Is the Magic Happening ? A Systematic Literature Review of the Economic Multiplier of Cash Transfers (English)

The multiplier effects of cash transfers are receiving renewed attention globally. The existence of multipliers — or the generation of additional dollars for every one dollar injected as cash transfers — illuminates new aspects of the impacts of social assistance and holds the potential to redefine how “fiscal sustainability” is generally interpreted. However, multipliers also attract questions: are multipliers real and tangible? How are multipliers...

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Gassmann,Franziska;

Gentilini,Ugo;

Morais,Julieta;

Nunnenmacher,Conrad;

Okamura,Yuko;

Bordon,Giulio;

Valleriani,Giorgia;
Document Date
2023/07/27
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS10529
Volume No
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2023/07/27
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Is the Magic Happening ? A Systematic Literature Review of the Economic Multiplier of Cash Transfers

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English

Rel. Proj ID

1W-Social Safety Nets GSG Workplan -- P176585

TF No/Name

TF0B7728-R19 Africa Community of Practice (CoP) on Cash Transfers,TF0B7844-R19 START SAFETY NETS: EVIDENCE FOR OPERATIONAL CHOICES AT YOUR FINGERT,TF0B8821-Impact evaluation of Refugee and Host Integration through the Urban Pro,TF0B9362-R20 Inflation-Proof Safety Nets

Topics

Cash Transfers,Impact Evaluation for Evidence-Based Policy,Macroeconomic Modelling and Statistics,Social Assistance,Social Protection and Growth,

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Social Protection & Labor Global (HSPGE)

Originating Unit

Off of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)

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Final

Series Name

Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10529;

Digital Object Identifier

10.1596/1813-9450-10529

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Advisory Services & Analytics

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Gassmann,Franziska; Gentilini,Ugo; Morais,Julieta; Nunnenmacher,Conrad; Okamura,Yuko; Bordon,Giulio; Valleriani,Giorgia.

Is the Magic Happening ? A Systematic Literature Review of the Economic Multiplier of Cash Transfers (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10529 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099452507272341291

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