蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
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Heterogeneity in Effects of Poverty-Alleviating Interventions
蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
(pp. 335–39)
Abstract
To what extent are poverty-alleviating interventions general tools? We revisit a 415-village cluster-randomized field experiment involving 8,300 women living in poverty in rural Kenya. We estimate the extent of heterogeneity in a cash transfer intervention, an aspirations-improving workshop, and their combination using median split regressions and causal forests. We find no evidence of heterogeneity with respect to a prespecified set of demographic, psychological, and economic welfare characteristics. We conclude that the poverty-alleviating interventions we consider are general tools that can assist a broad range of households experiencing poverty and economic shocks.Citation
Garlick, Robert ⓡ John Walker ⓡ Kate Orkin. 2025. "Heterogeneity in Effects of Poverty-Alleviating Interventions." 蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings 115: 335–39. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251061Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- C93 Field Experiments
- I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
- O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure