Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia
In recent years, a growing literature has examined the potential of multifaceted, intensive “graduation model” interventions that simultaneously address multiple barriers constraining households’ exit from poverty. In this paper, we present new evidence from a randomized trial of a lighter-touch gra...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2023
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| author | Leight, Jessica Alderman, Harold Gilligan, Daniel O. Hidrobo, Melissa Mulford, Michael |
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| description | In recent years, a growing literature has examined the potential of multifaceted, intensive “graduation model” interventions that simultaneously address multiple barriers constraining households’ exit from poverty. In this paper, we present new evidence from a randomized trial of a lighter-touch graduation model implemented in rural Ethiopia. The primary experimental arms are a bundled intervention including a productive transfer valued at $374 (randomly assigned to be cash or an equivalent value in poultry), training, and savings groups; a simpler intervention including training and savings groups only; and a control arm. We find that three years post-baseline, the intervention inclusive of the transfer leads to some increases in assets, savings, and cash income from livestock, though there is no shift in consumption or household food security; these effects are consistent regardless of the modality of the transfer (cash versus poultry). The effects of training and savings groups alone are minimal. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1388752025-12-08T19:08:31Z Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia Leight, Jessica Alderman, Harold Gilligan, Daniel O. Hidrobo, Melissa Mulford, Michael poverty cash transfers poultry livelihoods food security livestock savings group In recent years, a growing literature has examined the potential of multifaceted, intensive “graduation model” interventions that simultaneously address multiple barriers constraining households’ exit from poverty. In this paper, we present new evidence from a randomized trial of a lighter-touch graduation model implemented in rural Ethiopia. The primary experimental arms are a bundled intervention including a productive transfer valued at $374 (randomly assigned to be cash or an equivalent value in poultry), training, and savings groups; a simpler intervention including training and savings groups only; and a control arm. We find that three years post-baseline, the intervention inclusive of the transfer leads to some increases in assets, savings, and cash income from livestock, though there is no shift in consumption or household food security; these effects are consistent regardless of the modality of the transfer (cash versus poultry). The effects of training and savings groups alone are minimal. 2023-11-10 2024-02-02T16:56:14Z 2024-02-02T16:56:14Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138875 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103682 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Leight, Jessica; Alderman, Harold; Gilligan, Daniel; Hidrobo, Melissa; and Mulford, Michael. 2023. Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2203. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136972. |
| spellingShingle | poverty cash transfers poultry livelihoods food security livestock savings group Leight, Jessica Alderman, Harold Gilligan, Daniel O. Hidrobo, Melissa Mulford, Michael Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title | Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full | Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_short | Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_sort | can a light touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes evidence from ethiopia |
| topic | poverty cash transfers poultry livelihoods food security livestock savings group |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138875 |
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