIPIENTS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectVULNERABLE CHILDREN
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWEATHER RISK
dc.subjectWELFARE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWELFARE STATE
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORK INCENTIVES
dc.subjectWORKFARE
dc.subjectWORKS PROGRAM
dc.subjectWORKS PROJECT
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