Are cash transfers better chunky or smooth? : evidence from an impact evaluation of a cash transfer program in northern Nigeria (English)

Women 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...

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Bastian,Gautam Gustav;

Goldstein,Markus P.;

Papineni,Sreelakshmi;
Document Date
2017/01/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
119101
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Nigeria,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2017/08/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Are cash transfers better chunky or smooth? : evidence from an impact evaluation of a cash transfer program in northern Nigeria
Keywords
Cash Transfer

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Bastian,Gautam Gustav; Goldstein,Markus P.; Papineni,Sreelakshmi.

Are cash transfers better chunky or smooth? : evidence from an impact evaluation of a cash transfer program in northern Nigeria (English). Gender innovation lab policy brief|no. 21 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://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 (English)

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