Learning About Labour Impacts of Cash Transfers in Zambia

Over the past decade, several African governments have launched cash transfer (CT) programmes as part of social protection systems, with the aim of reducing poverty and hunger. Such programmes can also have significant impacts on rural livelihoods by inducing investments in productive activities and...

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Published in:Journal of African economies 2017-08, Vol.26 (4), p.433-442
Main Authors: Ervin, Prifti, Elisenda, Estruch, Silvio, Daidone, Benjamin, Davis, Paul, Van Ufford, Stanfeld, Michelo, Sudhanshu, Handa, David, Seidenfeld, Gelson, Tembo
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Antipoverty programs
Developing countries
Disincentives
Economic analysis
Farms
Households
Housework
Hunger
Impact analysis
Labor supply
LDCs
Learning
Off-farm
Poverty
Rural areas
Rural communities
Social protection
Transfer of funds
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Developing countries
Disincentives
Economic analysis
Farms
Households
Housework
Hunger
Impact analysis
Labor supply
LDCs
Learning
Off-farm
Poverty
Rural areas
Rural communities
Social protection
Transfer of funds
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