Crosta, Tommaso; Karlan, Dean; Ong, Finley; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We use Bayesian meta-analysis methods to estimate the impact of unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) on twelve primary … outcomes from 114 studies of 72 UCT programs in middle and low income countries. Cash transfers generate strong and positive … of "dependency" theories that cash transfers demotivate income-generating activity on average …