Are cash transfers the answer for child nutrition in sub‐Saharan Africa? A literature review

Manley, James; Slavchevska, Vanya

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“…The one metaanalysis evaluating 15 programmes in 10 countries demonstrated a minor but statistically insignificant impact on child anthropometry (Manley et al, 2013), echoing the lack of conclusive results across all reviews. Two recent articles specifically focus on the SSA region: Manley and Slavchevska (2019) and Owusu-Addo et al (2018). Both reviews reach similar conclusions as above.…”

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“…From an academic perspective, the direct relation between CTs and child nutrition has been widely studied. In fact, several systematic reviews have been published in recent years (for example Fernald et al (2012), Leroy et al (2009), Manley and Slavchevska (2019), Owusu-Addo and Cross (2014), Owusu-Addo et al 2018, Pega et al (2017)). However, the results of these studies are mixed, and several authors point to the need to better understand the pathways through which CT programmes might work to improve nutritional status.…”

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“…Fourth, most of the evidence is from CCTs, which usually have specific conditions on children's health or education. Recent work summarized in Manley and Slavchevska (2019), and Owusu-Addo et al (2018) includes more evidence from SSA and UCTs, which is further discussed in Chapter 2 of this thesis.…”

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“…Besides providing multiple benefits, there is a dearth of studies that incorporate the CCTs in an organized way and thus exploring the impact of the CCT programs on the educational wellbeing of youth. There are only a few studies elucidating the CCTs like Manley and Slavchevska [13] who worked as a meta-analysis to understand the effect of CCT programs on health status. Therefore, the researchers felt a dire need to give input to the literature on CCTs and thus evidencing the phenomenon in a developing country, Pakistan.…”

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Conditional Cash Transfers: Expanding Higher Education through Social and Economic Support in Pakistan

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Shah²,

Gul³

2020

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This study was motivated by the initiatives of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan that provides various conditional cash transfers (CCTs) to youth education in the less developed areas of the country. The CCTs are given to youth in the shape of HEC Need-Based Scholarships (HEC-NBS) and the Prime Minister's Fee Reimbursement Scheme (PMFRS). This study investigates the impact of the CCTs on the educational performance of the students in the under-developed areas of Pakistan. Data were gathered through self-administered questionnaires from the students who were awardees of the scholarships. A total of 350 responses were used for the final analysis. A statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 25 was used to get the data analyzed. It was found that the two CCTs (HEC-NBS and PMFRS) substantially affect the educational performance of the students. The PMFRS was the most dominant predictor of the students' performance indicating a high tangible source of students' motivation. This study helps in both theoretical and practical spectrums. It practically helps expand the higher education to every nook of the country as well as light the policy-making outlines to sustain the CCTs for the better future of higher education in Pakistan.

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“…Ferré and Sharif (2014) did not find a significant impact on the incidence of stunting and underweight in Bangladesh's Shombhob Pilot Project. By reviewing 20 articles in cash transfer programs (including 12 from Sub-Saharan Africa), Manley and Slavchevska (2016) concluded that cash transfers have not always improved child health.…”

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Cash transfer program and child underweight—Empirical evidence from a causal mediation analysis

Liao

Chang

2020

Agricultural Economics

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Despite the existence of a voluminous literature on cash transfer programs, little is known about their impacts on the underweight of children. To fill the knowledge gap, this study uses a unique individual panel data set to analyze how participation in the Children Sponsorship Program (CSP) improves underweight status among needy children and adolescents in Taiwan. This study examines not only the program effect on children's underweight, but also underscores the potential pathways behind the program effect by employing a causal mediation analysis. Our analysis finds that exiting the CSP has a negative impact on the improvement of underweight status. Moreover, eating breakfast every day and receiving pocket money from parents can be two significant mediators that link the effect of exiting the CSP and the change in underweight status among children and adolescents.

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Are cash transfers the answer for child nutrition in sub‐Saharan Africa? A literature review

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