Pub Date : 2021-10-02DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1968933
Caridad Araujo, María Adelaida Pupo Martínez, Sebastian Martinez, Michelle Pérez, Mario A. Sanchez, Maria Caridad, María Adelaida, Michelle. V. Sánchez
ABSTRACT We study the effects of larger cash grants on the educational attainment of low-income middle and high school students in Mexico. Starting in 2009, school grants from the Oportunidades conditional cash transfer programme increased by 27 percent for females and 30 percent for males in 263 of 551 urban localities. Using a difference-in-difference analysis of longitudinal programme registries linked to national standardised tests, we find that students with larger grants experienced lower dropout rates in middle school and were more likely to graduate from high school on time. Specifically, the likelihood of graduation increased by 38.7 percent for females and 41.3 percent for males, suggesting an elastic response to the larger grants.
{"title":"Do larger school grants improve educational attainment? Evidence from urban Mexico","authors":"Caridad Araujo, María Adelaida Pupo Martínez, Sebastian Martinez, Michelle Pérez, Mario A. Sanchez, Maria Caridad, María Adelaida, Michelle. V. Sánchez","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1968933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1968933","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT We study the effects of larger cash grants on the educational attainment of low-income middle and high school students in Mexico. Starting in 2009, school grants from the Oportunidades conditional cash transfer programme increased by 27 percent for females and 30 percent for males in 263 of 551 urban localities. Using a difference-in-difference analysis of longitudinal programme registries linked to national standardised tests, we find that students with larger grants experienced lower dropout rates in middle school and were more likely to graduate from high school on time. Specifically, the likelihood of graduation increased by 38.7 percent for females and 41.3 percent for males, suggesting an elastic response to the larger grants.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"1 1","pages":"405 - 423"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82034713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-09DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1971738
Goodluck Charles
ABSTRACT This article explores lessons on integrating research evidence into policy through public-private dialogue for the purpose of enhancing evidence-based policy making. Based on a qualitative analysis of the engagement of researchers and policy actors in Tanzania, it is evident that collaborative arrangements of researchers, the private sector, media and policy makers promote the use of research findings in the policy-making process. Accordingly, we suggest a multi-disciplinary network of academia and policy actors as a tool to bring about effective utilisation of research findings in policy decisions.
{"title":"Integrating research into policy sphere: evidence from Tanzania","authors":"Goodluck Charles","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1971738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1971738","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article explores lessons on integrating research evidence into policy through public-private dialogue for the purpose of enhancing evidence-based policy making. Based on a qualitative analysis of the engagement of researchers and policy actors in Tanzania, it is evident that collaborative arrangements of researchers, the private sector, media and policy makers promote the use of research findings in the policy-making process. Accordingly, we suggest a multi-disciplinary network of academia and policy actors as a tool to bring about effective utilisation of research findings in policy decisions.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"40 1","pages":"424 - 436"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81388352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-18DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1964575
Kengo Igei, Kana Takio, Keitaro Aoyagi, Y. Takasaki
ABSTRACT Disability-inclusive development is receiving growing attention as a pressing international development issue. Disability-inclusive development is especially urgent and complicated in post-conflict countries. This paper examines the impacts of vocational training on economic empowerment and social reintegration among demobilised ex-combatants with disabilities in Rwanda. This is the first quasi-experimental study on vocational training for disabled ex-combatants. Exploiting the variation in the timing of training uptake within the same training course, we employ a pipeline approach in the following three steps: (1) trimming to guarantee common support within courses, (2) exact matching on key covariates within courses, and (3) regression controlling for covariates within courses based on the matched sample. The results show that the training greatly increased not only employment and earnings, but also trainees’ reintegration into the family and community. The results are robust to potential omitted variable bias and attrition bias according to a coefficient stability test and bound analysis, respectively. Our findings suggest a significant potential of vocational training for disabled ex-combatants in disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration programmes. Our study exemplifies the utility of a credibly designed pipeline approach, which can be applied in a wide range of development projects in practice.
{"title":"Vocational training for demobilized ex-combatants with disabilities in Rwanda","authors":"Kengo Igei, Kana Takio, Keitaro Aoyagi, Y. Takasaki","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1964575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1964575","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Disability-inclusive development is receiving growing attention as a pressing international development issue. Disability-inclusive development is especially urgent and complicated in post-conflict countries. This paper examines the impacts of vocational training on economic empowerment and social reintegration among demobilised ex-combatants with disabilities in Rwanda. This is the first quasi-experimental study on vocational training for disabled ex-combatants. Exploiting the variation in the timing of training uptake within the same training course, we employ a pipeline approach in the following three steps: (1) trimming to guarantee common support within courses, (2) exact matching on key covariates within courses, and (3) regression controlling for covariates within courses based on the matched sample. The results show that the training greatly increased not only employment and earnings, but also trainees’ reintegration into the family and community. The results are robust to potential omitted variable bias and attrition bias according to a coefficient stability test and bound analysis, respectively. Our findings suggest a significant potential of vocational training for disabled ex-combatants in disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration programmes. Our study exemplifies the utility of a credibly designed pipeline approach, which can be applied in a wide range of development projects in practice.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"38 1","pages":"360 - 384"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74645334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-12DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1964578
Maazullah Khan, A. Bedi
ABSTRACT The existing experimental evidence on returns to capital is based on randomisation of either interest-bearing loans or grants. This paper reports on a field experiment conducted in Pakistan in which interest-free loans were randomly provided to microenterprises. The study was conducted in co-operation with Akhuwat Islamic Microfinance. We find that treatment leads to a substantial increase in working capital and in business profits. Using randomised treatment as an instrument for capital, we find average monthly returns to capital of 8.6 to 11.9 percent a month. These returns are higher than the interest rates charged by conventional microfinance institutions in Pakistan.
