Biometric payment systems and welfare benefits
Muralidharan, K., Niehaus, P. & Sukhtankar, S.
(2014).
Biometric payment systems and welfare benefits.
Biometric payment systems are claimed to reduce leakages in public welfare programmes. Indeed, 230 programmes in more than 80 countries are currently deploying such systems to improve security and reduce corruption and fraud. Yet, there is little evidence for their effectiveness
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2014 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > International Growth Centre |
| Date Deposited | 21 Jun 2017 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/81938 |
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