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View article: The Challenges of Modernizing G2p Payments: Reaching the Last-Mile in Financial Inclusion
The Challenges of Modernizing G2p Payments: Reaching the Last-Mile in Financial Inclusion Open
View article: Research Insights: Does Adopting Digital Payment for Cash Transfers Improve the Financial Inclusion and Financial Well-Being of Low-Income Households?
Research Insights: Does Adopting Digital Payment for Cash Transfers Improve the Financial Inclusion and Financial Well-Being of Low-Income Households? Open
Switching from cash to direct deposits of recurrent government benefits into digital bank accounts reduces disbursement errors and increases access to benefits among eligible beneficiaries. Switching to direct deposits increases ownership …
View article: The Promises of Digital Bank Accounts for Low-income Individuals
The Promises of Digital Bank Accounts for Low-income Individuals Open
The push for adopting digital modes of payment rests on three promises: increased efficiency of transactions, increased financial inclusion, and improvements in the financial well-being of low-income individuals. We experimentally test the…
View article: Re-thinking Social Protection: From Poverty Alleviation to Building Resilience in Middle-Income Households
Re-thinking Social Protection: From Poverty Alleviation to Building Resilience in Middle-Income Households Open
We exploit an expansion in social protection to middle-income households to provide evidence on how middle-income households cope with economic shocks and how to build their resilience. We use a regression discontinuity design around the e…
View article: Research Insights: What Are the Effects of Cash Transfer Programs on Vulnerable Middle-Income Households?
Research Insights: What Are the Effects of Cash Transfer Programs on Vulnerable Middle-Income Households? Open
Monthly cash transfers delivered to vulnerable middle-income households in Colombia increase per capita income, but the effects on spending appear small and related to nonfood spending. Cash transfers have a large impact when beneficiary h…
View article: Operational Excellence: Understanding Project Financial Cancellations and its Impact on the Delivery of Results
Operational Excellence: Understanding Project Financial Cancellations and its Impact on the Delivery of Results Open
The objectives of this analysis are twofold: (i) First, it aims to enhance our understanding of the role design and execution characteristics of IDB financed projects play in project success and effectiveness in delivering results. (ii) Se…
View article: The Effects of Weather Shocks on Early Childhood Development
The Effects of Weather Shocks on Early Childhood Development Open
This study analyzes the effects of exposure to tropical storms and hurricanes during pregnancy on children’s anthropometric measurements taken within the first five years of life. It combines destruction indexes at the district level with …
View article: The Effects of Weather Shocks on Early Childhood Development
The Effects of Weather Shocks on Early Childhood Development Open
This study analyzes the effects of exposure to tropical storms and hurricanes during pregnancy on children’s anthropometric measurements taken within the first five years of life. It combines destruction indexes at the district level with …
View article: Restoring Paradise in the Caribbean: Combatting Violence with Numbers
Restoring Paradise in the Caribbean: Combatting Violence with Numbers Open
While citizen security has become an ever-increasing concern for many Caribbean countries, the magnitude of the problem has not been matched with an equally robust response in terms of research. This volume analyses new data collected in h…
View article: Universal Public Health Insurance, Adult Status, and Labour Supply in Jamaica
Universal Public Health Insurance, Adult Status, and Labour Supply in Jamaica Open
This policy brief answers three main questions with respect to the no-user-fee policy adopted across public health centres in Jamaica: (i) Has the policy improved health status among working age adults? (ii) Has the policy influenced labou…
View article: Healthy to Work: The Impact of Free Public Healthcare on Health Status and Labor Supply in Jamaica
Healthy to Work: The Impact of Free Public Healthcare on Health Status and Labor Supply in Jamaica Open
This study examines whether Jamaica's free public healthcare policy affectedhealth status and labor supply of adult individuals. It compares outcomes of adults without health insurance versus their insured counterparts, before and after po…
View article: Healthy to Work: The Impact of Free Public Healthcare on Health Status and Labor Supply in Jamaica
Healthy to Work: The Impact of Free Public Healthcare on Health Status and Labor Supply in Jamaica Open
This study examines whether Jamaica's free public healthcare policy affected health status and labor supply of adult individuals. It compares outcomes of adults without health insurance versus their insured counterparts, before and after p…
View article: Religion as an Unemployment Insurance and the Basis of Support for Public Safety Nets: The Case of Latin America and the Caribbean
Religion as an Unemployment Insurance and the Basis of Support for Public Safety Nets: The Case of Latin America and the Caribbean Open
This paper explores the role of religion in mitigating the degree to whichunemployment reduces subjective well-being and it examines its support of social programs. The paper goes beyond existing literature in three ways: It extends existi…