Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/324156 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Publisher: 
ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburg
Abstract: 
We examine the short-term effects of Türkiye’s Family Support Program (FSP), a large-scale unconditional cash transfer (UCT) introduced in 2022 amid 85.5% annual inflation. The program complements food and shelter support and offers approximately one-third of the monthly minimum wage to low-income families. Using a regression discontinuity design based on the program's per capita income eligibility threshold, we analyze the program's short-term effects on child labor, time use, health, and emotional well-being within six months of implementation. We find significant reductions in children's participation in family businesses and agricultural work. Investigating the heterogeneous effects, we find that the program reduces non-market outside work for boys and time spent on domestic work for girls. Emotional well-being improved, especially among boys. These findings suggest that UCTs can improve child welfare during macroeconomic crises when combined with in-kind transfers.
Subjects: 
cash transfers
in-kind support
child labor
regression discontinuity design
program evaluation
Türkiye
JEL: 
I21
I28
I38
J21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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