Emma Riley
@emmariley.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Michigan. Development economist studying digital financial services and female entrepreneurship.
Reposted by Emma Riley
Excited to share work with Kate Orkin @emmariley.bsky.social in rural Kenya. We show that adding an aspiration-boosting workshop to cash transfers increased women’s control over resources & decreased intimate partner violence as compared to cash transfers alone.
tinyurl.com/3fwuhjyc
tinyurl.com/3fwuhjyc
DP20107 Cash Transfers and Role Models: Impacts on Women’s Empowerment in Rural Kenya
Cash and asset transfer programs are widely used to improve household economic outcomes, but their impact on women’s empowerment is mixed. In a four-arm field experiment with 3,000 rural Kenyan women, we examine the effects of augmenting unconditional lump-sum cash transfers with a workshop designed to raise women’s aspirations through role model exposure and facilitated planning. We find that combining the cash transfer and workshop increases women’s share of household resources and reduces intimate partner violence compared to the cash transfer alone. Our study highlights potential gains for women from combining poverty reduction strategies with psychological empowerment interventions.
tinyurl.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Excited to share work with Kate Orkin @emmariley.bsky.social in rural Kenya. We show that adding an aspiration-boosting workshop to cash transfers increased women’s control over resources & decreased intimate partner violence as compared to cash transfers alone.
tinyurl.com/3fwuhjyc
tinyurl.com/3fwuhjyc
Reposted by Emma Riley
The discussion paper is written by Kate Orkin (#MBRG @blavatnikschool.bsky.social ), @mahreenmahmud.bsky.social ( @uofebusiness.bsky.social ) & @emmariley.bsky.social ( @umich.edu ) cepr.org/publications...
DP20107 Cash Transfers and Role Models: Impacts on Women’s Empowerment in Rural Kenya
Cash and asset transfer programs are widely used to improve household economic outcomes, but their impact on women’s empowerment is mixed. In a four-arm field experiment with 3,000 rural Kenyan women, we examine the effects of augmenting unconditional lump-sum cash transfers with a workshop designed to raise women’s aspirations through role model exposure and facilitated planning. We find that combining the cash transfer and workshop increases women’s share of household resources and reduces intimate partner violence compared to the cash transfer alone. Our study highlights potential gains for women from combining poverty reduction strategies with psychological empowerment interventions.
cepr.org
April 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The discussion paper is written by Kate Orkin (#MBRG @blavatnikschool.bsky.social ), @mahreenmahmud.bsky.social ( @uofebusiness.bsky.social ) & @emmariley.bsky.social ( @umich.edu ) cepr.org/publications...