Poverty Reduction and Food Security
Cash transfers reduce poverty through increases in income, household consumption and investment in human capital, while allowing households to enhance their resilience to adverse shocks.
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| Type | Title | Country(s) | Year | Citation |
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| Blog | Wrong answers are useful too! Using all multiple choices to uncover hidden variation to estimate test scores from large field surveys | Malawi; Zambia | 2024 | |
| Journal Article | Evaluating spillovers and cost-effectiveness of complementary agricultural and social protection interventions: evidence from Lesotho | Lesotho | 2023 | |
| Journal Article | ‘Joy, not sorrow’: Men's perspectives on gender, violence, and cash transfers targeted to women in northern Ghana | Ghana | 2023 | |
| Journal Article | More evidence on cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Multi-Country | 2022 |
More evidence on cash transfers and child nutritional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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| Journal Article | The impact of cash and health insurance on child nutrition during the first 1000 days: Evidence from Ghana | Ghana | 2022 | de Groot, Richard & Yablonski, Jennifer & Valli, Elsa, 2022. “The impact of cash and health insurance on child nutrition during the first 1000 days: Evidence from Ghana,” Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 107(C). |
| Journal Article | Cash transfers’ role in improving livelihood diversification strategies and well-being: short- and medium-term evidence from Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2022 | Pace, Noemi & Sebastian, Ashwini & Daidone, Silvio & Campos, Ana & Prifti, Ervin & Davis, Benjamin. (2022). Cash transfers’ role in improving livelihood diversification strategies and well-being: short- and medium-term evidence from Zimbabwe. World Development. 154. 105874. 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.105874. |
| Journal Article | The Psychology of Poverty: Evidence from the Field | Malawi | 2020 | Molotsky, A., Handa, S. (2020) The Psychology of Poverty: Evidence from the Field, Journal of African Economies, Volume 30, Issue 3, June 2021, Pages 207–224, https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejaa010 |
| Journal Article | More Evidence on the Impact of Government Social Protection in Sub Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe | Ghana; Malawi; Zimbabwe | 2021 | Handa, S., Otchere, F., Sirma, P. and (2021), More Evidence on the Impact of Government Social Protection in Sub Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Dev Policy Rev. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12576 |
| Journal Article | Urban cash transfers and poverty in Ghana | Ghana | 2021 | , & (2021). Urban cash transfers and poverty in Ghana. Review of Development Economics, 00, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12817 |
| Journal Article | Asfaw S, Davis B, Dewbre J, Handa S andWinters P. (2014).Cash transfer programme, productive activities and labour supply: Evidence from randomized experiment in Kenya,Journal of Development Studies,50(8): 1172-1196. | Kenya | 2014 | Asfaw S, Davis B, Dewbre J, Handa S andWinters P. (2014).Cash transfer programme, productive activities and labour supply: Evidence from randomized experiment in Kenya,Journal of Development Studies,50(8): 1172-1196. |
| Journal Article | Covarrubias K. (2012).From protection to production: productive impacts of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer scheme.Journal of Development Effectiveness 4(1): 50-77. | Malawi | 2012 | Covarrubias K. (2012).From protection to production: productive impacts of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer scheme.Journal of Development Effectiveness 4(1): 50-77. |
| Blog | Fast access to cash provides urgent relief to those hardest hit by COVID-19 | Multi-Country | 2020 | Jacobus de Hoop, Luisa Natali, Alexis Boncenne, Angie Lee (UNICEF Office of Research–Innocenti). April 2020. |
| Blog | Agricultural transformation to reduce poverty and hunger: An innovative approach.Massimiliano Terzini (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), July 2017. | 2017 | Agricultural transformation to reduce poverty and hunger: An innovative approach.Massimiliano Terzini (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), July 2017. | |
| Blog | Food for thought on measuring child food insecurity.Audrey Pereira (UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti), December 2016. | 2016 | Food for thought on measuring child food insecurity.Audrey Pereira (UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti), December 2016. | |
