We provide new evidence on the impact of social protection interventions on household size and the factors that cause the household size to change: fertility, child fosterage, and in and out migration related to work and marriage.

There is increasing interest in understanding if social protection can foster social cohesion, particularly between refugees and host communities.

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Climate shocks have well-documented impacts on the short-term welfare of rural households in developing countries. We investigate the impact of droughts on Brazilian labour markets.

Increasing attention is now being paid to poverty dynamics in developing countries.