{"title":"Returns to Interest-free Microcredit: evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Pakistan","authors":"Maazullah Khan, A. Bedi","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1964578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1964578","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The existing experimental evidence on returns to capital is based on randomisation of either interest-bearing loans or grants. This paper reports on a field experiment conducted in Pakistan in which interest-free loans were randomly provided to microenterprises. The study was conducted in co-operation with Akhuwat Islamic Microfinance. We find that treatment leads to a substantial increase in working capital and in business profits. Using randomised treatment as an instrument for capital, we find average monthly returns to capital of 8.6 to 11.9 percent a month. These returns are higher than the interest rates charged by conventional microfinance institutions in Pakistan.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"2015 1","pages":"93 - 107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87192477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-11DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1964576
Y. Awel, Eleni Yitbarek
ABSTRACT The study assess mobile money demand for utility bill payments and identify factors that affect its adoption in Ethiopia. We use data from urban household survey and dichotomous choice experiment that randomly offer a range of prices for using mobile money to pay utility bills. We find that households are willing to pay a higher price to use mobile money than the actual price charged by current mobile money service providers for the payment of goods and services. However, demand is sensitive to price changes. Our findings suggest strong latent demand for mobile money in processing payments.
{"title":"Mobile money demand in utility bill payments: A WTP estimate from Ethiopia","authors":"Y. Awel, Eleni Yitbarek","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1964576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1964576","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The study assess mobile money demand for utility bill payments and identify factors that affect its adoption in Ethiopia. We use data from urban household survey and dichotomous choice experiment that randomly offer a range of prices for using mobile money to pay utility bills. We find that households are willing to pay a higher price to use mobile money than the actual price charged by current mobile money service providers for the payment of goods and services. However, demand is sensitive to price changes. Our findings suggest strong latent demand for mobile money in processing payments.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"23 1","pages":"56 - 75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86218480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-06DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1937277
Gloria Uwingabiye, Guylaine Nouwoue
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the cumulative effect of successive borrowing from Première Agency de Microfinance-Côte d’Ivoire (PAMF-CI) on MSMEs[i] in Côte d’Ivoire. It employs a non-experimental approach to compare established clients with new clients.After controlling for key observable characteristics of these MSMEs, the findings suggest that there are cumulative positive effects associated with longer programme participation, and graduation from first to second and subsequent larger loans is a strong determinant of business performance and business profitability. The results also indicate that men benefit more than women, with gender being the key factor driving the differential impact in this relationship.
{"title":"Is repeated borrowing better at improving MSMEs’ performance and profitability? A PAMF-CI case study from cote d’Ivoire","authors":"Gloria Uwingabiye, Guylaine Nouwoue","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1937277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1937277","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper investigates the cumulative effect of successive borrowing from Première Agency de Microfinance-Côte d’Ivoire (PAMF-CI) on MSMEs[i] in Côte d’Ivoire. It employs a non-experimental approach to compare established clients with new clients.After controlling for key observable characteristics of these MSMEs, the findings suggest that there are cumulative positive effects associated with longer programme participation, and graduation from first to second and subsequent larger loans is a strong determinant of business performance and business profitability. The results also indicate that men benefit more than women, with gender being the key factor driving the differential impact in this relationship.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"46 1","pages":"19 - 33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85453238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-14DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1953567
Borja Rivero Jiménez, David Conde Caballero, Cecilia Pedret Massanet, L. López-Lago Ortiz, Miguel A García Arias, Lorenzo Mariano Juárez
ABSTRACT The data regarding child malnutrition in Guatemala place it at the head of this issue in comparison to neighbouring countries. A significant interventionist effort took place over based all the traditional approaches to development. We present a systematic review of evidence that carried out these initiatives between 2014-2020. The scope and limitations of this project and the use of this evidence are discussed within a Policy-Evidence-Based model. Only 14 texts were included in the selection. The initiatives in the nutritional field are the most represented, but there is an appreciation for the relationship in the diversity of interventions implemented.
