Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light-touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia

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dc.creatorLeight, Jessica
dc.creatorGilligan, Daniel O.
dc.creatorMulford, Michael
dc.creatorTaffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
dc.creatorTambet, Heleene
dc.date2024-10
dc.date2024-04-02T20:17:09Z
dc.date2024-04-02T20:17:09Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:44:03Z
dc.descriptionA growing literature in economics has analysed the effects of psychological interventions designed to boost individual aspirations as a strategy to increase households’ propensity to make long-term investments and thus reduce poverty. This paper reports on a randomised controlled trial evaluating a short video-based intervention designed to increase aspirations of adults in poor rural Ethiopian households who are beneficiaries of the Productive Safety Net Program, the main government safety net program in Ethiopia. Evidence from a sample of 5,258 adults from 3,220 households is consistent with the hypothesis that there are no significant effects of the intervention on self-reported aspirations for the household, educational investment in children, or savings nine months post-treatment. This suggests that the effect of light-touch aspirations treatments for extremely poor adults may be limited in this context.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140730
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113098
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2024.2308579
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102212
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13576
dc.relationhttps://www.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069939
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114708
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceLeight, Jessica; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Mulford, Michael; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; and Tambet, Heleene. Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light-touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia. Journal of Development Effectiveness 16(4): 485-498. https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2024.2334214
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjectpsychology
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectsocial safety nets
dc.titleAspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light-touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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