Abstract

Cash transfer programs are rapidly becoming a key component of the social safety net of many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The primary aim of these programs is to help households improve their food security and to smooth consumption during periods of economic duress. However, beneficiary households have also been shown to use these programs to expand their microentrepreneurial activities. Cluster-randomized trials carried out during the rollout of large-scale programs in Malawi and Zambia show that children may increase their work in the household enterprise through such programs. Both programs increased forms of work that may be detrimental to children, such as activities that expose children to hazards in Malawi and excessive working hours in Zambia. However, both programs also induced positive changes in other child well-being domains, such as school attendance and material well-being, leading to a mixed and inconclusive picture of the implications of these programs for children.

中文翻译：

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现金转移、微型企业活动和童工：来自马拉维和赞比亚的证据

摘要

现金转移计划正迅速成为撒哈拉以南非洲许多国家社会安全网的重要组成部分。这些计划的主要目的是帮助家庭改善粮食安全并在经济困难时期平稳消费。然而，受益家庭也被证明可以使用这些计划来扩大他们的微型企业活动。在马拉维和赞比亚推出大规模项目期间进行的整群随机试验表明，儿童可以通过这些项目增加他们在家庭企业中的工作。这两个项目都增加了可能对儿童有害的工作形式，例如马拉维的儿童面临危险的活动和赞比亚的超长工作时间。然而，这两个项目也在其他儿童福祉领域引发了积极变化，