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2023

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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/205143

How do labels and vouchers shape unconditional cash transfers? Experimental evidence from Georgia

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We implemented a randomized control trial in Georgia to study how labels and food vouchers affect household expenditure among low-income recipients of unconditional cash transfers. Households were randomly assigned to receive only an unconditional cash transfer, a label indicating an amount intended for children’s expenses in addition to the transfer, or a portion of the transfer as a food voucher usable exclusively at designated stores. We find that labelling increases the share of expenditure on children. Meanwhile, food vouchers reduce total consumption, this being likely due to the increased cost associated with shopping at voucher-accepting shops.

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Pobresa, Ajuda econòmica, Desigualtat social

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Poverty, Economic assistance, Social inequality

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BORRELLA-MAS, Miguel Ángel, MILLÁN-QUIJANO, Jaime and TERSKAYA, Anastasia. How do labels and vouchers shape unconditional cash transfers? Experimental evidence from Georgia. IEB Working Paper 2023/09. [consulted: 13 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/205143

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