If You Give the Poor Cash, Does it Help?
Jun 2013, Blattman, C., Fiala, N., & Martinez, S.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2268552
Analyzing the impact of unsupervised cash grants on young adults in Uganda
This study evaluates the impact of a program by the Government of Uganda, in which it gave young men and women cash grants to start skilled trades outside of agriculture. The study was conducted four years after the grants were provided.
According to the government program, young adults aged 16 to 35 in the country’s northern region were eligible for grants. The young adults had to make small groups and submit proposals for grants. Only 265 grants were available for 535 eligible groups, and those that weren’t granted, were selected as control groups for the study. Findings include:
- Four years later, most grant recipients practiced skilled trades and earned more money than the control group. For every dollar invested over a year, the young adults earned USD 1.40;
- Fears that money would be mismanaged or misappropriated were unfounded;
- Young adults who received the unsupervised grants stuck to their stated plans, using the majority of the money for vocational training and to acquire materials to run a business;
- Grant recipients accumulated more business assets than their peers.
The paper concludes that long-term solutions should address the root problem of inadequate access to cheap finance for small business development.
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