Perhaps the most lifesaving consumption does not, but the drop in labor-force participation for a six-month period was pretty significant:
“In the
three months before and after a birth, however, cash transfers reduce female labor supply in
recipient households by 20.79 hours a week, relative to a control group mean of 40 hours . . . .”
I agree, although I doubt the consumption which saves the babies eats much of the money—I would guess under 100 dollars in most cases.
Perhaps the most lifesaving consumption does not, but the drop in labor-force participation for a six-month period was pretty significant:
“In the three months before and after a birth, however, cash transfers reduce female labor supply in recipient households by 20.79 hours a week, relative to a control group mean of 40 hours . . . .”