Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia

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Journal: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Year: 2020
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
Pages: 88-110

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Abstract

Conditional cash transfers provide income and promote human capital investments. Yet evaluating their longitudinal impacts is hard, as most experimental evaluations treat control locations after a few years. We examine such impacts in Indonesia after six years, where the program rollout left the experiment largely intact. We find static effects on many targeted indicators: childbirth using trained professionals increased dramatically, and under-15 children not in school fell by half. We observe impacts requiring cumulative investments: stunting fell by 23 percent. While human capital accumulation increased, the transfers did not lead to transformative economic change for recipient households.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aejpol:v:12:y:2020:i:4:p:88-110
Journal Field
General
Author Count
6
Added to Database
2026-01-26