Unconditional cash transfer: Difference between revisions

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* The [[observer-expectancy effect]], where the people being asked questions may be subtly influenced in their answers by the experimenter's expectations.

* The lack of clear positive effect on long-term outcomes, as well as the lack of increased spending on health and education.

These concerns were in part addressed by other studies. A follow-up of the above study finds net positive spillovers at the community level from unconditional cash transfers.<ref>{{Cite report |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w26600 |title=General Equilibrium Effects of Cash Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Kenya |last=Egger |first=Dennis |last2=Haushofer |first2=Johannes |date=2019 |publisher=National Bureau of Economic Research |___location=Cambridge, MA |last3=Miguel |first3=Edward |last4=Niehaus |first4=Paul |last5=Walker |first5=Michael}}</ref> Another study finds beneficial effects of unconditional cash transfer programs not only in self-reported outcomes, but also in health outcomes like body weight and biomass.[<ref>{{Cite journal |last=McIntosh |first=Craig |last2=Zeitlin |first2=Andrew |date=2021 |title=Cash versus Kind: Benchmarking a Child Nutrition Program against Unconditional Cash Transfers in Rwanda |url=https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.00213] |journal=Preprint |doi=10.48550/ARXIV.2106.00213 |via=Arxiv}}</ref>

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