Contents Part I: Introduction 1 Introduction and Overview Rema Hanna and Benjamin A. Olken Part II: Historical Foundations 2 Cash Transfers in History Ugo Gentilini 3 The Rise of Social Safety Nets and Social Insurance in the West: Implications for Developing Countries Anna Aizer, Price Fishback, Adriana Lleras-Muney, and Tauhidur Rahman Part III: Reaching the Right People 4 Identifying Program Beneficiaries Vivi Alatas, Benjamin A. Olken, Abhijit V. Banerjee, and Rema Hanna 5 Reforming Energy Subsidies Fiona Burlig and Anant Sudarshan Part IV: Transfer Programs 6 Cash Transfers Paul Niehaus, Tavneet Suri 7 Effect of Cash Transfers on Child Health and Development Lia Fernald, Paul Gertler, James Manley, and Eleanor Tsai 8 Measuring the Long-Run Impact of Cash Transfers Karen Macours, Tania Barham, John A. Maluccio, and Gelson Tembo 9 The Form of Transfers: In-Kind, Cash, or Vouchers Lucie Gadenne and Monica Singhal Part V: Livelihoods 10 Graduation Anton Heil, Munshi Sulaiman, Oriana Bandiera, and Robin Burgess 11 Public Works Programs Arthur Alik-Lagrange and Clément Imbert Part VI: Social Insurance 12 Job Displacement Insurance in Developing Countries François Gerard, Gustavo Gonzaga, and Joana Naritomi 13 Public Health Insurance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Pascaline Dupas and Radhika Jain 14 Pensions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Nicholas Barr and Mariano Bosch Part VII: Challenges, Special Needs, and Solutions to Effective Delivery 15 Social Protection Programs: Elections and Governance Challenges Adriana Camacho, Emily Conover, and Pablo Querubin 16 Digital Technology and Social Protection: Promises and Pitfalls Sandip Sukhtankar 17 Social Protection and Gender: Policy, Practice, and Research Melissa Hidrobo, Amber Peterman, Neha Kumar, Monica Lambon-Quayefio, Shalini Roy, Daniel O. Gilligan, and Flor Paz Part VIII: Broader Impacts 18 Psychology and Cash Transfers Kate Orkin and Matthew Ridley 19 Social Protection and Youth M. Caridad Araujo, Sarah Baird, Saini Das, Berk Özler, Luca Parisotto, and Tassew Woldehanna 20 Spillovers and General Equilibrium Effects of Social Protection Programs Edward Miguel 21 Interactions of Formal and Informal Insurance Hong Ru and Robert M. Townsend Part IX: Conflict 22 Refugees and Social Protection Andrés Moya and Sandra V.
Rozo 23 Conflict, Social Protection, and Reparations Arlen Guarin and Juliana Londoño-Vélez Part X: Conclusion 24 Summary of the Social Protection Policymaker Symposium Emily Romano Editor Acknowledgements Contributors Index.