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Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in Kenya | Frontiers in Child Health Research

Frontiers in Child Health Research
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Edward Miguel

Presented by:

Edward Miguel, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Oxfam Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics
UC Berkeley

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand new research findings on a large-scale cash transfer RCT in Kenya.

  2. Become familiar with the mechanisms linking cash transfers to improved birth outcomes in a rural African setting.

  3. Learn the statistical and methodological challenges of estimating impacts of cash transfers on child outcomes.

Location: 

We encourage everyone to attend the Grand Rounds seminars in person at the Oberndorf Auditorium at UCSF Medical Center Mission Bay. For those unable to do so, the Zoom option is still available.  

UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Marcella Azucar at [email protected] or 415-525-1360 as soon as possible. 

Zoom Link: https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/94150206243?pwd=yKDvjValpXqv0NKMXXvA3GFVGYOAbZ.1

Add to Calendar 2025-12-18 20:00:00 2025-12-18 21:00:00 Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in Kenya | Frontiers in Child Health Research Presented by: Edward Miguel, PhD Distinguished Professor of Economics Oxfam Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics UC Berkeley Learning Objectives: Understand new research findings on a large-scale cash transfer RCT in Kenya. Become familiar with the mechanisms linking cash transfers to improved birth outcomes in a rural African setting. Learn the statistical and methodological challenges of estimating impacts of cash transfers on child outcomes. Location:  We encourage everyone to attend the Grand Rounds seminars in person at the Oberndorf Auditorium at UCSF Medical Center Mission Bay. For those unable to do so, the Zoom option is still available.   UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Marcella Azucar at [email protected] or 415-525-1360 as soon as possible.  Zoom Link: https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/94150206243?pwd=yKDvjValpXqv0NKMXXvA3GFVGYOAbZ.1 [email protected] Department of Pediatrics America/Los_Angeles public