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Children on the Move: Progressive Redistribution of Humanitarian Cash Transfers among Refugees

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dc.contributor.authorCelik, Cigdem
dc.contributor.authorOzler, Berk
dc.contributor.authorCunningham, Scott
dc.contributor.authorCuevas, P. Facundo
dc.contributor.authorParisotto, Luca
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-12T17:11:39Z
dc.date.available2020-11-12T17:11:39Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates the impact of the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) in Turkey, the largest cash transfer program for international refugees in the world. The paper provides prima facie evidence that the program quickly caused substantial changes in household size and composition, with a net movement of primarily school-age children from larger ineligible households to smaller eligible ones. A sharp decline in inequality is observed in the entire study population: the Gini index declined by four percentage points (or 15 percent) within six months of program rollout, and the poverty headcount at the $3.20/day international poverty line declined by more than 50 percent after one year. ESSN caused a moderate increase in the diversity and frequency of food consumption among eligible households, and although there was no statistically significant effect on overall school enrollment, there were meaningful gains among the most vulnerable beneficiary households. To strike the right balance between transfer size and coverage, key parameters in the design of any cash transfer program, policy makers should consider the possibility that refugee populations may respond to their eligibility status by altering their household structure and living arrangements.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/996581604677892185/Children-on-the-Move-Progressive-Redistribution-of-Humanitarian-Cash-Transfers-among-Refugees
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9471
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34772
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DCW
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9471
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectHUMAN ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectTARGETED SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectVULNERABLE POPULATION
dc.subjectDISPLACED PERSONS
dc.titleChildren on the Moveen
dc.title.subtitleProgressive Redistribution of Humanitarian Cash Transfers among Refugeesen
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okr.crossref.titleChildren on the Move: Progressive Redistribution of Humanitarian Cash Transfers among Refugees
okr.date.disclosure2020-11-06
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/996581604677892185/Children-on-the-Move-Progressive-Redistribution-of-Humanitarian-Cash-Transfers-among-Refugees
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countrySyrian Arab Republic
okr.region.countryTurkiye
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Conditional Cash Transfers
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics and the Poverty and Equity Global Practice
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