Does Money Matter? The Effects of Cash Transfers on Child Health and Development in Rural Ecuador
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Does money matter? The effects of cash transfers on child development in rural Ecuador.
A large body of research indicates that child development is sensitive to early-life environments, so that poor children are at higher risk for poor cognitive and behavioral outcomes. These developmental outcomes are important determinants of success in adulthood. Yet, remarkably little is known about whether poverty-alleviation programs improve children's developmental outcomes. We examine how...
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