| Blog | What is the role of cash transfer programmes in achieving zero hunger in sub-Saharan Africa?Lisa Hjelm (UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti),February 2016. | 2016 | What is the role of cash transfer programmes in achieving zero hunger in sub-Saharan Africa?Lisa Hjelm (UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti),February 2016. | |
| Blog | Time to bring on reinforcements to end hunger: Social Protection?Natalia Winder Rossi, Maria Angelita Ruvalcaba, andJoan Matji, (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), October 2015. | 2015 | Time to bring on reinforcements to end hunger: Social Protection?Natalia Winder Rossi, Maria Angelita Ruvalcaba, andJoan Matji, (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), October 2015. | |
| Blog | Cash transfers for climate-resilient development. Kathleen Lawlor (University of North Carolina at Asheville), September 2015. | 2015 | Cash transfers for climate-resilient development.Kathleen Lawlor (University of North Carolina at Asheville), September 2015. | |
| Blog | Dependency is dead!Ben Davis (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), September 2015. | 2015 | Dependency is dead!Ben Davis (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), September 2015. | |
| Blog | Thinking longer term.John Maluccio (Middlebury College), August 2015. | 2015 | Thinking longer term.John Maluccio (Middlebury College), August 2015. | |
| Blog | One instrument, many outcomes.J. Edward Taylor (University of California, Davis), April 2015. | 2015 | One instrument, many outcomes.J. Edward Taylor (University of California, Davis), April 2015. | |
| Brief | FAO. (2020). Social Protection: ensuring effective response and inclusive recovery in the context of COVID-19 in Africa. Food and Agriculture of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. | Multi-Country | 2020 | FAO. (2020). Social Protection: ensuring effective response and inclusive recovery in the context of COVID-19 in Africa. Food and Agriculture of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. |
| Journal Article | Learning about labour impacts of cash transfers in Zambia | Zambia | 2017 | Prifti E, Estruch E, Daidone S, Davids B, Van Ufford P, Michelo S, Handa A, Seidenfeld D and Tembo G. (2017). Learning about labour impacts of cash transfers in Zambia. Journal of African Economies: 1-10. |
| Working and Position Paper | Can Unconditional Cash Transfers Lead to Sustainable Poverty Reduction? Evidence from two government-led programmes in Zambia | Zambia | 2016 | Handa S, Natali L, Seidenfeld D, Tembo G andDavis B. (2016). Can Unconditional Cash Transfers Lead to Sustainable Poverty Reduction? Evidence from two government-led programmes in Zambia. Innocenti Working Papers no. 2016-21, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, Florence. |
| Journal Article | The effect of cash transfers and household vulnerability on food security in Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2018 | Bhalla G, Hnda S, Angeles G and Seidenfeld D. (2018). The effect of cash transfers and household vulnerability on food security in Zimbabwe. Food Policy (74): 82-99. |
| Working and Position Paper | The Effect of Cash Transfers and Household Vulnerability on Food Insecurity in Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2016 | Bhalla G, Handa S, Angeles G and Seidenfeld D. (2016). The Effect of Cash Transfers and Household Vulnerability on Food Insecurity in Zimbabwe, Innocenti Working Papers no. 2016-22, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, Florence. |
| Brief | Zimbabwe's Harmonized Cash Transfer Programme improves food security and reduces reliance on food gifts | Zimbabwe | 2018 | Bhalla G. (2018). Zimbabwe’s Harmonized Cash Transfer Programme improves food security and reduces reliance on food gifts. Innocenti Research Brief 2018-18. UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, Florence, Italy. |
| Brief | Do Cash Transfers Change Household Consumption Preferences? Evidence from an Unconditional Cash Transfer in Kenya | Kenya | 2012 | Kenya CT-OVC Evaluation Team. (2012). Do Cash Transfers Change Household Consumption Preferences? Evidence from an Unconditional Cash Transfer in Kenya. IPC-UNDP Research Brief. |
| Journal Article | Impact of increases in food prices on consumer welfare in Lesotho | Lesotho | 2017 | Prifti E, Daidone S and Miguelez B. (2017).Impact of increases in food prices on consumer welfare in Lesotho. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 12(1): 52-61 |
