Cash Transfers, Early Marriage, and Fertility in Malawi and Zambia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10795748 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fidelia Dake (0000-0002-6359-389X, corresponding author), Luisa Natali (0000-0003-4085-6586), Gustavo Angeles, Jacobus De Hoop (0000-0001-7809-5351), Sara Handa (0000-0003-2948-1891), Sudhanshu Handa, Amber Peterman (0000-0002-3921-5936) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 295-317 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sifp.12073 |
| PMID | 30461021 |
| OpenAlex | W2901200787 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 29 |
There is increasing interest in the ability of cash transfers to facilitate safe transitions to adulthood in low‐income settings; however, evidence from scaled‐up government programming demonstrating this potential is scarce. Using two experimental evaluations of unconditional cash transfers targeted to ultra‐poor and labor‐constrained households over approximately three years in Malawi and Zambia, we examine whether cash transfers delayed early marriage and pregnancy among youth aged 14 to 21 years at baseline. Although we find strong impacts on poverty and schooling, two main pathways hypothesized in the literature, we find limited impacts on safe transition outcomes for both males and females. In addition, despite hypotheses that social norms may constrain potential impacts of cash transfer programs, we show suggestive evidence that pre‐program variation in social norms across communities does not significantly affect program impact. We conclude with policy implications and suggestions for future research
Cash transfers · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Fertility · Geography · Population · Poverty · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |