Amber Peterman

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• University of North Carolina-Chapel-Hill / Department of Public Polciy
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author of:

• The Effect of Cash, Vouchers, and Food Transfers on Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Northern Ecuador
  American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2016)
  by Melissa Hidrobo & Amber Peterman & Lori Heise
  (ReDIF-article, aea:aejapp:v:8:y:2016:i:3:p:284-303)
• A review of empirical evidence on gender differences in non-land agricultural inputs, technology, and services in developing countries
  ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) (2011)
  by Peterman, Amber & Behrman, Julia & Quisumbing, Agnes
  (ReDIF-paper, ags:faoaes:289010)
• Estimates and determinants of sexual violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association (2011)
  by Peterman, A. & Palermo, T. & Bredenkamp, C.
  (ReDIF-article, aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2010.300070_9)
• Peterman et al. respond
  American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association (2011)
  by Peterman, A. & Palermo, T. & Bredenkamp, C.
  (ReDIF-article, aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300366_6)
• Peterman etal. Respond
  American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association (2012)
  by Peterman, A. & Palermo, T. & Bredenkamp, C.
  (ReDIF-article, aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300439_6)
• Women's individual asset ownership and experience of intimate partner violence: Evidence from 28 international surveys
  American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association (2017)
  by Peterman, A. & Pereira, A. & Bleck, J. & Palermo, T.M. & Yount, K.M.
  (ReDIF-article, aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2017.303694_7)
• Gender inequalities in ownership and control of land in Africa: myth and reality
  Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2015)
  by Cheryl Doss & Chiara Kovarik & Amber Peterman & Agnes Quisumbing & Mara Bold
  (ReDIF-article, bla:agecon:v:46:y:2015:i:3:p:403-434)
• Widowhood and Asset Inheritance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Empirical Evidence from 15 Countries
  Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute (2012)
  by Amber Peterman
  (ReDIF-article, bla:devpol:v:30:y:2012:i:5:p:543-571)
• Themed Issue: Cash Transfers and Microfinance
  Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute (2017)
  by Richard Groot & Tia Palermo & Sudhanshu Handa & Luigi Peter Ragno & Amber Peterman
  (ReDIF-article, bla:devpol:v:35:y:2017:i:5:p:621-643)
• Is There Catch-Up Growth? Evidence from Three Continents
  Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2016)
  by Sudhanshu Handa & Amber Peterman
  (ReDIF-article, bla:obuest:v:78:y:2016:i:4:p:470-500)
• Pandemics and Violence Against Women and Children
  Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2020)
  by Amber Peterman & Alina Potts & Megan O'Donnell & Kelly Thompson & Niyati Shah & Sabine Oertelt-Prigione & Nicole van Gelder
  (ReDIF-paper, cgd:wpaper:528)
• Social Safety Nets, Women’s Economic Achievements and Agency: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2024)
  by Amber Peterman & Jingying Wang & Kevin Kamto Sonke & Janina Steinert
  (ReDIF-paper, cgd:wpaper:684)
• Cash, food, or vouchers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador
  Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2014)
  by Hidrobo, Melissa & Hoddinott, John & Peterman, Amber & Margolies, Amy & Moreira, Vanessa
  (ReDIF-article, eee:deveco:v:107:y:2014:i:c:p:144-156)
• Impact of the Kenya Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children on early pregnancy and marriage of adolescent girls
  Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2015)
  by Handa, Sudhanshu & Peterman, Amber & Huang, Carolyn & Halpern, Carolyn & Pettifor, Audrey & Thirumurthy, Harsha
  (ReDIF-article, eee:socmed:v:141:y:2015:i:c:p:36-45)
• Government of Malawi's unconditional cash transfer improves youth mental health
  Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2019)
  by Angeles, Gustavo & de Hoop, Jacobus & Handa, Sudhanshu & Kilburn, Kelly & Milazzo, Annamaria & Peterman, Amber
