reported incidents of major crimes in twelve U.S. cities reveals an increase in crime over the course of monthly welfare … burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and robbery, as opposed to other kinds of crime like arson, assault, homicide …, and rape. Temporal patterns in crime are observed in jurisdictions in which disbursements are focused at the beginning of …

Cash transfer and other social protection programs in developing countries have often been accompanied by measures to … Argentina's largest conditional cash-transfer program (with 2.2 million beneficiaries who are the parents of four million … children, 40% of the country's 0-17-year olds). By using their debit card to spend the allowance, rather than withdrawing cash …