Malawi is extremely vulnerable to shocks and recurrent food crises (Barrett & Headey 2014). Malawi also suffers from persistently high levels of undernutrition (DHS 2016). Humanitarian aid has played an important role in alleviating hunger during...
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There is very limited experimental evidence of the impact of large-scale, government-led school meals programs on child educational achievements in Sub-Saharan Africa. We address this gap by reporting treatment effects from a nationwide randomized trial of...
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This case study summarizes the impact from a conditional cash transfer program targeted to girls of secondary school age in South Africa. The program led to a 34 percent reduction in intimate partner physical violence by allowing girls to avoid potential...
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Hunger and acute child malnutrition are increasingly concentrated in fragile countries and civil conflict zones. According to the United Nations, Yemen’s civil war has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in recent history. We use high-frequency panel...
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El proyecto PRAF/BID Fase II es una de las mayores inversiones sociales en la historia de Honduras y pretende la acumulación de capital humano. Por lo tanto se espera que produzca impactos importantes en la salud, nutrición y educación de los niños y niñas en...
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Bolsa Família provides financial assistance to approximately 12 million poor Brazilian families. It is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program in which participants agree to a series of conditions regarding prenatal care, vaccinations, health checkups,...
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