A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of cash transfers on subjective well-being and mental health in low-and middle-income countries

J McGuire, C Kaiser, AM Bach-Mortensen - Nature Human Behaviour, 2022 - nature.com
Cash transfers (CTs) are increasingly recognized as a scalable intervention to alleviate
financial hardship. A large body of evidence evaluates the impact of CTs on subjective well …

The public health effects of interventions similar to basic income: a scoping review

M Gibson, W Hearty, P Craig - The Lancet Public Health, 2020 - thelancet.com
Universal, unconditional basic income is attracting increasing policy and academic interest.
Income is a key health determinant, and a basic income could affect health through its effect …

[PDF][PDF] What we know about universal basic income

R Hasdell - A cross-synthesis. Standford, Basic Income …, 2020 - basicincome.stanford.edu
About the Stanford Basic Income Lab The Stanford Basic Income Lab (BIL) aims to promote
an informed public conversation on Universal Basic Income and its potential in alleviating …

Social protection in the developing world

A Banerjee, R Hanna, BA Olken, DS Lisker - 2024 - nber.org
Social protection programs have become increasingly widespread in low-and middle-
income countries, with their own distinct characteristics to match the environments in which …

Comparing the effects of policies for the labor market integration of refugees

M Foged, L Hasager, G Peri - Journal of Labor Economics, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
This paper reviews, reanalyzes, and extends to the long run the estimated effects of
integration polices on the employment probability and earnings of refugees in Denmark. We …

[PDF][PDF] The economic and fiscal effects of granting refugees formal labor market access

M Clemens, C Huang, J Graham - Center for Global Development …, 2018 - peiglobal.org
There are over 25 million refugees in the world today and most of them—especially those in
developing countries—do not have formal labor market access (LMA). That is, they do not …

Cash transfers and formal labor markets: Evidence from Brazil

F Gerard, J Naritomi, J Silva - 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
Cash transfer programs have expanded widely in developing countries and have been
credited for sizable reductions in poverty. However, their potential disincentive effects on …

Universal basic income: some theoretical aspects

M Ghatak, F Maniquet - Annual Review of Economics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
In this article, we review the desirability and feasibility of a universal basic income (UBI)
scheme from the theoretical point of view. We first discuss the possible theoretical …

Social protection and rural transformation in Africa

JS Correa, S Daidone, B Davis… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
This article develops a conceptual framework on pathways through which noncontributory
social protection can support resilient and inclusive agricultural growth in rural Africa. It …

Cash transfers and migration: Theory and evidence from a randomized controlled trial

J Gazeaud, E Mvukiyehe, O Sterck - Review of Economics and …, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
Will the fast expansion of cash-based programming in poor countries increase international
migration? Theoretically, cash transfers may deter migration by increasing its opportunity …