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Synthesis Report: Child Labor Synthesis
Topic Area: Child Labor
Findings:
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) reduced child work/child labor and improved school participation outcomes but the effectiveness differed by child characteristics and outcomes.
Unconditional cash transfers (UCT) reduced child work/child labor and improved school participation.
Training/TA programs may decrease child work/child labor and increase school participation.
Food programs had mixed impacts on child work/child labor outcomes but favorable school participation outcomes.
Only one high-rated study of a scholarship program had favorable impacts on child work/child labor and school participation outcomes.
The only high-rated study of an “other” intervention found improved child labor and school participation outcomes.
- Woolsey, A. R. (2011). An analysis of first-year freshmen financial literacy and the effectiveness of an online financial education program at small four-year private universities. La Verne, CA: University of La Verne.
Topic Area: Financial Literacy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Knowledge and skills for money management-Mod/High-Favorable impacts
Knowledge and skills for money management
- Lusardi, A., Samek, A., Kapteyn, A., Glinert, L., Hung, A., & Heinberg, A. (2017). Visual tools and narratives: New ways to improve financial literacy. Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 16(3), 297-323. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474747215000323 [Video narrative]
Topic Area: Financial Literacy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
- Lusardi, A., Samek, A., Kapteyn, A., Glinert, L., Hung, A., & Heinberg, A. (2017). Visual tools and narratives: New ways to improve financial literacy. Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 16(3), 297-323. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474747215000323 [Informational brochure]
Topic Area: Financial Literacy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
- Lusardi, A., Samek, A., Kapteyn, A., Glinert, L., Hung, A., & Heinberg, A. (2017). Visual tools and narratives: New ways to improve financial literacy. Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 16(3), 297-323. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474747215000323 [Interactive visual tool]
Topic Area: Financial Literacy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Knowledge and skills for financial decision making-Mod/High-Favorable impacts
Knowledge and skills for financial decision making
- Servon, L. J., & Kaestner, R. (2008). Consumer financial literacy and the impact of online banking on the financial behavior of lower-income bank customers. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 42(2), 271-305. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6606.2008.00108.x
Topic Area: Financial Literacy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Knowledge and skills for financial decision making-Low-No impacts
Knowledge and skills for financial decision making
- Hetling, A., Postmus, J. L. & Kaltz, C. (2015). A randomized controlled trial of a financial literacy curriculum for survivors of intimate partner violence. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 37, 672-685. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-015-9479-7
Topic Area: Financial Literacy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Knowledge and skills for financial decision making-Mod/High-Favorable impacts
Knowledge and skills for financial decision making
- Knowledge and skills for money management-Mod/High-Favorable impacts
Knowledge and skills for money management
- Lusardi, A., Samek, A., Kapteyn, A., Glinert, L., Hung, A., & Heinberg, A. (2017). Visual tools and narratives: New ways to improve financial literacy. Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 16(3), 297-323. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474747215000323 [Written narrative]
Topic Area: Financial Literacy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
- Heinberg, A., Hung, A., Kapteyn, A., Lusardi, A., Samek, A. S., & Yoong, J. (2014). Five steps to planning success: Experimental evidence from US households. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 30(4), 697-724. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/gru036 [Video and Narrative vs. Control]
Topic Area: Financial Literacy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
- Heinberg, A., Hung, A., Kapteyn, A., Lusardi, A., Samek, A. S., & Yoong, J. (2014). Five steps to planning success: Experimental evidence from US households. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 30(4), 697-724. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/gru036 [Video vs. Control]
Topic Area: Financial Literacy
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Outcome Effectiveness:- Knowledge and skills for financial decision making-Low-Favorable impacts
Knowledge and skills for financial decision making