The Transfer Project https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:22:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-transfer_logo_transparent-32x32.png The Transfer Project https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu 32 32 Reflections on the “Reimagining Social Protection in a Time of Global Uncertainty” Conference https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/reflections-on-the-reimagining-social-protection-in-a-time-of-global-uncertainty-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reflections-on-the-reimagining-social-protection-in-a-time-of-global-uncertainty-conference Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:20:33 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3994 Patience Masi and Tia Palermo reflect on the recent “Reimagining Social Protection in a Time of Global Uncertainty” Conference hosted by the Institute for Development Studies in Brighton, England.

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Using machine learning to understand who benefits the most from an intervention https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/using-machine-learning-to-understand-who-benefits-the-most-from-an-intervention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-machine-learning-to-understand-who-benefits-the-most-from-an-intervention Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:56:04 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3762 Continued]]> Sudhanshu Handa and Zhiyuan Liu discuss how a machine learning technique can be applied to study the impact of unconditional cash transfers on different programme participants and contribute to the development of a middle range theory on graduation out of poverty.

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Ten lessons from the largest scale up of cash transfers in history https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/ten-lessons-from-the-largest-scale-up-of-cash-transfers-in-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ten-lessons-from-the-largest-scale-up-of-cash-transfers-in-history Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:06:45 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3735 Over the past 30 months we have been carefully tracking countries’ unprecedented social protection responses to Covid-19. But what are we learning from such wealth of experiences?

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Can social protection simultaneously reduce violence against children and violence against women? https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/can-social-protection-simultaneously-reduce-violence-against-children-and-violence-against-women/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-social-protection-simultaneously-reduce-violence-against-children-and-violence-against-women Wed, 25 May 2022 14:54:40 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3710 This blog entry summarizes five studies completed in the last two years that examine impacts of cash, cash-for-work and cash plus programs on both violent discipline of children and male intimate partner violence against women (IPV).

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Do Cash Grants Increase Pregnancies? Evidence from Asia and the Pacific says “No” https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/do-cash-grants-increase-pregnancies-evidence-from-asia-and-the-pacific-says-no/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-cash-grants-increase-pregnancies-evidence-from-asia-and-the-pacific-says-no Wed, 25 May 2022 14:53:00 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3707 Read about whether cash transfers increase incentives for women to have children in this blog by Transfer Project researcher Amber Peterman.

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Tips for linking social protection and gender-based violence prevention and response during COVID-19 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/tips-for-linking-social-protection-and-gender-based-violence-prevention-and-response-during-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tips-for-linking-social-protection-and-gender-based-violence-prevention-and-response-during-covid-19 Wed, 25 May 2022 14:50:23 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3704 With COVID-19 throwing a spotlight on both social protection and gender-based violence, experts explore some of the ways these topics intersect.

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Beyond targeting: Making social protection work for women in Ghana https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/beyond-targeting-making-social-protection-work-for-women-in-ghana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-targeting-making-social-protection-work-for-women-in-ghana Wed, 11 May 2022 15:29:55 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3700 This blog post discusses some of the evidence from Ghana’s LEAP1000 program on gender and the policy takeaways going forward.

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Social protection, agri-food systems and tackling inequalities: vital for an inclusive recovery from COVID-19 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/social-protection-agri-food-systems-and-tackling-inequalities-vital-for-an-inclusive-recovery-from-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-protection-agri-food-systems-and-tackling-inequalities-vital-for-an-inclusive-recovery-from-covid-19 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:55:54 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3694 Read about the importance of maintaining the social protection measures put in place during COVID-19.

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COVID-19 crisis: extending social protection to rural populations is key to recovery https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/covid-19-crisis-extending-social-protection-to-rural-populations-is-key-to-recovery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-19-crisis-extending-social-protection-to-rural-populations-is-key-to-recovery Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:40:02 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3691 The FAO Director-General addresses the International Labour Organization about the importance of human-centered recovery to COVID-19.

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The ethics of payments to research participants https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/the-ethics-of-payments-to-research-participants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ethics-of-payments-to-research-participants Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:38:56 +0000 https://transfer.cpc.unc.edu/?p=3688 Doug MacKay published three blog posts with 3ie on the ethics of international social science research. The third explores the ethical issues surrounding the payment of research participants.

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