The Transfer Project

Explore evidence on cash transfers,
discover tools, analyze data & see the results.

Transfer Project Workshop Brief

This brief summarizes the main takeaways from our 3-day workshop discussing Social Protection, Cash Transfers & Poverty Reduction in Africa.

Are cash transfers a productive investment?

Our study in American Journal of Agricultural Economics examines the economic effects of cash transfers in seven African countries, and offers insights on how design affects performance.

Cash transfers & Child Nutrition in Zambia

This UNICEF Innocenti Working Paper uses data from the Zambia Child Grant Programme to determine the effect of cash transfers on height-for-age.

The Quest for the Missing Counterfactual

Read about our impact evaluation methods workshop with AERC Africa to help promote evidence-informed decision-making in sub-Saharan Africa.

Does cash affect migration caused by climate change?

This study in Environment & Development Economics uses data from the Zambian Child Grant Programme to examine how migration is influenced by climate change & how cash transfers affects this migration.