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-scale, multi-site randomized controlled study of monthly unconditional cash transfers starting at the time of a child's birth. We … find that the cash transfers increased spending on child-specific goods and mothers' early-learning activities with their … infants. The marginal propensity to consume child-focused items from the cash transfer exceeded that from other income …
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In response to the Covid-19 crisis, 186 countries implemented direct cash transfers to households, and 181 introduced … in-kind programs that lowered the cost of utilities such as electricity, water, transport, and mobile money. Do cash or … line with economic theory favoring direct cash transfers, in a randomized experiment in Kenya 95% of urban recipients …
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The 2020 CARES Act directed large cash payments to households. We analyze house-holds' spending responses using high …
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We assess long-term impacts of the Mexican conditional cash transfer (CCT) program on youth employment and earnings. We …
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Conditional Cash transfer (CCT) programs have been shown to have positive effects on a variety of outcomes including … Accion, the Colombian CCT program on crime, teenage pregnancy, high school dropout and college enrollment using a Regression …
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therapy plus economic assistance are more sustained and precise. Since the cash did not increase earnings for more than a few …
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Research on the effects of prenatal care on birth outcomes has produced a patchwork of findings that are not easily summarized. Studies have used varying definitions of prenatal care, leading to estimates that are difficult to compare. The identification of causal effects is particularly...
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School choice lotteries are an important tool for allocating access to high-quality and oversubscribed public schools. While prior evidence suggests that winning a school lottery decreases adult criminality, there is little evidence for how school choice lotteries impact non-lottery students who...
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Firearm violence is a pervasive public health crisis in the United States, with significant numbers of homicides involving firearms, including indiscriminate shootings in public spaces. This paper investigates the largely unexplored consequences of stress induced by these attacks on newborn...
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We estimate the effect of losing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits at age 18 on criminal justice and employment outcomes over the next two decades. To estimate this effect, we use a regression discontinuity design in the likelihood of being reviewed for SSI eligibility at age 18...
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