Economic shocks, health, and social protection: The effect of COVID‐19 income shocks on health and mitigation through cash transfers in South Africa
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4592
Abstract: Abstract COVID‐19 caused an unprecedented health and economic crisis. Nation‐wide lockdowns triggered major economic disruptions across the world. We provide evidence of the impact of these extreme economic shocks on health outcomes across wealth levels.… read more here.
Keywords: health; cash transfers; economic shocks; shocks health ... See more keywords
Inequality and conditionality in cash transfers: Demographic transition and economic development
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.10.008
Abstract: Abstract This study examines the effects of conditionality in cash transfers on inequality to alleviate current poverty and reduce its intergenerational transmission. We consider an overlapping generations model with endogenous fertility, where poor households face… read more here.
Keywords: conditionality cash; cash; conditionality; inequality ... See more keywords
Cash transfers and labor supply: Evidence from a large-scale program in Iran
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.08.005
Abstract: We study the impact of a nation-wide unconditional cash transfer program on labor supply in Iran. In 2011, the government started monthly deposits of cash into individual family accounts amounting to 29% of the median… read more here.
Keywords: labor; cash; labor supply; transfers labor ... See more keywords
Conditional cash transfers for primary education: Which children are left out?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.12.021
Abstract: Highlights • We investigate predictors of child participation in Bolivia’s CCT program.• Children less exposed to Westerners have lower probabilities of receiving transfers.• Participation rates are highest around age 11 y.• Parents’ modern human capital is… read more here.
Keywords: participation; conditional cash; primary education; transfers primary ... See more keywords
Developing a middle-range theory to explain how cash transfers work to tackle the social determinants of health: A realist case study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104920
Abstract: Abstract Cash transfers (CTs) are increasingly high on the agenda of most governments and development partners in low-and middle-income countries. Even though burgeoning evidence points to CTs’ impact on the social determinants of health (SDoH),… read more here.
Keywords: middle range; determinants health; program; developing middle ... See more keywords
The Impact of Cash Transfers: A Review of the Evidence from Low- and Middle-income Countries
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047279418000715
Abstract: Abstract This article presents the findings of a review of the impact of non-contributory cash transfers on individuals and households in low- and middle-income countries, covering the literature of 15 years, from 2000 to 2015.… read more here.
Keywords: cash; middle income; cash transfers; income countries ... See more keywords
In-cash Transfers: from Passive to Empowered Beneficiaries in the Global South
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DOI: 10.1017/s1474746420000706
Abstract: Over the last few years, there has been an increase in discussions advocating in-cash programmes as a way to alleviate poverty. Indeed, this represents a leap forward in comparison to in-kind programmes. However, little progress,… read more here.
Keywords: cash; passive empowered; cash transfers; empowered beneficiaries ... See more keywords
How cash transfers activate beneficiaries’ decision-making in livelihood activities: A case of Soweto, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2020.1834352
Abstract: ABSTRACT There is a growing pool of evidence showing that cash transfers can promote livelihood activities. Yet there has been limited empirical studies that explore how financial support influences beneficiaries’ decision-making in the construction and… read more here.
Keywords: decision making; livelihood activities; cash transfers; beneficiaries decision ... See more keywords
Cash transfers and the social determinants of health: a conceptual framework
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DOI: 10.1093/heapro/day079
Abstract: Abstract Cash transfers (CTs) can play a significant role in tackling the social determinants of health (SDoH), but to date there is a lack of conceptual framework for understanding CTs linkages to the SDoH. This… read more here.
Keywords: determinants health; framework; conceptual framework; health ... See more keywords
Institutionalizing Segregation: Women, Conditional Cash Transfers, and Paid Employment in Southern Ecuador
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DOI: 10.1111/padr.12268
Abstract: Conditional cash transfers have become the tool of choice in poverty reduction throughout the global South, granting women significant access to social protection. Yet, their inclusion has not necessarily resulted in more equal gender outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: ecuador; cash; conditional cash; cash transfers ... See more keywords
Cash Transfers and Gender Differentials in Child Schooling and Labor: Evidence from the Lesotho Child Grants Programme
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DOI: 10.1111/padr.12269
Abstract: FAMILY AND CHILD allowances constitute about 16 percent of total spending on cash transfers (CTs) worldwide (Honorati, Gentilini, and Yemtsov 2015). These programs often focus on increasing investments in children’s human capital, particularly in nutrition… read more here.
Keywords: evidence; labor; cash transfers; human capital ... See more keywords