Reassessing Conditional Cash Transfer Programs

dc.creatorDo, Quy-Toan
dc.creatorDas, Jishnu
dc.creatorOzler, Berk
dc.date2013-12-19T19:48:29Z
dc.date2013-12-19T19:48:29Z
dc.date2005-03-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:23:42Z
dc.descriptionDuring the past decade, the use of conditional cash transfer programs to increase investment in human capital has generated considerable excitement in both research and policy forums. This article surveys the existing literature, which suggests that most conditional cash transfer programs are used for essentially one of two purposes: restoring efficiency when externalities exist or improving equity by targeting resources to poor households. The programs often meet their stated objectives, but in some instances there is tension between the efficiency and equity objectives. The overall impact of a program depends on the gains and losses associated with each objective.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/17591988/reassessing-conditional-cash-transfer-programs
dc.identifierWorld Bank Research Observer
dc.identifierdoi:10.1093/wbro/lki005
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16405
dc.identifier10.1596/16405
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417694
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Research Observer
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAID AGENCIES
dc.subjectANTI-POVERTY
dc.subjectASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectBARGAINING
dc.subjectBARGAINING MODELS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBOUNDED RATIONALITY
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectCALORIC INTAKE
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCASH PAYMENT
dc.subjectCASH PAYMENTS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCD
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD LABOUR
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE APPROACH
dc.subjectCORRELATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectCOST-EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCREDIT RATIONING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectEFFICIENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectEXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFOOD FOR EDUCATION
dc.subjectFOOD INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD STAMPS
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectFOOD TRANSFERS
dc.subjectFUNGIBLE
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BARGAINING
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WEALTH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectIMPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subjectINCOME EFFECT
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINDIFFERENCE CURVES
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOR STANDARDS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CHOICES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PATTERNS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR STANDARDS
dc.subjectLABOUR STANDARDS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLANDHOLDINGS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURE
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET RETURNS
dc.subjectMEANS TESTING
dc.subjectMEANS TESTS
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNORMAL GOOD
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL FAMILIES
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectTARGETED TRANSFERS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectVOTERS
dc.subjectWEALTH EFFECT
dc.titleReassessing Conditional Cash Transfer Programs
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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