| Designing and implementing social transfer programmes M Samson, I Van Niekerk, K Mac Quene Economic Policy Research Institute, 2006 | 238 | 2006 |
| The social and economic impact of South Africa’s social security system M Samson, U Lee, A Ndlebe, K Mac Quene, I van Niekerk, V Gandhi, ... EPRI Research paper 37, 2004 | 230 | 2004 |
| The use and effectiveness of social grants in South Africa D Neves, M Samson, I van Niekerk, S Hlatshwayo, A Du Toit Finmark Trust 60, 2009 | 160 | 2009 |
| The targeting effectiveness of social transfers S Devereux, E Masset, R Sabates-Wheeler, M Samson, AM Rivas, ... Journal of Development Effectiveness 9 (2), 162-211, 2017 | 140 | 2017 |
| A basic income grant for South Africa G Standing, M Samson Juta and Company Ltd, 2003 | 116 | 2003 |
| Social cash transfers and pro-poor growth M Samson Promoting pro-poor growth: Social protection, 43-59, 2009 | 80 | 2009 |
| Evaluating the Targeting Effectiveness of Social Transfers:: A Literature Review S Devereux, E Masset, R Sabates-Wheeler, M Samson, D te Lintelo, ... | 71 | 2015 |
| Targeting of Social Transfers: A review for DFID R Slater, J Farrington, M Vigneri, M Samson, S Akter London: ODI, 2009 | 68 | 2009 |
| Making the difference! The BIG in Namibia C Haarmann, D Haarmann, H Jauch, H Shindondola-Mote, N Nattrass, ... Basic Income Grant Pilot Project. Windhoek: Basic Income Grant Coalition …, 2009 | 68 | 2009 |
| The social, economic and fiscal impact of comprehensive social security reform for South Africa MJ Samson Social Dynamics 28 (2), 69-97, 2002 | 63 | 2002 |
| Reducing adolescent risky behaviors in a high-risk context: the effects of unconditional cash transfers in South Africa CJ Heinrich, J Hoddinott, M Samson Economic Development and Cultural Change 65 (4), 619-652, 2017 | 57 | 2017 |
| Beyond survival: The case for investing in young children globally G Huebner, N Boothby, JL Aber, GL Darmstadt, A Diaz, AS Masten, ... NAM Perspectives, 2016 | 45 | 2016 |
| Research review on social security reform and the basic income grant for South Africa M Samson (No Title), 2002 | 43 | 2002 |
| Making the difference C Haarmann, D Haarmann, H Jauch, H Shindondola-Mote, N Nattrass, ... The BIG in Namibia. Basic Income Grant Pilot Project. Assessment Report, 2009 | 40 | 2009 |
| Quantitative analysis of the impact of the child support grant M Samson, C Heinrich, M Williams, S Kaniki, T Muzondo, K Mac Quene, ... Economic Policy Research Institute, Cape Town, 2008 | 38 | 2008 |
| Social grants: South Africa M Samson, K MacQuene, I van Niekerk Policy brief 1, 2006 | 35 | 2006 |
| Are conditionalities necessary for human development M Samson Third International Conference on Conditional Cash Transfers, 26-30, 2006 | 33 | 2006 |
| Social cash transfers and employment. A note on empirical linkages in developing countries M Samson Promoting Pro-Poor-Growth: Employment, 2009 | 28 | 2009 |
| Exit or developmental impact? The role of ‘graduation’in social protection programmes M Samson IDS Bulletin 46 (2), 13-24, 2015 | 27 | 2015 |
| The impact of social transfers on growth, development, poverty and inequality in developing countries M Samson Building decent societies: Rethinking the role of social security in …, 2009 | 27 | 2009 |
