BREAD Working Paper No. 610, August 2022

Social Protection and Social Distancing During the Pandemic: Mobile Money Transfers in Ghana Dean Karlan, Matt Lowe, Robert Osei, Isaac Osei-Akoto, Benjamin N. Roth and Christopher Udry   Abstract We study the impact of mobile money transfers to a representative sample of low-income Ghanaians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement of the upcoming transfers affects […]

BREAD Working Paper No. 533, February 2020

Unpacking a Multi-Faceted Program to Build Sustainable Income for the Very Poor Abhijit Banerjee, Dean Karlan, Robert Osei, Hannah Trachtman, Christopher Udry Abstract A multi-faceted program comprising a grant of productive assets, training, coaching, and savings has been found to build sustainable income for those in extreme poverty. We focus on two important questions: whether […]