Cash transfer programs are often effective at increasing household consumption in their early years, but impacts become more nuanced over time as the use of transfers varies. This paper examines the medium-term effects of Egypt’s f lagship cash transfe... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
NEW PUBLICATION: Would you rather? Household choice between cash transfers or an economic inclusion program
We study households’ choice between continued cash transfers and a new economic inclusion program—two global prevalent social protection programs—offered by the Egyptian government. Lower-than-expected early adoption of the new program is correlated wi... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Policy Note 46: Are Fertilizer Subsidies in Malawi Value for Money?
It is easy enough to calculate how much the Government of Malawi spends on subsidizing chemical fertilizer. Last year, for example, this was MWK 120 billion (about US$ 150 million) taking up over 50% of the agricultural budget. It is much harder, howev... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Cash transfers and women’s decision-making in Egypt: Still a man’s world
BY HODA EL-ENBABY, DANIEL O. GILLIGAN, NAUREEN KARACHIWALLA, YUMNA KASSIM AND SIKANDRA KURDI Cash transfer programs have become one of the most popular ways to reduce poverty in low-income countries and have made substantial strides in doing so. Recent... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
NEW PUBLICATION: The nutritional benefits of cash transfers in humanitarian crises: Evidence from Yemen
This study makes use of a cluster randomized control trial that was left in place when a pilot cash-plus intervention evolved during the civil conflict into a major program within the Yemen Emergency Crisis Response program. The results provide uniquel... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
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