Replication Data for: Double Jeopardy: Adaptive Social Protection for Venezuelans in Peru during the Pandemic

This dataset comes from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted with 143 Venezuelan forced migrant households in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study evaluates the short-term impacts of a one-time unconditional cash transfer equivalent to the government’s emergency relief program (PEN 380). Households were randomized into treatment and control groups after a baseline survey (April 17–30, 2020). Transfers were disbursed between May 7–10, 2020. Follow-up surveys were conducted by phone at: 1 week post-transfer (May 15–20, 2020) 3 weeks post-transfer (May 30–June 7, 2020) 9 weeks post-transfer (July 11–25, 2020) Sample Characteristics: n = 143 individuals (households) Mean age = 36 years 41% male, 59% female (female-targeted transfers) Average household size = 3.8 (71% with children) 66% with some form of legal migratory status (refugee, asylum pending, temporary permits, resident cards) Data Collection: Method: Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) Survey length: ~20 minutes Compensation: PEN 10 (USD 3) per survey Variables Collected: Demographics: age, gender, marital status, household size, children, migratory/legal status, savings Labor & Income: weekly individual income, work in past 7 days, days left home for work, loans received Spending & Outflows: household expenses, food and rent expenditures, loans given, remittances Consumption Security: food access, days without eating, hunger, meals per day, food stock, rent/eviction concerns Health: self-reported physical health, depression (PHQ), anxiety (GAD) Psychological Attitudes: intertemporal patience, risk attitudes, altruism Constructed Indices (primary outcomes): Income Index – weekly income, work status, days worked, loans received Spending/Outflows Index – total expenses, loans given, remittances sent Consumption Security Index – food/housing security measures Health Index – physical health, depression, anxiety Attrition: 3.5% after first follow-up 5.6% after second follow-up 17.5% after third follow-up (largely due to mobility and return migration as lockdown eased) Key Findings: 1 week post-transfer: Income declined, but spending, consumption, and health improved. 3 weeks post-transfer: Negative impact on income persisted, other effects dissipated. 9 weeks post-transfer: All effects faded. Post hoc analysis: Income decline was linked to reduced labor participation, especially among men, older adults, and higher-expense households . Significance: This dataset contributes rare experimental evidence on cash transfers for forcibly displaced populations. Unlike studies on native populations, it reveals short-term labor withdrawal effects, reflecting the unique conditions faced by urban migrants.