Short-term and long-term effects of cash for work: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Tunisia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.donorWorld Banken
cg.contributor.donorJobs Multi-Donors Trust Funden
cg.contributor.donorUmbrella Facility for Gender Equalityen
cg.contributor.donorMNA Gender Innovation Laben
cg.contributor.donori2i Multi-Donors Trust Funden
cg.coverage.countryTunisia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TN
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.creator.identifierJessica Leight: 0000-0002-1691-9682
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136708en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Systems Transformation - Food and Nutrition Policy
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number2184en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorLeight, Jessicaen
dc.contributor.authorMvukiyehe, Ericen
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-14T12:09:21Zen
dc.date.available2024-03-14T12:09:21Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140335
dc.titleShort-term and long-term effects of cash for work: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Tunisiaen
dcterms.abstractWhile a growing literature analyzes the economic effects of cash for work programs in developing countries, there remains little evidence about the longer-term effects of these interventions. This paper presents findings from a randomized controlled trial evaluating a three month intervention providing public works em ployment in rural Tunisia. The evaluation design incorporates two dimensions of randomization — community-level randomization to treatment and control, and individual-level randomization among eligible individuals — and a sample of 2,718 individuals was tracked over five years. The findings suggest that cash for work leads to significant increases in labor market engagement, assets, consumption, financial inclusion, civic engagement, psychological well being, and women’s em powerment one-year post-treatment; however, these effects have largely attenuated to zero five years post-treatment, with the exception of a positive effect on assets. There is also evidence of positive spillover effects within treatment communities, but these effects similarly attenuate over time.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLeight, Jessica; and Mvukiyehe, Eric. 2023. Short-term and long-term effects of cash for work: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Tunisia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2184. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136708.en
dcterms.extent55 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2023-05-17
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/136708en
dcterms.subjectlabour marketen
dcterms.subjectemploymenten
dcterms.subjectrandomized controlled trialsen
dcterms.subjectpublic worksen
dcterms.subjecteconomicsen
dcterms.subjectassetsen
dcterms.subjectdeveloping countriesen
dcterms.subjectcash transfersen
dcterms.subjectcash flowen
dcterms.subjectrural areasen
dcterms.subjectgender equityen
dcterms.subjectpublic participationen
dcterms.subjectfinanceen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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