Unconditional cash transfers and women’s labor supply in Pakistan
Unconditional cash transfers and women’s labor supply in Pakistan
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DOI：
10.1080/19439342.2022.2029539
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发表时间：
2022-01
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
H. Majid;Syeda Warda Riaz
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作者：
H. Majid;Syeda Warda Riaz
摘要本文采用倾向分数匹配技术来估计无条件现金转移支付对巴基斯坦妇女劳动成果的影响。使用两轮具有全国代表性的数据，我们发现对受援家庭的妇女产生了积极影响。然而，我们观察到，从第一轮到第二轮，妇女的总体就业率有所下降。这可能是由于农业部门业绩下滑造成的。此外，受益家庭中的妇女能够更好地恢复，这表明她们对宏观经济冲击的复原力更强。然而，并非所有的结果都是积极的，因为妇女仍然很脆弱，无法获得非农业收入。
ABSTRACT This article uses propensity score matching techniques to estimate unconditional cash transfer effects on women’s labour outcomes in Pakistan. Using two rounds of nationally representative data, we find positive effects for women in recipient households . However, we observe a dip in overall women’s employment from the first to the second round. This is likely driven by a downturn in the agriculture sector’s performance. Moreover, women in beneficiary households are better able to recover suggesting higher resilience to macroeconomic shocks. Yet, not all our results are positive as women remain vulnerable in their lack of access to non-agriculture earned income.