Social Protection amid a Crisis: New Evidence from South Africa’s Older Person’s Grant

doi:10.1093/wber/lhad037

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Social Protection amid a Crisis: New Evidence from South Africa’s Older Person’s Grant

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dc.contributor.author	Alloush, Mo
dc.contributor.author	Bloem, Jeffrey R.
dc.contributor.author	Malacarne, J. G.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-03T19:40:03Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-03T19:40:03Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-23
dc.description.abstract	This study estimates the effects of South Africa’s Older Person’s Grant on well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With household-level data collected before and during the pandemic, it leverages the age-eligibility threshold of the grant to estimate its effects on households in both periods. Prior to the pandemic, this study finds that grant receipt substantially improves economic well-being and decreases adult hunger at the household level. During the first 18 months of the pandemic, this study finds larger effects on both economic well-being and hunger than prior to the pandemic. Recipient households were less likely to report running out of money for food and hunger among either adults or children. These results, which are stronger when pandemic-related lockdown policies are in place and for more vulnerable households, provide critical insight into the effectiveness of one of the world’s most well-known cash-transfer programs during a massive global health crisis.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	The World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/41497
dc.identifier.issn	0258-6770 (print)
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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	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFERS
dc.subject	HUNGER
dc.subject	ZERO HUNGER
dc.subject	SDG 2
dc.subject	COVID-19
dc.subject	PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
dc.subject	GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
dc.subject	SDG 3
dc.title	Social Protection amid a Crisis	en
dc.title.subtitle	New Evidence from South Africa’s Older Person’s Grant	en
dc.type	Journal Article
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okr.crossref.title	Social Protection amid a Crisis: New Evidence from South Africa’s Older Person’s Grant
okr.date.disclosure	2024-05-03
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okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.country	South Africa
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Communicable Diseases
okr.topic	Agriculture::Food Markets
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unit	Social Protection & Labor ECA (HECSP)
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