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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Bastian, Gautam, Goldstein, Markus, Papineni, Sreelakshmi
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
CASH TRANSFERS
GENDER
CONSUMPTION
INVESTMENT
BARGAINING POWER
WELL-BEING
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
Online Access: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
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28434

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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
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28434

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