{"title":"Malnutrition, stunting, development and evidence generation in Guatemala: a systematic review","authors":"Borja Rivero Jiménez, David Conde Caballero, Cecilia Pedret Massanet, L. López-Lago Ortiz, Miguel A García Arias, Lorenzo Mariano Juárez","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1953567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1953567","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The data regarding child malnutrition in Guatemala place it at the head of this issue in comparison to neighbouring countries. A significant interventionist effort took place over based all the traditional approaches to development. We present a systematic review of evidence that carried out these initiatives between 2014-2020. The scope and limitations of this project and the use of this evidence are discussed within a Policy-Evidence-Based model. Only 14 texts were included in the selection. The initiatives in the nutritional field are the most represented, but there is an appreciation for the relationship in the diversity of interventions implemented.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"24 1","pages":"343 - 359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88229063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-13DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1953568
E. Cooke, Franklin Amuakwa-Mensah
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of Baobab Microfinance Company (BMC) loans on poverty and economic empowerment of female clients using a mixed methods approach. Using a sample of 411 BMC clients, we find in some cases, relative lower poverty and higher economic empowerment for clients with a higher frequency of loans compared to those with a lower frequency of loans. An implication is that the marginal impact of loans across different loan cycles is U-shaped rather than linear and has a short-term impact on clients. Furthermore, our qualitative results suggest that loans help women lower poverty and become economically empowered.
{"title":"Microfinance loans, women’s economic empowerment, and poverty: a case study of Baobab Microfinance Company","authors":"E. Cooke, Franklin Amuakwa-Mensah","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1953568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1953568","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of Baobab Microfinance Company (BMC) loans on poverty and economic empowerment of female clients using a mixed methods approach. Using a sample of 411 BMC clients, we find in some cases, relative lower poverty and higher economic empowerment for clients with a higher frequency of loans compared to those with a lower frequency of loans. An implication is that the marginal impact of loans across different loan cycles is U-shaped rather than linear and has a short-term impact on clients. Furthermore, our qualitative results suggest that loans help women lower poverty and become economically empowered.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"283 1","pages":"34 - 55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76841160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1953566
B. Mensch, N. Haberland, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Jean Digitale, Natalie A. Jackson-Hachonda, N. Chelwa, P. Nyirenda, Erica Chuang, L. Polen, S. Psaki, N. Kayeyi, M. Mbizvo
ABSTRACT This paper presents results from a three-arm randomized controlled trial in Zambia with a sample of nearly 1200 adolescent girls enrolled in Grade 7. Selected primary schools (N=36) were randomly assigned within each of three districts to one of three arms: 1) e-readers, which girls could take home, provided within a safe space group platform plus community engagement activities; 2) safe space groups plus community engagement activities; and 3) control. The intent-to-treat estimates indicate that girls in the e-reader arm scored significantly better on two basic literacy assessments as well as non-verbal reasoning compared with girls in the control arm.
{"title":"Effects of an e-reader intervention on literacy, numeracy and non-verbal reasoning among adolescent girls in Zambia: evidence from a randomised controlled trial","authors":"B. Mensch, N. Haberland, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Jean Digitale, Natalie A. Jackson-Hachonda, N. Chelwa, P. Nyirenda, Erica Chuang, L. Polen, S. Psaki, N. Kayeyi, M. Mbizvo","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1953566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1953566","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper presents results from a three-arm randomized controlled trial in Zambia with a sample of nearly 1200 adolescent girls enrolled in Grade 7. Selected primary schools (N=36) were randomly assigned within each of three districts to one of three arms: 1) e-readers, which girls could take home, provided within a safe space group platform plus community engagement activities; 2) safe space groups plus community engagement activities; and 3) control. The intent-to-treat estimates indicate that girls in the e-reader arm scored significantly better on two basic literacy assessments as well as non-verbal reasoning compared with girls in the control arm.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"1011 1","pages":"247 - 275"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87138604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1964577
Xu Zhao, Yinlan Chen, Yuefang Duan
ABSTRACT This paper measures the poverty level of resettlers in the floodplains of the downstream Yellow River before and after resettlement. The Shapley value decomposition method is used to measure the influence of various factors on vulnerability to poverty, and the difference-in-differences model is used to analyse the impact of different resettlement modes on vulnerability to poverty. The results show that relocation greatly increases the risk of poverty for some resettlers. Higher education levels, physical health, and strong labour ability help reduce vulnerability to poverty. Differences in income, education level, and the health status of families are the primary causes of poverty risk.
{"title":"Do floodplain regulation projects increase vulnerability to poverty of resettlers? Recent evidence from downstream Yellow River, China","authors":"Xu Zhao, Yinlan Chen, Yuefang Duan","doi":"10.1080/19439342.2021.1964577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2021.1964577","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper measures the poverty level of resettlers in the floodplains of the downstream Yellow River before and after resettlement. The Shapley value decomposition method is used to measure the influence of various factors on vulnerability to poverty, and the difference-in-differences model is used to analyse the impact of different resettlement modes on vulnerability to poverty. The results show that relocation greatly increases the risk of poverty for some resettlers. Higher education levels, physical health, and strong labour ability help reduce vulnerability to poverty. Differences in income, education level, and the health status of families are the primary causes of poverty risk.","PeriodicalId":46384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Development Effectiveness","volume":"1 1","pages":"309 - 328"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90014542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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