  (ReDIF-article, eee:socmed:v:225:y:2019:i:c:p:108-119)
• ‘Poverty can break a home’: Exploring mechanisms linking cash plus programming and intimate partner violence in Ghana
  Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2022)
  by Barrington, Clare & Peterman, Amber & Akaligaung, Akalpa J. & Palermo, Tia & de Milliano, Marlous & Aborigo, Raymond A.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:socmed:v:292:y:2022:i:c:s0277953621008534)
• Incontinence and trauma: Sexual violence, female genital cutting and proxy measures of gynecological fistula
  Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2009)
  by Peterman, Amber & Johnson, Kiersten
  (ReDIF-article, eee:socmed:v:68:y:2009:i:5:p:971-979)
• Context and measurement: An analysis of the relationship between intrahousehold decision making and autonomy
  World Development, Elsevier (2018)
  by Seymour, Greg & Peterman, Amber
  (ReDIF-article, eee:wdevel:v:111:y:2018:i:c:p:97-112)
• Measuring women’s decisionmaking: Indicator choice and survey design experiments from cash and food transfer evaluations in Ecuador, Uganda and Yemen
  World Development, Elsevier (2021)
  by Peterman, Amber & Schwab, Benjamin & Roy, Shalini & Hidrobo, Melissa & Gilligan, Daniel O.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:wdevel:v:141:y:2021:i:c:s0305750x20305155)
• Unconditional cash transfers and safe transitions to adulthood in Malawi
  World Development, Elsevier (2024)
  by Lambon-Quayefio, Monica & Peterman, Amber & Handa, Sudhanshu & Molotsky, Adria & Otchere, Frank & Mvula, Peter & Tsoka, Maxton & de Hoop, Jacobus & Angeles, Gustavo & Kilburn, Kelly & Milazzo, Annamar
  (ReDIF-article, eee:wdevel:v:175:y:2024:i:c:s0305750x23003017)
• Opening Up Pandora's Box: The Effect of Gender Targeting and Conditionality on Household Spending Behavior in Mexico's Progresa Program
  World Development, Elsevier (2009)
  by Handa, Sudhanshu & Peterman, Amber & Davis, Benjamin & Stampini, Marco
  (ReDIF-article, eee:wdevel:v:37:y:2009:i:6:p:1129-1142)
• The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
  World Development, Elsevier (2013)
  by Alkire, Sabina & Meinzen-Dick, Ruth & Peterman, Amber & Quisumbing, Agnes & Seymour, Greg & Vaz, Ana
  (ReDIF-article, eee:wdevel:v:52:y:2013:i:c:p:71-91)
• Resettlement and Gender Dimensions of Land Rights in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
  World Development, Elsevier (2014)
  by Adelman, Sarah & Peterman, Amber
  (ReDIF-article, eee:wdevel:v:64:y:2014:i:c:p:583-596)
• Can Government-Allocated Land Contribute to Food Security? Intrahousehold Analysis of West Bengal’s Microplot Allocation Program
  World Development, Elsevier (2014)
  by Santos, Florence & Fletschner, Diana & Savath, Vivien & Peterman, Amber
  (ReDIF-article, eee:wdevel:v:64:y:2014:i:c:p:860-872)
• Cash for Women’s Empowerment? A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Government of Zambia’s Child Grant Program
  World Development, Elsevier (2017)
  by Bonilla, Juan & Zarzur, Rosa Castro & Handa, Sudhanshu & Nowlin, Claire & Peterman, Amber & Ring, Hannah & Seidenfeld, David
  (ReDIF-article, eee:wdevel:v:95:y:2017:i:c:p:55-72)
• Still a leap of faith: microfinance initiatives for reduction of violence against women and children in low-income and middle-income countries
  LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018)
  by Peterman, Amber & Palermo, Tia M. & Ferrari, Giulia
  (ReDIF-paper, ehl:lserod:103646)
• Can Government-Allocated Land Contribute to Food Security? Intrahousehold Analysis of West Bengal’s Microplot Allocation Program
  Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2014)
  by Florence Santos & Diana Fletschner & Vivien Savath & Amber Peterman
  (ReDIF-paper, ess:wpaper:id:5708)
• Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
  IFPRI book chapters, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2020)
  by Hidrobo, Melissa & Kumar, Neha & Palermo, Tia & Peterman, Amber & Roy, Shalini
  (ReDIF-chapter, fpr:ifpric:133831)
• Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa
  IFPRI book chapters, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2019)
  by Peterman, Amber & Kumar, Neha & Pereira, Audrey & Gilligan, Daniel O.
