Cash transfers and temptation goods
Cash transfers have been demonstrated to improve education and health outcomes and
alleviate poverty in various contexts. However, policy makers and others often express …
alleviate poverty in various contexts. However, policy makers and others often express …
Cash transfers and temptation goods: a review of global evidence
Cash transfers have been demonstrated to improve education and health outcomes and
alleviate poverty in various contexts. However, policy makers and others often express …
alleviate poverty in various contexts. However, policy makers and others often express …
Turning a shove into a nudge? A “labeled cash transfer” for education
Abstract Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) have been shown to increase human capital
investments, but their standard features make them expensive. We use a large randomized …
investments, but their standard features make them expensive. We use a large randomized …
Cash transfers, behavioral changes, and cognitive development in early childhood: evidence from a randomized experiment
Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. A large
literature analyzes their effects on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is known …
literature analyzes their effects on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is known …
Child welfare programs and child nutrition: Evidence from a mandated school meal program in India
F Afridi - Journal of development Economics, 2010 - Elsevier
Utilizing the data I collected on a nationally mandated school meal program in India, I
examine the extent to which children benefit from the targeted public transfer. Relying upon …
examine the extent to which children benefit from the targeted public transfer. Relying upon …
Rearranging the family?: Income support and elderly living arrangements in a low-income country
This study examines the link between income and living arrangements. Our identification
comes from exploiting a discontinuity in age in the benefit formula for the social pension in …
comes from exploiting a discontinuity in age in the benefit formula for the social pension in …
Are cash transfers made to women spent like other sources of income?
We use a randomized design to analyze the effects of unconditional cash transfers to
women on the food Engel curve. After the intervention, households assigned to the …
women on the food Engel curve. After the intervention, households assigned to the …
Out of the wallet and into the purse: Using micro data to test income pooling
J Ward-Batts - Journal of human resources, 2008 - jhr.uwpress.org
This paper uses an exogenous change in the intrahousehold distribution of income,
provided by a change in United Kingdom Family Allowance policy to test the income-pooling …
provided by a change in United Kingdom Family Allowance policy to test the income-pooling …
Cash by any other name? Evidence on labeling from the UK Winter Fuel Payment
Government transfers to individuals are often given labels indicating that they are designed
to support the consumption of particular goods. Standard economic theory implies that the …
to support the consumption of particular goods. Standard economic theory implies that the …
Who benefits from child benefit?
L Blow, I Walker, Y Zhu - Economic Inquiry, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Governments, over much of the developed world, make significant financial transfers to
parents with dependent children. For example, in the United States the recently introduced …
parents with dependent children. For example, in the United States the recently introduced …