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Are Cash Transfers Better Chunky or Smooth?: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation of a Cash Transfer Program in Northern Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorBastian, Gautam
dc.contributor.authorGoldstein, Markus
dc.contributor.authorPapineni, Sreelakshmi
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-03T16:53:45Z
dc.date.available2017-10-03T16:53:45Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWomen receiving unconditional cash transfers in northern Nigeria worked more, particularly, in their own businesses, spent more on consumption, were more food secure, saved more, bought more animals and improved their housing compared to the women in the control group. Quarterly transfers cost half as much as monthly transfers to administer, but there is no difference in outcomes. Women’s ability to control the cash transfers is the same under a quarterly payment scheme and monthly payment scheme. Women use cash transfers to increase investment in their own business activities. Cash transfer recipients were not only more likely to be involved in their own non-farm business but they also spent more on business inputs and increased their business profits. Their husbands remained active farmers and didn’t change their business activities. The lab aims to do this by producing and delivering a new body of evidence and developing a compelling narrative, geared towards policymakers, on what works and what does not work in promoting gender equality.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201411503985884102/Are-cash-transfers-better-chunky-or-smooth-evidence-from-an-impact-evaluation-of-a-cash-transfer-program-in-northern-Nigeria
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/28434
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28434
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGender Innovation Lab Policy Brief;No. 21
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectBARGAINING POWER
dc.subjectWELL-BEING
dc.subjectWOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectWOMEN AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.titleAre Cash Transfers Better Chunky or Smooth?en
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from an Impact Evaluation of a Cash Transfer Program in Northern Nigeriaen
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okr.crossref.titleAre Cash Transfers Better Chunky or Smooth?: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation of a Cash Transfer Program in Northern Nigeria
okr.date.disclosure2017-08-29
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201411503985884102/Are-cash-transfers-better-chunky-or-smooth-evidence-from-an-impact-evaluation-of-a-cash-transfer-program-in-northern-Nigeria
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/28434
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okr.identifier.report119101
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economic Policy
okr.topicGender::Gender and Poverty
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Conditional Cash Transfers
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.unitGender Impact Evaluation (AFRGI)
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