Cash Transfers and Child Labor

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dc.creatorde Hoop, Jacobus
dc.creatorRosati, Furio C.
dc.date2014-04-10T18:58:59Z
dc.date2014-04-10T18:58:59Z
dc.date2014-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:53:32Z
dc.descriptionCash transfer programs are widely used in settings where child labor is prevalent. Although many of these programs are explicitly implemented to improve children's welfare, in theory their impact on child labor is undetermined. This paper systematically reviews the empirical evidence on the impact of cash transfers, conditional and unconditional, on child labor. The authors find no evidence that cash transfer interventions increase child labor in practice. On the contrary, there is broad evidence that conditional and unconditional cash transfers lower both children's participation in child labor and hours worked and cushion the effect of economic shocks that may lead households to use child labor as a coping strategy. Boys experience particularly strong decreases in economic activities, girls in household chores. The findings underline the usefulness of cash transfers as a relatively safe policy instrument to improve child welfare, but also point to knowledge gaps, for instance regarding the interplay between cash transfers and other interventions, that should be addressed in future evaluations to provide detailed policy advice.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19322369/cash-transfers-child-labor
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17715
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6826
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412549
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6826
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBASIC RIGHTS
dc.subjectBENEFICIAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR LAWS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOUR
dc.subjectCHILD PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCHILD SUPPORT
dc.subjectCHILD WELFARE
dc.subjectCOMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCREDIT RATIONING
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOR
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFACE VALUE
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBER
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUSINESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCKS
dc.subjectINCOME STREAM
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR LAWS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEVY
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SHOCKS
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOLD-AGE PENSION
dc.subjectOLD-AGE PENSIONS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTEENAGE GIRLS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSFER PAYMENT
dc.subjectTRANSITORY INCOME
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWARRANTS
dc.subjectWORKING CHILDREN
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNGER CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNGER SIBLINGS
dc.titleCash Transfers and Child Labor

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