Strengthening women's empowerment and gender equality in fragile contexts towards peaceful and inclusive societies: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

E Lwamba, S Shisler, W Ridlehoover… - Campbell systematic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Across the globe, gender disparities still exist with regard to equitable access to
resources, participation in decision‐making processes, and gender and sexual‐based …

How effective is (more) money? Randomizing unconditional cash transfer amounts in the US

A Jaroszewicz, J Jachimowicz, O Hauser… - … Transfer Amounts in …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
We randomized 5,243 US individuals in poverty to receive a one-time unconditional cash
transfer (UCT) of $2,000 (two months' worth of total household income for the median …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of cash and cash plus interventions on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Leight, K Hirvonen, S Zafar - 2024 - books.google.com
Over the last 20 years, a burgeoning scholarly literature has analyzed the effects of cash
transfer and cash plus interventions in a wide range of contexts and using a range of …

Social protection amid a crisis: new evidence from South Africa's older person's grant

M Alloush, JR Bloem… - The World Bank Economic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This study estimates the effects of South Africa's Older Person's Grant on well-being amid
the COVID-19 pandemic. With household-level data collected before and during the …

The gendered dimensions of social protection in the COVID-19 context

M O'Donnell, M Buvinić, S Bourgault, B Webster - 2021 - JSTOR
In this policy brief, we summarize the findings of a CGD working paper, The Gendered
Dimensions of Social Protection in the COVID-19 Context. We explore the role of social …

Pathway through which COVID-19 exacerbates energy poverty and proposed relief measures

Q Shao - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased residential energy consumption and reduced income caused by the lockdown
measures invoked to combat the COVID-19 pandemic have deepened energy poverty …

Re-examining the effects of information and communication technology on economic growth

TN Chau, NVT Hong, TPT Thu, R Ramsawak… - Technology in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has transformed the way people
communicate, interact, and use information for growth. This study uses a three-year panel of …

Revisiting poverty trends and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

KA Abay, N Yonzan, S Kurdi… - Journal of African …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Quantifying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poverty in Africa has been as difficult
as predicting the path of the pandemic, mainly due to data limitations. The advent of new …

Supply chains in times of crisis: Evidence from Kenya's production network

PW Chacha, BK Kirui, V Wiedemann - World Development, 2024 - Elsevier
Trading relationships between suppliers and buyers play a key role in transmitting both local
and international shocks. We use transaction-level data from Kenya to study the relevance of …

Trust, social protection, and compliance: Moral hazard in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic

MD Bird, S Arispe, P Munoz, LF Freier - Journal of Economic Behavior & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Political trust is an important predictor of compliance with government policies, especially in
the face of natural disasters or public health emergencies. During the COVID-19 pandemic …