Can unconditional cash transfers raise long-term living standards? Evidence from Zambia

In Africa, state-sponsored cash transfer programs now reach nearly 50 million people. Do these programs raise long-term living standards? We examine this question using experimental data from two unconditional cash transfer programs implemented by the Zambian Government. We find far-reaching effects...

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Autores principales: Handa, Sudhanshu, Natali, Luisa, Seidenfeld, David, Tembo, Gelson, Davis, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6687333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31396000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.01.008
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description In Africa, state-sponsored cash transfer programs now reach nearly 50 million people. Do these programs raise long-term living standards? We examine this question using experimental data from two unconditional cash transfer programs implemented by the Zambian Government. We find far-reaching effects of the programs both on food security and consumption as well as on a range of productive outcomes. After three years, household spending is on average 67 percent larger than the value of the transfer received, implying a sizeable multiplier effect, which works through increased non-farm activity and agricultural production.
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spelling pubmed-66873332019-08-08 Can unconditional cash transfers raise long-term living standards? Evidence from Zambia Handa, Sudhanshu Natali, Luisa Seidenfeld, David Tembo, Gelson Davis, Benjamin J Dev Econ Article In Africa, state-sponsored cash transfer programs now reach nearly 50 million people. Do these programs raise long-term living standards? We examine this question using experimental data from two unconditional cash transfer programs implemented by the Zambian Government. We find far-reaching effects of the programs both on food security and consumption as well as on a range of productive outcomes. After three years, household spending is on average 67 percent larger than the value of the transfer received, implying a sizeable multiplier effect, which works through increased non-farm activity and agricultural production. 2018-02-02 2018-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6687333/ /pubmed/31396000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.01.008 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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