  (ReDIF-chapter, fpr:ifpric:9780896293649_10)
• Understanding gender differences in agricultural productivity in Uganda and Nigeria
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2010)
  by Peterman, Amber & Quisumbing, Agnes & Behrman, Julia & Nkonya, Ephraim
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1003)
• Can conditional cash transfers improve maternal health and birth outcomes?: Evidence from El Salvador's Comunidades Solidarias Rurales
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011)
  by de Brauw, Alan & Peterman, Amber
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1080)
• Cash, food, or vouchers?: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012)
  by Hidrobo, Melissa & Hoddinott, John F. & Peterman, Amber & Margolies, Amy & Moreira, Vanessa
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1234)
• Gender inequalities in ownership and control of land in Africa: Myths versus reality:
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
  by Doss, Cheryl & Kovarik, Chiara & Peterman, Amber & Quisumbing, Agnes R. & van den Bold, Mara
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1308)
• Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program:
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
  by Santos, Florence & Fletschner, Diana & Savath, Vivien & Peterman, Amber
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1310)
• Land, assets, and livelihoods: Gendered analysis of evidence from Odisha State in India:
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2014)
  by Savath, Vivien & Fletschner, Diana & Peterman, Amber & Santos, Florence
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1323)
• Filling the legal void? Experimental evidence from a community-based legal aid program for gender-equal land rights in Tanzania:
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2015)
  by Mueller, Valerie & Billings, Lucy & Mogues, Tewodaj & Peterman, Amber & Wineman, Ayala
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1434)
• Measuring women’s decisionmaking: Indicator choice and survey design experiments from cash and food transfer evaluations in Ecuador, Uganda, and Yemen:
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2015)
  by Peterman, Amber & Schwab, Benjamin & Roy, Shalini & Hidrobo, Melissa & Gilligan, Daniel
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1453)
• Understanding the measurement of women’s autonomy: Illustrations from Bangladesh and Ghana
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2017)
  by Seymour, Gregory & Peterman, Amber
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1656)
• Towards gender equality: A review of evidence on social safety nets in Africa:
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2019)
  by Peterman, Amber & Kumar, Neha & Pereira, Audrey & Gilligan, Daniel O.
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:1903)
• Disclosure of violence against women and girls in Senegal
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2023)
  by Peterman, Amber & Dione, Malick & Le Port, Agnès & Briaux, Justine & Lamesse, Fatma & Hidrobo, Melissa
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:2195)
• C’est la vie!: Mixed impacts of an edutainment television series in West Africa
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2023)
  by Dione, Malick & Heckert, Jessica & Hidrobo, Melissa & Le Port, Agnès & Peterman, Amber & Seye, Moustapha
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:2210)
• A review of empirical evidence on gender differences in nonland agricultural inputs, technology, and services in developing countries
  IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2010)
  by Peterman, Amber & Behrman, Julia & Quisumbing, Agnes
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:ifprid:975)
• Synopsis of Gender in agriculture: Closing the knowledge gap:
  Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2014)
  by Quisumbing, Agnes R. & Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela & Raney, Terri L. & Croppenstedt, André & Behrman, Julia A. & Peterman, Amber
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:issbrf:84)
• Cash transfers and intimate partner violence: A research view on design and implementation for risk mitigation and prevention
  Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2022)
  by Peterman, Amber & Roy, Shalini
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:issbrf:9780896294332)
• Gender-sensitive social protection: A critical component of the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
  Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2020)
  by Hidrobo, Melissa & Kumar, Neha & Palermo, Tia & Peterman, Amber & Roy, Shalini
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:issbrf:april2020)
• Cash transfers and intimate partner violence (IPV) in low- and middle-income settings: A joint research agenda to inform policy and practice
  Project notes, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2021)
  by Peterman, Amber & Roy, Shalini
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:prnote:134445)
• Evaluation of grassroots community–based legal aid activities in Uganda and Tanzania: Strengthening women’s legal knowledge and land rights
  CAPRi working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
  by Peterman, Amber & Billings, Lucy & Behrman, Julia A.
