Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/107972 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2014/116
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
A cash transfer programme 'Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty' has been implemented with the aim of addressing poverty and vulnerability in Ghana. This study looks at the impact of this conditional cash transfer programme on households' supply of labour for agriculture, paid employment, and non-farm enterprise. We used a difference-in-difference approach to examine the effects of the programme on 3,008 households to learn about their labour supply decisions. We find that the cash transfer leads to a reduction in agricultural labour supply but increases that of paid employment. A careful look at the subsequent targeting of beneficiaries is recommended.
Subjects: 
poverty reduction
cash transfers
social protection
household decision
labour supply
impact evaluation
JEL: 
I38
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-837-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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