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Cash Transfers in an Epidemic Context : The Interaction of Formal and Informal Support in Rural Malawi

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dc.contributor.authorStrobbe, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Candace
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:05:05Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:05:05Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the short-run consumption expenditure dynamics and the interaction of public and private arrangements of ultra-poor and labor-constrained households in Malawi using an original dataset from the Mchinjii social cash transfer pilot project (one of the first experiments of social protection policies based on unconditional cash transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa). The authors exploit the unique source of exogenous variation provided by the randomized component of the program in order to isolate the effect of cash transfers on consumption expenditures as well as the net crowding out effect of cash transfers on private arrangements. They find a statistically significant reduction effect on the level of consumption expenditures for those households receiving cash transfers, thus leading to the rejection of the perfect risk sharing hypothesis. Moreover, by looking at the effects of cash transfers on private arrangements in a context characterized by imperfect enforceability of contracts and by a social fabric heavily compromised by high HIV/AIDS rates, the analysis confirms the presence of crowding out effects on private arrangements when looking at gifts and (to a lesser extent) remittances, while informal loans seem to be completely independent from the cash transfer's reception. From a policy perspective, the paper offers a contribution to the evaluation of the very recent wave of social protection policies based on (unconditional) cash transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa, suggesting that there might be an important role for public interventions aimed at helping households to pool risk more effectively.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111004141054
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5824
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3588
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5824
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF RISK
dc.subjectASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBORROWER
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD POVERTY
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCOPING BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKET
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCREDIT TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectCROWDING OUT
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDURABLE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENFORCEABILITY
dc.subjectENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTS
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subjectFOOD AID
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFREE FOOD
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectIDIOSYNCRATIC RISK
dc.subjectIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCKS
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFLATION RATE
dc.subjectINFORMAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectINFORMAL LOANS
dc.subjectINFORMAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINSURANCE SCHEMES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOCAL CURRENCY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMEDICAID
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SHOCKS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLD AGE PENSIONS
dc.subjectPARTIAL RISK
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE INSURANCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPROTECTION MECHANISMS
dc.subjectPROTECTION POLICIES
dc.subjectPROTECTION POLICY
dc.subjectPROVISION OF ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTERVENTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC PENSION
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSFER
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSFERS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectRISK SHARING
dc.subjectRISK SHARING ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectRURAL CREDIT
dc.subjectRURAL CREDIT MARKET
dc.subjectRURAL CREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL VILLAGES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSHOCK
dc.subjectSHOCKS TO INCOME
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER FARMING
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NET
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFER
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTRADING
dc.subjectTRANSFER BENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSFER RECIPIENT
dc.subjectTRANSFER RECIPIENTS
dc.subjectTRANSITORY SHOCKS
dc.subjectULTRA POOR
dc.subjectVALUABLE ASSETS
dc.subjectVILLAGE ECONOMIES
dc.subjectVULNERABLE PEOPLE
dc.subjectWEALTH EFFECT
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.titleCash Transfers in an Epidemic Context : The Interaction of Formal and Informal Support in Rural Malawien
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okr.crossref.titleCash Transfers in an Epidemic Context: The Interaction of Formal and Informal Support in Rural Malawi
okr.date.disclosure2011-10-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:10:20.634829Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid898521468048891114
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5824
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20111004141054
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum15212861
okr.identifier.reportWPS5824
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryMalawi
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalSouthern Africa
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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