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Well, looks like another #povertymyth has been debunked: when given financial support, the #poor don't squander it as so many politicians will lead us to believe. Check out the #WorldBank and #Stanford joint #study here: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/689575

Or, check out a the succinct article here: http://qz.com/853651/definitive-data-on-what-poor-people-buy-when-theyre-just-given-cash/

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Cash Transfers and Temptation Goods | Economic Development and Cultural Change: Vol 65, No 2

Abstract Cash transfers have been demonstrated to improve education and health outcomes and alleviate poverty in various contexts. However, policy makers and others often express concern that poor households will use transfers to buy alcohol,...