| Journal Article | Effects of treatment beyond the treated: a general equilibrium impact evaluation of Lesotho's cash grants program | Lesotho | 2015 | Filipski MJ, Taylor JE, Thome KE and Davis B. (2015). Effects of treatment beyond the treated: a general equilibrium impact evaluation of Lesotho’s cash grants program. Agricultural Economics, 46(2): 139280 |
| Working and Position Paper | Feed Thy Neighbour: how Social Ties shape Spillover Effects of Cash Transfers on Food Security and Nutrition | Lesotho | 2019 | Carraro A and Ferrone L. (2019).Feed Thy Neighbour: how Social Ties shape Spillover Effects of Cash Transfers on Food Security and Nutrition. Working Paper N.21/2019, DISEI, Universit`a degli Studi di Firenze. |
| Journal Article | One plus one can be greater than two: evaluating synergies of development programmes in Malawi | Malawi | 2017 | Pace N, Daidone S, Davis B, Handa S, Knowles H and Pickmans R. (2017). One plus one can be greater than two: evaluating synergies of development programmes in Malawi. Journal of Development studies, 0: 1-38. |
| Journal Article | Cash transfer programs and agricultural production: the case of Malawi | Malawi | 2013 | Boone R, Covarrubias K, Davis B and Winters P. (2013). Cash transfer programs and agricultural production: the case of Malawi. Agricultural Economics, 44(3): 365378. |
| Brief | Policy Options to Improve Life Cycle Vulnerabilities of Beneficiaries in the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme: Summary brief | Malawi | 2020 | UNICEF Innocenti (2020).Policy Options to Improve Life Cycle Vulnerabilities of Beneficiaries in the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme: Summary brief. UNICEF Innocenti, Florence, Italy. |
| Brief | Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Community Perceptions of Poverty and Wellbeing | Malawi | 2015 | Abdoulayi S and Brugh K. (2015). Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme Impact Evaluation: Community Perceptions of Poverty and Wellbeing. The Transfer Project Research Brief 2015-08. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | The impact of cash transfers on food security | Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; Zambia; Zimbabwe | 2016 | Hjelm L. (2016). The impact of cash transfers on food security. Transfer Project Research Brief 2016-01. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. |
| Brief | The impacts of the Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme on community dynamics in Tigray, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 2014 | FAO (2014). The impacts of the Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme on community dynamics in Tigray, Ethiopia. Food and Agriculture of the United Nations, Rome Italy. |
| Brief | Impacts of the Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme (SCTPP) on the local economy in Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 2014 | FAO (2014). Impacts of the Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme (SCTPP) on the local economy in Ethiopia. Food and Agriculture of the United Nations, Rome Italy. |
| Journal Article | Impact of cash transfer programs on food security and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-country analysis | Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Zambia | 2016 | Daidone S, Ruvalcaba MA, Prifti E, Handa S, Davis B, Niang O, Pellerano L, Quarles van Ufford P and Seidenfeld D. (2016).Impact of cash transfer programs on food security and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-country analysis. Global Food Security, 11: 72-83. |
| Journal Article | Is Graduation from Social Safety Nets Possible? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa | Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; Zambia | 2015 | Daidone, S, Pellerano, L, Handa, S and Davis, B. (2015),Is Graduation from Social Safety Nets Possible? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. IDS Bulletin, 46:93102. doi:10.1111/1759-5436.12132 |
| Working and Position Paper | Can social assistance (with a child lens) help in reducing urban poverty in Ghana? Evidence, challenges and the way forward | Ghana | 2018 | Devereux S, Abdulai A-G, Cuesta J, Gupte J, Ragno LP, Roelen K, Sabates-Wheeler R, Spadafora T. (2018). Can social assistance (with a child lens) help in reducing urban poverty in Ghana? Evidence, challenges and the way forward. Innocenti Working Papers no. 2018-16, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti. Florence, Italy. |
| Journal Article | Time Discounting and Credit Constraints in a Large Scale Cash Transfer Program | Kenya | 2016 | Handa S, Martorano B, Halpern C, Pettifor A and Thirumurthy H. (2016). Time Discounting and Credit Constraints in a Large Scale Cash Transfer Program, Journal of African Economies, 25(3): 367-387. |