The impacts of cash transfers on mental health and investments: Experimental evidence from Mali

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dc.creatorHidrobo, Melissa
dc.creatorKarachiwalla, Naureen
dc.creatorRoy, Shalini
dc.date2020-12-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:15:18Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:15:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:16:45Z
dc.descriptionEconomic resilience requires future-oriented decision-making around income generation and protection in case of shocks. However, poverty is highly correlated with poor mental health, limiting forward-looking decision-making, thus perpetuating poverty. In this paper, we estimate the impacts of Mali's national cash transfer program, Filets Sociaux (Jigis-émèjiri), on measures of psychological well-being, cognition, and time preferences. We find that receiving the program improved household decision-makers' perceptions of economic and food security and reduced their self-reported anxiety. While cognitive function was not a ected, recipients of the transfers experienced greater self-esteem and a modest increase in a measure of patience. Consistent with reduced stress, higher self-esteem, and increased patience, the program also increased investments in productive assets. Results suggest that, in addition to cash transfers providing the economic resources to support investments in the future, they may also build psychological resources for supporting these investments.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143576
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/99743
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHidrobo, Melissa; Karachiwalla, Naureen; and Roy, Shalini. 2020. The impacts of cash transfers on mental health and investments: Experimental evidence from Mali. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1989. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134223.
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectresilience
dc.titleThe impacts of cash transfers on mental health and investments: Experimental evidence from Mali
dc.typeWorking Paper

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