Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa

[Open access] Challenges the common conception that [the spread of social protection] has been entirely driven by international development agencies, instead focusing on the critical role of political dynamics within … Continue reading

Monday, 13 January 2020 · Leave a comment

CCTs Improve Employment and Earnings in the Very Long-Term

We assess long-term impacts of the Mexican conditional cash transfer (CCT) program on youth employment and earnings. We rely on the original random assignment into early and late treatment localities, … Continue reading

Tuesday, 30 January 2018 · Leave a comment

Impacts of an unconditional cash transfer programme using a subjective well-being approach

This study analyzes the impact of an exogenous, positive income shock on caregivers’ subjective well-being in Malawi using panel data from 3,365 households targeted to receive Malawi’s Social Cash Transfer … Continue reading

Saturday, 3 September 2016 · Leave a comment