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:worpps:108)
• Gender, assets, and agricultural development programs: A conceptual framework:
  CAPRi working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011)
  by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela & Johnson, Nancy & Quisumbing, Agnes R. & Njuki, Jemimah & Behrman, Julia A. & Rubin, Deborah & Peterman, Amber & Waithanji, Elizabeth
  (ReDIF-paper, fpr:worpps:99)
• A Mixed-Method Review of Cash Transfers and Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank Group (2018)
  by Ana Maria Buller & Amber Peterman & Meghna Ranganathan & Alexandra Bleile & Melissa Hidrobo & Lori Heise
  (ReDIF-article, oup:wbrobs:v:33:y:2018:i:2:p:218-258.)
• Myth-Busting? Confronting Six Common Perceptions about Unconditional Cash Transfers as a Poverty Reduction Strategy in Africa
  The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank Group (2018)
  by Sudhanshu Handa & Silvio Daidone & Amber Peterman & Benjamin Davis & Audrey Pereira & Tia Palermo & Jennifer Yablonski
  (ReDIF-article, oup:wbrobs:v:33:y:2018:i:2:p:259-298.)
• Unconditional government social cash transfer in Africa does not increase fertility
  Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics (2016)
  by Tia Palermo & Sudhanshu Handa & Amber Peterman & Leah Prencipe & David Seidenfeld
  (ReDIF-article, spr:jopoec:v:29:y:2016:i:4:d:10.1007_s00148-016-0596-x)
• Gender in Agriculture
  Springer Books, Springer (2014)
  by
  (ReDIF-book, spr:sprbok:978-94-017-8616-4)
• Exploring Impacts of Community-Based Legal Aid on Intrahousehold Gender Relations in Tanzania
  Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2019)
  by Valerie Mueller & Amber Peterman & Lucy Billings & Ayala Wineman
  (ReDIF-article, taf:femeco:v:25:y:2019:i:2:p:116-145)
• Women's Property Rights and Gendered Policies: Implications for Women's Long-term Welfare in Rural Tanzania
  Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011)
  by Amber Peterman
  (ReDIF-article, taf:jdevst:v:47:y:2011:i:1:p:1-30)
• Understanding the Complexities Surrounding Gender Differences in Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria and Uganda
  Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011)
  by Amber Peterman & Agnes Quisumbing & Julia Behrman & Ephraim Nkonya
  (ReDIF-article, taf:jdevst:v:47:y:2011:i:10:p:1482-1509)
• Social Protection in Contexts of Fragility and Forced Displacement: Introduction to a Special Issue
  Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2019)
  by Tilman Brück & Jose Cuesta & Jacobus De Hoop & Ugo Gentilini & Amber Peterman
  (ReDIF-article, taf:jdevst:v:55:y:2019:i:s1:p:1-6)
• Economic Transfers and Social Cohesion in a Refugee-Hosting Setting
  Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2019)
  by Elsa Valli & Amber Peterman & Melissa Hidrobo
  (ReDIF-article, taf:jdevst:v:55:y:2019:i:s1:p:128-146)
• Filling the legal void? Impacts of a community-based legal aid program on women’s land-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices
  Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018)
  by Valerie Mueller & Lucy Billings & Tewodaj Mogues & Amber Peterman & Ayala Wineman
  (ReDIF-article, taf:oxdevs:v:46:y:2018:i:4:p:453-469)
• Is there Catch-Up Growth? Evidence from Three Continents
  Papers, Innocenti Working Papers (2015)
  by Sudhanshu Handa & Amber Peterman & UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
  (ReDIF-paper, ucf:inwopa:inwopa778)
• Cash Transfers and Child Nutrition: What we know and what we need to know
