OK—I’ll bite.

While I agree with some of the points made in this thread—I disagree w/ the overall statement:

“It's hard to conclude that cash transfers have a solid evidence base”

There is certainly more than one way to read the evidence—so here’s my take:

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https://twitter.com/hendersonhl22/status/1578874203410817024

First, what “lens” do I bring on the evidence?

I’ve been involved in ~dozen large-scale cash transfer evaluations—across regions—but particularly govt programs w/ @TransferProjct in Africa [these are primarily unconditional transfers]

I work mostly on gender issues

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Our paper [@ValliElsa @TiaPalermo] w/@TransferProjct is finally online at #EDCC!

We examine impacts of Govt of Ghana's 🇬🇭 LEAP 1000 cash + health insurance waiver on IPV

Findings indicate moderate ⬇️ in IPV aligning w/ bulk of existing evidence

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journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/71… A few details:

* ⬇️ primarily on physical & emotional IPV [rather than sexual IPV]
* ⬇️ on intensive margin [index incl. frequency of acts] show average impacts
* ⬇️ on extensive margin ["any IPV"] only accrue to non-polygamous sample

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@RosemaryJMorgan @majardine @SallyRMelb @alexandraphelan @clarewenham @juliaheather @DaviesSaraE @DrSophieHarman @KarenGrepin Hi! Thank you for writing this comment - glad to see gender issues being considered from the outset! Like @SallyRMelb, I think there are a few distinct pathways via which outbreaks could lead to increases in #IPV & #GBV. Some thoughts: 1/n @RosemaryJMorgan @majardine @SallyRMelb @alexandraphelan @clarewenham @juliaheather @DaviesSaraE @DrSophieHarman @KarenGrepin First, on a macro-level, IPV may⬆️during times of high stress. Particularly when linked to economic stability & fears of job loss or not being paid/earning loss. There is a robust lit linking safety nets to both IPV & other intra-familiar violence: academic.oup.com/wbro/article/3…