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Economic resilience requires future-oriented decision-making around income generation and protection in case of shocks. However, poverty is highly correlated with poor mental health, limiting forward-looking decision-making, thus perpetuating poverty. In this paper, we estimate the impacts of Mali's national cash transfer program, Filets Sociaux (Jigis-émèjiri), on measures of psychological well-being, cognition, and time preferences. We find that receiving the program improved household decision-makers' perceptions of economic and food security and reduced their self-reported anxiety. While cognitive function was not a ected, recipients of the transfers experienced greater self-esteem and a modest increase in a measure of patience. Consistent with reduced stress, higher self-esteem, and increased patience, the program also increased investments in productive assets. Results suggest that, in addition to cash transfers providing the economic resources to support investments in the future, they may also build psychological resources for supporting these investments. ; Non-PR ; IFPRI1; CRP2; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance ; PHND; PIM ; CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

Cash transfer programs primarily targeting women in Latin America and East Africa have been shown to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but knowledge gaps remain on how impacts differ by program features and context. Using a randomized control trial, we investigate the IPV impacts of Mali's national cash transfer program (Jigisémèjiri), which targets household heads (primarily men) in a West African context where nearly 40 percent of households are polygamous. The program causes significant decreases in IPV in polygamous households – where physical violence decreases by 7.2 percentage points, emotional violence decreases by 12.6 percentage points, and controlling behaviors decrease by 16.1 percentage points -- but has limited effects in monogamous households. Evidence on mechanisms suggests that the program led to significant decreases in men's stress and anxiety among polygamous households, and larger reductions in disputes in polygamous households compared to monogamous households. ; IFPRI3; IFPRIOA; CRP2; ISI; Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence Research Collaborative; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; G Cross-cutting gender theme ; PIM; PHND ; PR ; CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

Cash transfer programs primarily targeting women in Latin America and East Africa have been shown to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but knowledge gaps remain on how impacts differ by program features and context. Using a randomized control trial, we investigate the IPV impacts of Mali's national cash transfer program (Jigisémèjiri), which primarily targets men in a West African context where nearly 40 percent of households are polygamous. The program causes significant decreases in IPV in polygamous households – where physical violence decreases by 7 percentage points, emotional violence decreases by 12 percentage points, and controlling behaviors decrease by 16 percentage points -- but has limited effects in nonpolygamous households. Evidence on mechanisms suggests that the program led to significant decreases in men's stress and anxiety among polygamous households, and larger reductions in disputes in polygamous households compared to non-polygamous households. ; Non-PR ; IFPRI1; CRP2; 4 Transforming Agricultural and Rural Economies; G Cross-cutting gender theme ; PHND; PIM ; CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

IFPRI3; ISI; CRP2; Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence Research Collaborative ; PHND; PIM ; PR ; CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)