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Unconditional cash transfer programmes and intimate partner violence in Kenya

Unconditional cash transfers to women reduce both sexual and physical violence inflicted on them, while transfers to men only reduce physical violence

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Johannes Haushofer Charlotte Ringdal Jeremy Shapiro Xiao Yu Wang

Published

02.09.19

Cash transfers and intimate partner violence

Cash transfers are a promising tool to reduce intimate partner violence, but can they be effective across diverse contexts and programme design?

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Melissa Hidrobo Shalini Roy

Published

29.03.19

The long-term effects of cash transfers: Mexico’s Progresa

Conditional transfers in childhood improve education, labour, and economic outcomes in adulthood, especially for women

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Susan W. Parker Tom Vogl

Published

17.12.18

Remedying early life weather shocks with Mexico’s PROGRESA

Mexico’s conditional cash transfer programme improved the life of disadvantaged children even when not explicitly targeted

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Achyuta Adhvaryu Teresa Molina Anant Nyshadham Jorge Tamayo

Published

26.11.18

The role of disbursement timing in conditional cash transfer programmes: Long-term effects

An experiment in Colombia shows that delaying disbursement of conditional cash transfers can have substantial long-term effects on educational investment

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Felipe Barrera-Osorio Leigh Linden Juan Saavedra

Published

17.10.17

Women’s empowerment and development: The family connection

Female empowerment is associated with economic development, but cash transfers targeted at women may have unintended consequences

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Matthias Doepke Michèle Tertilt

Published

03.10.17

Combatting poverty in developing countries with a universal basic income

The pros and cons of a universal basic income in reducing poverty and achieving inclusive economic growth in varying country contexts

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Maitreesh Ghatak

Published

17.07.17

Smartcards for smarter payments

Biometric technology and smart ID cards reduced leakage due to corruption and raised participation rates in the welfare system in Andhra Pradesh, India

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Karthik Muralidharan Paul Niehaus Sandip Sukhtankar

Published

07.07.17

Straw men in the debate on basic income versus targeting

Five of the common arguments employed against basic income are really straw men that overstate the relative effectiveness of targeted transfers.

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Martin Ravallion

Published

21.06.17