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The Causal Effects of Old Age Pensions

NCT04029194 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1459

Last updated 2025-07-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Old age pensions are a common feature of welfare policy worldwide. However, little is known about the effect of these pensions on the recipients and their families. In this study, the investigators will partner with the government of Tamil Nadu, India to study the effects of old age pensions. Households with a member who is likely to be eligible for the pension but not currently receiving it will be assigned to either a treatment or control condition. Those assigned to treatment will receive assistance in applying for the pension. Investigators will track outcomes of the elderly and their family members for several years following the intervention.

In addition to the impact of pensions on economic and health outcomes, the study will also explore how pension receipt affects the elderly's ability to cope with the impact of the COVID crisis.

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Assistance with old age pension application

The intervention will offer elderly assistance in applying for the old age pension.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-04
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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