  Papers, Innocenti Working Papers (2015)
  by Richard de Groot & Tia Palermo & Sudhanshu Handa & Amber Peterman & Luigi Peter Ragno & UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
  (ReDIF-paper, ucf:inwopa:inwopa782)
• Cash for Women’s Empowerment? A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Government of Zambia’s Child Grant Programme
  Papers, Innocenti Working Papers (2016)
  by Juan Bonilla & Rosa Castro Zarzur & Sudhanshu Handa & Claire Nowlin & Amber Peterman & Hannah Ring & David Seidenfeld
  (ReDIF-paper, ucf:inwopa:inwopa796)
• Making Money Work: Unconditional cash transfers allow women to save and re-invest in rural Zambia
  Papers, Innocenti Working Papers (2016)
  by Luisa Natali & Sudhanshu Handa & Amber Peterman & David Seidenfeld & Gelson Tembo & UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti
  (ReDIF-paper, ucf:inwopa:inwopa827)
• Myth-busting? Confronting Six Common Perceptions about Unconditional Cash Transfers as a Poverty Reduction Strategy in Africa
  Papers, Innocenti Working Papers (2017)
  by Sudhanshu Handa & Silvio Daidone & Amber Peterman & Benjamin Davis & Audrey Pereira & Tia Palermo & Jennifer Yablonski
  (ReDIF-paper, ucf:inwopa:inwopa899)
• A mixed-method review of cash transfers and intimate partner violence in low and middle-income countries
  Papers, Innocenti Working Papers (2018)
  by Ana Maria Buller & Amber Peterman & Meghna Ranganathan & Alexandra Bleile & Melissa Hidrobo & Lori Heise
  (ReDIF-paper, ucf:inwopa:inwopa938)
• Economic Transfers and Social Cohesion in a Refugee-hosting Setting
  Papers, Innocenti Working Papers ()
  by Elsa Valli & Amber Peterman & Melissa Hidrobo & UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti
  (ReDIF-paper, ucf:inwopa:inwopa959)
• Government Antipoverty Programming and Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana
  Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2022)
  by Amber Peterman & Elsa Valli & Tia Palermo
  (ReDIF-article, ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/713767)
• Child Health and School Enrollment: A Replication
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2007)
  by Sudhanshu Handa & Amber Peterman
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:42:y:2007:i4:p863-880)
• Inequality in prime‐age adult deaths in a high AIDS mortality setting: does the measure of economic status matter?
  Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2011)
  by Marjorie Opuni & Amber Peterman & David Bishai
  (ReDIF-article, wly:hlthec:v:20:y:2011:i:11:p:1298-1311)
• Income Transfers and Maternal Health: Evidence from a National Randomized Social Cash Transfer Program in Zambia
  Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2016)
  by Sudhanshu Handa & Amber Peterman & David Seidenfeld & Gelson Tembo
  (ReDIF-article, wly:hlthec:v:25:y:2016:i:2:p:225-236)
• List randomization for soliciting experience of intimate partner violence: Application to the evaluation of Zambia's unconditional child grant program
  Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2018)
  by Amber Peterman & Tia M. Palermo & Sudhanshu Handa & David Seidenfeld & on behalf of the Zambia Child Grant Program Evaluation Team
  (ReDIF-article, wly:hlthec:v:27:y:2018:i:3:p:622-628)
• Can conditional cash transfers improve maternal health care? Evidence from El Salvador's Comunidades Solidarias Rurales program
  Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2020)
  by Alan de Brauw & Amber Peterman
  (ReDIF-article, wly:hlthec:v:29:y:2020:i:6:p:700-715)