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Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia

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  • Leight, Jessica
  • Alderman, Harold
  • Gilligan, Daniel
  • Hidrobo, Melissa
  • Mulford, Michael

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In recent years, a growing literature has examined the potential of multifaceted, intensive “graduation model†interventions that simultaneously address multiple barriers constraining households’ exit from poverty. In this paper, we present new evidence from a randomized trial of a lighter-touch graduation model implemented in rural Ethiopia. The primary experimental arms are a bundled intervention including a productive transfer valued at $374 (randomly assigned to be cash or an equivalent value in poultry), training, and savings groups; a simpler intervention including training and savings groups only; and a control arm. We find that three years post-baseline, the intervention inclusive of the transfer leads to some increases in assets, savings, and cash income from livestock, though there is no shift in consumption or household food security; these effects are consistent regardless of the modality of the transfer (cash versus poultry). The effects of training and savings groups alone are minimal.

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  • Leight, Jessica & Alderman, Harold & Gilligan, Daniel & Hidrobo, Melissa & Mulford, Michael, 2023. "Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia," IFPRI discussion papers 2203, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2203
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    ETHIOPIA; EAST AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA; graduation model; households; poverty; cash transfers; poultry; training; savings groups; assets; income; livestock; consumption; food security;
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