Employment correlates with the reduced risk of poverty. Through a randomized controlled trial, we evaluate impact conditional cash transfer (CCT) program offered to low-income families dependent children on household members’ labor supply. Recipients are required attend labor-market-oriented mentoring courses as condition for receiving transfer. One year after admission program, fathers assigne...

Abstract: The arisal of experimental systems to transfer value (digital cash) over the Internet is of interest to monetary policy circles. These systems claim to turn the International Financial System back to the days of free banking, with uncontrolled and rampant issue of currency by private banks. This paper argues that, in actuality, Internet cash issuance will not be a strong force, neithe...

Interventions in highly insecure and fragile contexts are always confronted with the latent risk of not being able to implement program as intended. Despite its high policy relevance, little is known about impacts disruption or cancellation on beneficiaries. This study uses unplanned South Sudan Youth Business Start-Up Grant Program assess socioeconomic, behavioral, psychological consequences a...

Poor women with children in Ecuador were selected at random for a cash transfer equivalent to 7 percent of monthly expenditures. The transfer is greater than the increase in schooling costs at the end of primary school, but it is less than 20 percent of median child labor earnings in the labor market. Poor families with children in school at the time of the award use the extra income to postpon...

This briefing note provides an overview of the role of cash transfers in the reduction of children's poverty in low and middle income countries. Drawing on existing literature and programme experiences, the note outlines the following key points: • There has been an increasing emphasis on (targeted) cash transfers as a key instrument to reduce poverty, deprivation and vulnerability of children ...