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Reproducibility package for What Happens When Women Suddenly Stop Receiving Cash Transfers?

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RR_PAK_2026_607
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Kate Vyborny, Nasir Iqbal, Mahreen Mahmud, Amen Jalal
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    Abstract

    Female-targeted cash transfers are widely used as a policy tool to enhance women’s empowerment. However, little is known about what happens when payments stop – whether due to budget cuts, program changes, or recipient graduation. We study how women are affected by unanticipated program exit, and whether they experience backlash when they stop bringing cash home. Using a regression discontinuity-in-differences design around a revised eligibility threshold, we follow 2,333 women exiting Pakistan’s largest cash transfer program, surveying them before program exit and one year after it. Drawing on comprehensive measures of empowerment, intimate partner violence, and well-being, we find no evidence of negative impacts a year after exit. These results suggest that the gains experienced by women during the program are not undone by adverse reactions upon exit.

    Reproducibility Package

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    File name
    RR_PAK_2026_607
    Zip package
    RR_PAK_2026_607.zip
    Title
    Reproducibility package for What Happens When Women Suddenly Stop Receiving Cash Transfers?
    Date
    2026-06
    Dependencies
    Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder.
    Instructions
    See README in reproducibility package.
    Notes
    Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DECDI) Analytics team, World Bank.
    Source code repository
    Repository name URI
    Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) https://reproducibility.worldbank.org
    Software
    Name
    Stata

    Reproducibility

    Technology environment

    Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:
    • OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
    • Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5218 CPU @ 2.30GHz (2.30 GHz) (2 processors)
    • Memory available: 16.0 GB
    Technology requirements

    Run time: 12 minutes
    Reproduction instructions

    To reproduce the findings in this paper, a replicator must:

    1. Secure Access to Data: Access the datasets not included in the package. See the Datasets section for more details.
    2. Run the Package: Update the working directory in line 30 of the do file master_dofile, and run it.

    Since the original data cannot be redistributed, the package includes the outputs produced by the replicators, which can be used to review the results presented in the paper.

    Data

    Datasets
    Name
    Baseline and Endline Survey Data for Women in Pakistan's Cash Transfer Program
    Note
    Source: World Bank. Description: A survey of Pakistani women who exited a cash transfer program, conducted both before their exit and one year afterward. All datasets will be freely available upon publication. File location: 1-Data/Inputs/
    Access policy
    Data is forthcoming in the World Bank Microdata Library.
    Citation
    World Bank. 2026. "Baseline and Endline Survey Data for Women in Pakistan's Cash Transfer Program" [dataset]. Forthcoming in World Bank Microdata Library.
    Name
    Payment Records Administrative Data
    Note
    Source: Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (2026). Description: Contains information on payments received by registered beneficiaries before the baseline and before the endline. Payments can be made in installments. Access date: August 2021. File location: 1-Data/Inputs/admin_data.dta
    Access policy
    Data access was granted directly to the study authors by the data owners/managers. It was obtained with a custom data license that does not allow for redistribution and it is not included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Custom License
    Citation
    Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety. 2026. "Payment Records Administrative Data" [dataset]. Unpublished data. Accessed August 2021.
    Name
    Poverty Scores Layyah Administrative Data
    Note
    Source: Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (2026). Description: Contains information on poverty scores (PMT1, PMT2) of households from Layyah from which the sample was drawn. Access date: August 2021. File location: 1-Data/Inputs/layyah_admin.csv
    Access policy
    Data access was granted directly to the study authors by the data owners/managers. It was obtained with a custom data license that does not allow for redistribution and it is not included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Custom License
    Citation
    Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety. 2026. "Poverty Scores Layyah Administrative Data" [dataset]. Unpublished data. Accessed August 2021.
    Name
    Beneficiary Recertification Status
    Note
    Source: Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (2026). Description: Contains beneficiary status pre- and post-recertification. Procured via request; redistribution unauthorized. File location: 1-Data/Inputs/randomizer.dta
    Access policy
    Data access was granted directly to the study authors by the data owners/managers. It was obtained with a custom data license that does not allow for redistribution and it is not included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Custom License
    Citation
    Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety. 2026. "Beneficiary Recertification Status" [dataset]. Unpublished.
    Name
    Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety - Endline Sample
    Note
    Source: Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (2026). Description: Sample file procured from the Ministry. Redistribution unauthorized. File location: 1-Data/Inputs/endline/el_sample.dta
    Access policy
    Data access was granted directly to the study authors by the data owners/managers. It was obtained with a custom data license that does not allow for redistribution and it is not included in the reproducibility package.
    License
    Custom License
    Citation
    Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety. 2026. "Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety - Endline Sample" [dataset]. Unpublished.
    Data statement

    Some data is restricted and has not been included in the reproducibility package. For more details, refer to the README file.

    Description

    Output
    Type
    Working Paper
    Title
    What Happens When Women Suddenly Stop Receiving Cash Transfers?
    Description
    Policy Research Working Papers (PRWP)
    Authors
    Author Affiliation Email
    Kate Vyborny World Bank kvyborny@worldbank.org
    Nasir Iqbal Pakistan Institute for Development Economics knasir@pide.org.pk
    Mahreen Mahmud University of Exeter m.mahmud@exeter.ac.uk
    Amen Jalal London School of Economics u.jalal@lse.ac.uk
    Date of production

    2026-06-29

    Scope and coverage

    Geographic locations
    Location Code
    Pakistan PAK

    Disclaimer

    Disclaimer

    The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.

    Access and rights

    License
    Name URI
    MIT License https://opensource.org/license/mit
    World Bank IGO Rider https://github.com/worldbank/metadata-editor/blob/main/WB-IGO-RIDER.md

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Kate Vyborny World Bank Group kvyborny@worldbank.org
    Reproducibility WBG World Bank reproducibility@worldbank.org

    Information on metadata

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Reproducibility WBG DECDI World Bank - Development Impact Department Verification and preparation of metadata
    Date of Production

    2026-06-29
    Document version

    1
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