Can giving away money make an entire economy stronger? This real-world experiment in Kenya may change how we think about aid, poverty, and economic growth forever. Watch Money & Macro explore “General Equilibrium Effects of Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Kenya.”
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General Equilibrium Effects of Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence from KenyaPublished PaperAfrican DevelopmentOtherResearch Methodology2022
Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in KenyaSociedad de Economistas del UruguayDecember 21, 2023
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Cash transfers have been thoroughly and rigorously shown to reduce poverty and improve livesGiveDirectly
Edward Miguel Kenya direct cash transfers interview on BBC World Service Radio Weekend programmeBBC World Service
Just money, with no strings attached’: how direct cash transfers are giving women in rural Kenya a new lifeThe Guardian
Study Finds Cash Transfers To Poor Have Positive Ripple EffectCBS
Study finds giving pregnant women cash transfers cuts infant mortality in halfUniversity of Oxford
Cash payments cut infant mortality in rural Kenya by halfNPR