conditional cash transfers
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The price effects of cash transfer programmes: Insights from research
Cash transfer programmes are designed to reduce poverty and improve well-being, but do they also drive up local prices and harm those who don’t receive them?
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Timing matters: Long-term impacts of Conditional Cash Transfers in Nicaragua
Conditional cash transfers in Nicaragua during primary school led to higher schooling and earnings in adulthood, but mechanisms differed by sex
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Using cash transfers to improve child health in low- and middle-income countries
Conditional cash transfers improve child health outcomes in the short term and can improve educational outcomes in the longer term
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The causal effects of competition on prices and quality
Governments can outsource public services and achieve lower prices, without sacrificing quality, if they can ensure that there is enough competition
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Making a Narco: Childhood exposure to illegal labour markets and criminal life paths
Exposure to illegal labour markets in childhood leads to the formation of industry-specific human capital, putting children on a criminal life path
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The role of disbursement timing in conditional cash transfer programmes: Long-term effects
An experiment in Colombia shows that delaying disbursement of conditional cash transfers can have substantial long-term effects on educational investment