Can Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Education and Nutrition Outcomes for Poor Children in Bangladesh? Evidence from a Pilot Project

There is an increasing recognition that investment in human development at an earlier age can have a significant impact on the lifetime earnings capacity of an individual. This notion is the basis for the popularity of conditional cash transfer pro...

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Main Authors:	Ferre, Celine, Sharif, Iffath
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO FACILITIES ACUTE MALNUTRITION AGED AGRICULTURAL LABORER BENEFICIARY FAMILIES BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BIRTH CERTIFICATE BIRTH REGISTRATION BREASTFEEDING CALORIC INTAKE CAREGIVERS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD NUTRITION CHRONIC ILLNESS CHRONIC MALNUTRITION COMMUNITIES COMPLETION RATES CONSUMPTION DATA COUNTERFACTUAL DIETARY DIVERSITY DISTRICTS DROPOUT RATES EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT GENERATION ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATES EVICTION EXTREME POVERTY EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY PLANNING FEMALE FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INTAKE FOOD POVERTY FOOD POVERTY LINE GENDER GIRLS GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEAD AGE HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HOUSES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMUNIZATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFANT HEALTH INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET LOCALITIES MEANS TESTING MEAT MIGRATION MILK NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL STATUS OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION OUTCOMES PRIMARY EDUCATION STIPEND PRIMARY ENROLLMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROTEIN CONTENT REGULAR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL FAMILIES RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOLING SLUM SLUMS SOCIAL PROTECTION TARGETING TRAINING PROGRAMME URBAN AREAS VEGETABLES VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20334344/can-conditional-cash-transfers-improve-education-nutrition-outcomes-poor-children-bangladesh-evidence-pilot-project http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20511

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Can Conditional Cash Transfers Improve Education and Nutrition Outcomes for Poor Children in Bangladesh? Evidence from a Pilot Project

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