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Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light-touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia

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  • Jessica Leight
  • Daniel O. Gilligan
  • Michael Mulford
  • Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse
  • Heleene Tambet

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A growing literature in economics has analysed the effects of psychological interventions designed to boost individual aspirations as a strategy to increase households’ propensity to make long-term investments and thus reduce poverty. This paper reports on a randomised controlled trial evaluating a short video-based intervention designed to increase aspirations of adults in poor rural Ethiopian households who are beneficiaries of the Productive Safety Net Program, the main government safety net program in Ethiopia. Evidence from a sample of 5,258 adults from 3,220 households is consistent with the hypothesis that there are no significant effects of the intervention on self-reported aspirations for the household, educational investment in children, or savings nine months post-treatment. This suggests that the effect of light-touch aspirations treatments for extremely poor adults may be limited in this context.

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  • Jessica Leight & Daniel O. Gilligan & Michael Mulford & Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse & Heleene Tambet, 2024. "Aspiring to more? New evidence on the effect of light-touch aspirations interventions in rural Ethiopia," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(4), pages 485-498, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevef:v:16:y:2024:i:4:p:485-498
    DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2024.2334214
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    1. Esther Gehrke & Friederike Lenel & Claudia Schupp, 2023. "Occupational Aspirations and Investments in Education: Experimental Evidence from Cambodia," CESifo Working Paper Series 10608, CESifo.

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