Can Cash Transfers Improve Maternal Well-being and Family Processes among Families with Young Children? An Experimental Analysis by Katherine Magnuson, Greg Duncan, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Paul Yoo, Sangdo Han, Lisa A. Gennetian, Nathan Fox, Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Kimberly Noble :: SSRN

Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy; National Bureau of Economic Research; Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab University of Maryland UW Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison Teachers College, Columbia University Date Written: September 09, 2024 Objective: The goal of this study is to examine the causal impacts of an unconditional cash transfer on a range of key family processes that are thought to affect children’s development, including economic hardship, maternal well-being, family relationships, and parenting. Background: Although robust correlational evidence suggests that poverty harms children by increasing economic hardship, as well as reducing family well-being and the quality of family processes, few studies have used an experimental approach to comprehensively examine the effects of cash transfers on these pathways. Method: The Baby’s First Years study recruited 1,000 low-income mothers of newborns. Shortly after giving birth, mothers were randomized to rec

Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy; National Bureau of Economic Research; Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab University of Maryland UW Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison Teachers College, Columbia University Date Written: September 09, 2024 Objective: The goal of this study is to examine the causal impacts of an unconditional cash transfer on a range of key family processes that are thought to affect children’s development, including economic hardship, maternal well-being, family relationships, and parenting. Background: Although robust correlational evidence suggests tha