社会保障

Analytical framework for evaluating the productive impact of cash transfer programmes on household behaviour. Methodological guidelines for the From Protection to Production (PtoP) project

Resource Type: Publication
Published: 03/12/2012

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a three-year agreement with the research programme at the UK Department for International Development (DFID) – the From Protection to Production (PtoP) project – to study the impact of cash transfer programmes on household economic decision-making and the local economy. This research project seeks to understand the potential impacts of cash transfers on economic development for poor people in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa. It aims at contributing to the understanding of how social protection interventions can contribute to sustainable poverty reduction and economic growth at household and community levels. This will be documented through country case studies of economic impacts for each country and comparison papers across different types of countries. The project is using a mixed-methods approach, combining econometric analysis of impact evaluation data, an innovative village Local Economy-Wide Impact Evaluation (LEWIE) model and qualitative methods.