Intrahousehold Time Allocation: An Impact Evaluation of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs
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Evaluating the Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs
Several developing economies have recently introduced conditional cash transfer programs, which provide money to poor families contingent on certain behavior, usually investments in human capital, such as sending children to school or bringing them to health centers. The approach is both an alternative to more traditional social assistance programs and a demand-side complement to the supply of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2645096