The wellbeing effects of an old age pension: experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria

Autores
Alzúa, María Laura; Cantet, María Natalia; Dammert, Ana C.; Olajide, Damilola
Año de publicación
2023
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Many countries in the developing world have implemented old-age pensions. Evidence of the impact of such policies on the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa, however, is scarce. We provide evidence from a randomized evaluation of an unconditional old-age pension targeted at the elderly in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Our findings show that treated beneficiaries self-report better quality of life and a more stable mental health. We also provide evidence of spillover effects on the labor outcomes of other household members and of household savings patterns as well as support for interventions aimed at improving the welfare of elderly poor citizens and other household members.
Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales
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Ciencias Económicas
randomized controlled trials
aging
old-age pensions
health
developing countries
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The wellbeing effects of an old age pension: experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
title The wellbeing effects of an old age pension: experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
spellingShingle The wellbeing effects of an old age pension: experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
Alzúa, María Laura
Ciencias Económicas
randomized controlled trials
aging
old-age pensions
health
developing countries
title_short The wellbeing effects of an old age pension: experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
title_full The wellbeing effects of an old age pension: experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
title_fullStr The wellbeing effects of an old age pension: experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed The wellbeing effects of an old age pension: experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
title_sort The wellbeing effects of an old age pension: experimental evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alzúa, María Laura
Cantet, María Natalia
Dammert, Ana C.
Olajide, Damilola
author Alzúa, María Laura
author_facet Alzúa, María Laura
Cantet, María Natalia
Dammert, Ana C.
Olajide, Damilola
author_role author
author2 Cantet, María Natalia
Dammert, Ana C.
Olajide, Damilola
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Económicas
randomized controlled trials
aging
old-age pensions
health
developing countries
topic Ciencias Económicas
randomized controlled trials
aging
old-age pensions
health
developing countries
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Many countries in the developing world have implemented old-age pensions. Evidence of the impact of such policies on the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa, however, is scarce. We provide evidence from a randomized evaluation of an unconditional old-age pension targeted at the elderly in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Our findings show that treated beneficiaries self-report better quality of life and a more stable mental health. We also provide evidence of spillover effects on the labor outcomes of other household members and of household savings patterns as well as support for interventions aimed at improving the welfare of elderly poor citizens and other household members.
Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales
description Many countries in the developing world have implemented old-age pensions. Evidence of the impact of such policies on the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa, however, is scarce. We provide evidence from a randomized evaluation of an unconditional old-age pension targeted at the elderly in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Our findings show that treated beneficiaries self-report better quality of life and a more stable mental health. We also provide evidence of spillover effects on the labor outcomes of other household members and of household savings patterns as well as support for interventions aimed at improving the welfare of elderly poor citizens and other household members.
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