A Multifaceted Intervention with Savings Incentives to Reduce Multidimensional Child Poverty: Evidence from the Bridges Study (2012-2018) in Rural Uganda.
A Multifaceted Intervention with Savings Incentives to Reduce Multidimensional Child Poverty: Evidence from the Bridges Study (2012-2018) in Rural Uganda.
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10.1007/s11205-021-02712-9
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发表时间：
2021-12
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Brooks-Gunn J
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作者：
Wang JS;Malaeb B;Ssewamala FM;Neilands TB;Brooks-Gunn J
使用随机对照试验设计，我们研究了储蓄激励（匹配率1：1与1：2）与辅导和财务培训对乌干达农村1383名孤儿（基线平均年龄12.7岁）儿童贫困的影响。考虑到难以用货币衡量来捕捉儿童贫困，我们使用了一个多维的贫困类别，它涵盖了四个方面：健康，资产，住房和行为风险。结果显示，在基线后四年，治疗组的儿童与对照组相比，贫困发生率降低了10个百分点（或剥夺分数降低了8%），更高的储蓄激励导致了更强的效果。此外，治疗组的儿童更有可能摆脱贫困陷阱。最后，我们评估这些结果的鲁棒性，以各种加权结构。这项研究提供了一个独特的证据，证明针对儿童的多方面干预措施在减轻贫困方面的有效性。
Using a randomized controlled trial design, we examine the effects of savings incentives (match rate 1:1 versus 1:2) with mentorship and financial trainings on child poverty among 1383 orphaned children (mean age 12.7 years at baseline) in rural Uganda. Given the difficulty to capture child poverty using monetary measures, we use a multidimensional class of poverty that captures four dimensions: health, assets, housing, and behavioral risks. Results show that children in treatment groups experienced reductions in poverty incidence by 10 percentage points (or deprivation score by 8 percent) relative to control group counterparts at four years post-baseline, and a higher savings incentive led to stronger effects. Further, children in treatment groups were more likely to escape the poverty trap. Finally, we assess the robustness of these results to various weighting structures. This study offers a unique evidence on effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention targeting children in alleviating poverty.
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