Replication data for: Short-Term Impacts of a Pay-It-Forward Livestock Transfer and Training Program in Nepal

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Sarah Janzen; Nicholas Magnan; Sudhindra Sharma; William Thompson

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Project Citation:

Janzen, Sarah, Magnan, Nicholas, Sharma, Sudhindra, and Thompson, William. Replication data for: Short-Term Impacts of a Pay-It-Forward Livestock Transfer and Training Program in Nepal. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2018. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114499V1

Project Description

Summary: This study evaluates the short-term impacts of a livestock transfer and training program in Nepal using an RCT with three treatments to capture differential effects of program components. We also evaluate a unique "pay it forward" program rule where recipients are encouraged to share newly acquired knowledge and accumulated wealth to other households in need. After 1.5 years, financial inclusion increases by 0.3 standard deviations and empowerment increases by 0.2 standard deviations among direct beneficiaries. "Pay it forward" impacts are of approximately the same magnitude as direct beneficiaries in the treatments that include encouragement to "pay it forward."

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      Q18 Agricultural Policy; Food Policy

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