U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) publishes meta-analisis of Unconditional cash transfers

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Abstract:

“We use Bayesian meta-analysis methods to estimate the impact of unconditional cash transfers (UCTs). Aggregating evidence from 115 studies of 72 UCT programs in low- and middle-income countries, we find strong and positive average treatment effects on ten of thirteen outcomes: monthly household total and food consumption, monthly income, labor supply, school enrollment, food security, psychological well-being, total assets, financial assets, and children’s height-for-age. 

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