Short-Term Impacts of a Pay-It-Forward Livestock Transfer and Training Program in Nepal
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 108,
May 2018
(pp. 422-25)
Abstract
This study evaluates the short-term impacts of a livestock transfer and training program in Nepal using an RCT with three treatments to capture differential effects of program components. We also evaluate a unique "pay it forward" program rule where recipients are encouraged to share newly acquired knowledge and accumulated wealth to other households in need. After 1.5 years, financial inclusion increases by 0.3 standard deviations and empowerment increases by 0.2 standard deviations among direct beneficiaries. "Pay it forward" impacts are of approximately the same magnitude as direct beneficiaries in the treatments that include encouragement to "pay it forward."Citation
Janzen, Sarah, Nicholas Magnan, Sudhindra Sharma, and William Thompson. 2018. "Short-Term Impacts of a Pay-It-Forward Livestock Transfer and Training Program in Nepal." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 108: 422-25. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20181120Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- Q18 Agricultural Policy; Food Policy