Holdings: Social Transfers, Labor Supply and Poverty Reduction : The Case of Albania

Social Transfers, Labor Supply and Poverty Reduction : The Case of Albania

In 1993, in response to persistent unemployment, and rising poverty and social unrest, the government of Albania introduced an anti-poverty program, namely Ndihma Ekonomike; in 1995 it was extended to all poor households. This paper estimates the s...

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Main Authors:	Dabalen, Andrew, Kilic, Talip, Wane, Waly
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGE CATEGORIES AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR APPLICATION PROCESS AVERAGE BENEFIT BASIC NEEDS CALCULATIONS CASH TRANSFERS CHRONIC DISEASE CITIZENS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY SERVICES CONTRIBUTION RATE CONTRIBUTIONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISABILITY DISABILITY BENEFITS DISABLED DOWNWARD BIAS DRUG ABUSE DRUGS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATION LEVELS ELDERLY EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION EMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT STATUS EXPENDITURES EXTENDED FAMILIES FAMILIES FAMILY LABOR FARMER FEMALE LABOR FEMALE WORKERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL SITUATION FOOD SECURITY GENDER GENDER DISPARITIES HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH SERVICES HOME VISITS HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLD WORK HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME SOURCES INCOME SUPPORT INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAM INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCOME TAX INCOME TAX CREDIT INCOMES INEQUALITY INFLATION INFORMAL SECTOR INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT SCHEMES JOB CREATION JOB SEARCH JOB TENURE JOB TRAINING JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ASSESSMENT LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKETS LABOR OFFICE LABOR SUPPLY LAID-OFF WORKERS LAND REGISTRATION LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTIONS LEVELS OF RISK LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LOW INCOME MARRIED COUPLES MATERNITY BENEFITS MEDICAL TREATMENT MINIMUM PENSION MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES NEW JOBS OCCUPATIONS OLD AGE OLD-AGE PAYING JOB PENSION PENSION CONTRIBUTION PENSION FUND PENSION INCOME PENSION RIGHTS PENSION TRANSFER PENSION TRANSFERS PENSIONER PENSIONERS PENSIONS PERMANENT JOB PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CONTROLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS PRIVATIZATION PROBABILITIES PROBABILITY PROBIT REGRESSION PROBIT REGRESSIONS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES PROGRAM COST PROGRESS PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SERVICES QUESTIONNAIRE RECEIPT RECEIPTS RESPECT RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGE RURAL AREAS RURAL LABOR RURAL WORKERS SAFETY SALARIES SALARY SALE SCHOOL STUDENTS SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF-EMPLOYMENT SELF-RELIANCE SINGLE MOTHERS SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL UNREST SOURCES OF INCOME STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING COURSES TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYED JOB SEEKERS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE URBAN AREAS URBAN WOMEN VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE DISTRIBUTION WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAR WELFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE RECIPIENTS WELFARE REFORM WORKER WORKING AGE WORKING-AGE POPULATION YEARS OF SERVICE
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