Experimental Evidence from a Conditional Cash Transfer Program: Schooling, Learning, Fertility, and Labor Market Outcomes after 10 Years

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Journal: Journal of the European Economic Association
Year: 2024
Volume: 22
Issue: 4
Pages: 1844-1883

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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Abstract

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs are the antipoverty program of choice in many developing countries, aiming to improve human capital and break the intergenerational transmission of poverty. A decade after a randomized 3 year CCT program began, earlier exposure during primary school ages when children were at risk of dropout led to higher labor market participation for young men and women and higher earnings for men. The findings highlight the roles of the different CCT program components with variation in timing of access to nutrition, health, and education investments translating into substantial differential effects on learning outcomes for men and reproductive health outcomes for women.

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RePEc Handle
repec:oup:jeurec:v:22:y:2024:i:4:p:1844-1883.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25