How widespread are non-linear crowding out effects? The response of private transfers to income in four developing countries

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This paper investigates whether there is a non-linear relationship between income and the private transfers received by households in developing countries. If private transfers are unresponsive to household income, expansion of public social security and other transfer programs is unlikely to crowd out private transfers, contrary to concerns first raised by Barro and Becker. There is little exi...

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2006-03

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Working or discussion paper

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ResearchCommons@Waikato

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University of Waikato

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