Beyond households: Measuring market responses to cash transfers in Sierra Leone
Cash transfers and economic inclusion programmes in Sierra Leone affect both beneficiary households and local market dynamics. Integrating household and market data helps policymakers anticipate impacts on prices, supply, and local economic conditions.
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- Large injections like cash transfers and economic inclusion programs can influence not only households but also the local markets where beneficiaries purchase and sell products.
- This study incorporates a market price survey to examine how cash transfers and an economic inclusion package affect extremely poor households as well as local market dynamics in Sierra Leone.
- Baseline data show that beneficiary households face severe economic constraints, including widespread food insecurity, low asset ownership, and limited income sources.
- Integrating household and market-level data strengthens policymakers’ ability to anticipate inflationary pressures, supply responses, and broader local economic effects of social protection programs.