The Lasting Labor-Market Effects of Cash Transfers: Evidence from South Africa’s Child Support Grant

doi:10.1093/wber/lhac014

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The Lasting Labor-Market Effects of Cash Transfers: Evidence from South Africa’s Child Support Grant

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dc.contributor.author	Tondini, Alessandro
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-29T21:21:18Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-29T21:21:18Z
dc.date.issued	2022-09-16
dc.description.abstract	Can unconditional cash transfers have long-term benefits for women’s employment in developing countries This study exploits discontinuous exposure to the South African Child Support Grant for mothers whose children were born one year apart to identify the short- and long-term effects of a positive income shock of roughly $400 ($650 PPP in 2010). In the short term, there is a considerable increase in the probability of being active and looking for a job. Five years after receiving the transfer, mothers who benefited for one year are as likely to be employed as those who never received it; the type of occupation is also similar, other than a small decrease in work in the agricultural sector. Overall, the grant appears to facilitate job search for single mothers in the presence of high search costs, but does not significantly change job prospects.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	The World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/41140
dc.identifier.issn	0258-6770 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1564-698X (online)
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41140
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Economic Review
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	UNCONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
dc.subject	JOB QUALITY
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	SOUTH AFRICA
dc.title	The Lasting Labor-Market Effects of Cash Transfers	en
dc.title.subtitle	Evidence from South Africa’s Child Support Grant	en
dc.type	Journal Article
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okr.date.disclosure	2023-12-11
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okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.country	South Africa
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.unit	Off of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume	36(4)
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