Cash transfers amid shocks: A large, one-time, unconditional cash transfer to refugees in Uganda has multidimensional benefits after 19 months

Gupta, Prankur; Stein, Daniel; Longman, Kyla; Lanthorn, Heather; Bergmann, Rico; Nshakira-Rukundo, Emmanuel; Rutto, Noel; Kahura, Christine; Kananu, Winfred; Posner, Gabrielle; Zhao, K.J.; Davis, Penny

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106339

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“…Salti et al (2022) compare outcomes of beneficiary groups with varying duration of receipt of cash assistance and find that the group of long-run cash recipients shows the largest benefits in household expenditures, housing accessibility and children welfare. Gupta et al (2024) show that a one-time cash transfer of 1,000 USD to refugees in Uganda had benefits on households' consumption, asset values, business ownership and revenue, psychological well-being, and self-reliance after 19 months. While this research provides important insights into the CBI effects on consumption, education and health, little attention has been paid to the question to what extent CBIs are able to facilitate the incorporation of vulnerable immigrants and refugees into the fabric of the host society along social, political and psychological integration dimensions.…”

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Cash-Based Interventions Improve Multidimensional Integration Outcomes of Venezuelan Immigrants

Ahrens,

Hangartner,

Casalis

et al. 2023

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Since 2015, over 7 million Venezuelans have been forced to leave their homes, seeking refuge predominantly in neighboring countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. The displacement is typically accompanied by vulnerability and marginalization, yet there is a scarcity of actionable evidence on how to alleviate poverty among immigrants and refugees and facilitate their economic, political, and social integration. This study evaluates the impact of a cash-based intervention (CBI) on multidimensional integration outcomes of highly vulnerable Venezuelan immigrants in Peru. Utilizing an original panel survey of beneficiaries and the staggered rollout of the program, which provided a one-time payment of 760 soles (approximately 190 USD or 74% of the monthly minimum wage), we estimate that the CBI increased the IPL-24 index---an overall measure of immigrant integration capturing several dimensions---by at least 0.12 standard deviations. This increase is mainly driven by improvements in the navigational, social and economic components of the IPL-24 index. Moreover, the CBI boosted self-employment by 2 percentage points and raised the intention to emigrate from Peru by 1.2 percentage points. Additionally, our heterogeneity analysis reveals that the benefits of the fixed-amount cash payment diminish significantly with the size of the household. We discuss how these findings inform the design of future CBI programs aimed at supporting vulnerable immigrant and refugee families.

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Cash-Based Interventions Improve Multidimensional Integration Outcomes of Venezuelan Immigrants

Ahrens,

Hangartner,

Casalis

et al. 2023

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Cash-based interventions improve multidimensional integration outcomes of Venezuelan immigrants

Ahrens,

Casalis,

Hangartner

et al. 2024

World Development

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Perceptions of Beneficiaries of Informal Social Protection Initiatives in Uganda: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Approach

Lubinga,

Tyanai

et al. 2024

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Informal social protection interventions are instrumental in improving people's welfare through fostering income growth and enabling self‐sufficiency. Whereas the success of some informal social protection initiatives has been acknowledged and documented, there is limited knowledge of the factors influencing the performance of informal social protection initiatives, especially in developing countries like Uganda. In this study, we identify and isolate the perceived factors influencing the performance of informal social protection initiatives. We use exploratory factor analysis on a sample of 130 beneficiaries of two informal social protection interventions in the Alebtong and Kampala districts of Uganda. Findings reveal that the performance of informal social protection interventions is perceived to be influenced by three categories of factors, collectively accounting for 62.4% of the total dataset variance which is more than the threshold of 50%. The factors are beneficiary empowerment, welfare enhancement and coverage and equality. Each factor encompasses a cluster of variables that collectively capture the essential dimensions of individual perceptions concerning the effect of informal social protection initiatives. This research offers valuable insights into how the beneficiaries perceive informal social protection initiatives, shedding light on the nuanced factors contributing to their effectiveness in Uganda.

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Cash transfers amid shocks: A large, one-time, unconditional cash transfer to refugees in Uganda has multidimensional benefits after 19 months

Cited by 4 publications

References 26 publications

Cash-Based Interventions Improve Multidimensional Integration Outcomes of Venezuelan Immigrants

Cash-Based Interventions Improve Multidimensional Integration Outcomes of Venezuelan Immigrants

Cash-based interventions improve multidimensional integration outcomes of Venezuelan immigrants

Perceptions of Beneficiaries of Informal Social Protection Initiatives in Uganda: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Approach

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