Unconditional Cash Transfers and Women Empowerment: The Case of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Pakistan

Unconditional Cash Transfers and Women Empowerment: The Case of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Pakistan

This study has explored the welfare impact of Benazir Income Support Program’s (BISP) unconditional cash transfers on women empowerment. The program was initiated in 2011 by the government of Pakistan. The impact has been computed by using two follow up rounds i.e, 2011 & 2016 where baseline wa...

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Main Authors: Tehmeena Iqbal, Ihtsham Ul Haq Padda, Shujaat Farooq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CSRC Publishing 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies
Subjects:
Unconditional cash Transfer
Women Empowerment
Socio- economic and Political Empowerment
Regression Discontinuity Design
Online Access:https://publishing.globalcsrc.org/ojs/index.php/jbsee/article/view/1098

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