The Impact of Poverty Reduction on Children's Development

Mothers in the study began receiving an unconditional monthly cash gift every month for the first 40 months of their children's lives. But we randomized the moms to either receive a large monthly cash gift of $333 a month or a nominal monthlycash gift of $20 a month. And that difference has been shown in the social science literature to be associated with improvements in children's academic achievement, improved time and even better health when children grow up.