Cash transfer and female labor supply: evidence from Brazil’s rural area

Abstract This paper analyzed the relationship between Bolsa Família Program (BFP) and labor supply of women in rural areas from Brazil, using Propensity Score Matching (with nearest-neighbor, kernel, IPW criteria), Ordinary Least Squares on treatment (beneficiaries), control (non-beneficiaries) groups with robustness analysis proposed by Oster (2015). The results showed that BFP has an opposite effect to one pronounced critiques program, beneficiaries did not have more or fewer work hours than non-beneficiaries, this fact can be explained value benefit being able meet expenses household. From these results, we conclude both tests reinforce importance continuing investigation effects female environment light different guidelines.