The importance of being early: anticipatory cash transfers for flood-affected households
We evaluate the effect of a cash transfer to households forecast to experience extreme flooding in Bangladesh five days before the flood peak based on hydrological modelling. We find that this ‘anticipatory’ transfer improved welfare during and three months after the flooding, reduced asset loss and...
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| Format: | Working paper |
| Language: | English |
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Centre for the Study of African Economies
2024
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