Yep evidence is mixed, but cash + skills (or financial training) in some studies has been more cost effective than cash alone. Not always giving the same cash equivalent in both arms (which is a shame), but estimating cost effectiveness from outcomes
I presume the “cash +skills” has less cash than the “just cash”?
If not I would be strongly surprised if the “cash + skills” isn’t considerably better.
Yep evidence is mixed, but cash + skills (or financial training) in some studies has been more cost effective than cash alone. Not always giving the same cash equivalent in both arms (which is a shame), but estimating cost effectiveness from outcomes
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304387818305522
Can you share a study that says cash is better than cash + skills? I looked but didn’t find one (but may not have looked thoroughly enough!)
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/cash-transfers-more-effective-than-workforce-training-in-improving-lives-of-rwandans?utm_campaign=202302%20Earthquake%20relief&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=247271411&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--4Ubp9HDIIaaKoTgAcZebQoRzDVoVwjTSK7akgJ8czlHi9fc-DQ92EvyJePPb5wISD_6jeWzAzpDKycTcxYLcHSaMFWQ&utm_content=247271411&utm_source=hs_email from the original givedirectly above—look down near the bottoom of the article. There are others too I’m pretty sure. Evidence is mixed on this one.
I suspect that the effectiveness of the integrated cash and training interventions will depend heavily on the type of training provided.