Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers?

There is increasing evidence that conditional cash transfer programs can have large impacts on school enrollment, including in very poor countries. However, little is known about which features of program design -- including the amount of the cash...

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Main Authors:	Filmer, Deon, Schady, Norbert
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ADULTS AMOUNT OF MONEY APPLICATION FORM APPLICATION FORMS APPLICATION PROCESS ATTENDANCE RATES AVERAGE ATTENDANCE BANK EDUCATION CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHECKS CHILD LABOR CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LEVEL CONTRIBUTIONS DISABLED DROPOUT RATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SECTOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT LEVELS ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN ENROLLMENT RATES ENROLLMENTS FAMILIES FEMALE SCHOOLING GENDER GIRLS GIRLS INTO SCHOOL HEAD-TEACHERS HIGH DROPOUT HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INTERNATIONAL BANK LATRINE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MISREPORTING NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS PAPERS PARENTAL EDUCATION PENSION POVERTY RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY-SCHOOL PROBABILITY PUBLIC SCHOOL RADIO REGULAR ATTENDANCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH REPORT RISK SCORE SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL DROPOUT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL VISIT SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SMALLER ONES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STUDENT TRANSFER TEACHERS VALUABLE WORTH
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spelling	okr-10986-41912021-04-23T14:02:16Z Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers? Filmer, Deon Schady, Norbert ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ADULTS AMOUNT OF MONEY APPLICATION FORM APPLICATION FORMS APPLICATION PROCESS ATTENDANCE RATES AVERAGE ATTENDANCE BANK EDUCATION CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHECKS CHILD LABOR CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LEVEL CONTRIBUTIONS DISABLED DROPOUT RATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SECTOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT LEVELS ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN ENROLLMENT RATES ENROLLMENTS FAMILIES FEMALE SCHOOLING GENDER GIRLS GIRLS INTO SCHOOL HEAD-TEACHERS HIGH DROPOUT HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INTERNATIONAL BANK LATRINE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MISREPORTING NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS PAPERS PARENTAL EDUCATION PENSION POVERTY RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY-SCHOOL PROBABILITY PUBLIC SCHOOL RADIO REGULAR ATTENDANCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH REPORT RISK SCORE SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL DROPOUT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL VISIT SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SMALLER ONES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STUDENT TRANSFER TEACHERS VALUABLE WORTH There is increasing evidence that conditional cash transfer programs can have large impacts on school enrollment, including in very poor countries. However, little is known about which features of program design -- including the amount of the cash that is transferred, how frequently conditions are monitored, whether non-complying households are penalized, and the identity or gender of the cash recipients -- account for the observed outcomes. This paper analyzes the impact of one feature of program design -- namely, the magnitude of the transfer. The analysis uses data from a program in Cambodia that deliberately altered the transfer amounts received by otherwise comparable households. The findings show clear evidence of diminishing marginal returns to transfer size despite the fact that even the larger transfers represented on average only 3 percent of the consumption of the median recipient households. If applicable to other settings, these results have important implications for other programs that transfer cash with the explicit aim of increasing school enrollment levels in developing countries. 2012-03-19T19:11:33Z 2012-03-19T19:11:33Z 2009-07-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090717133550 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4191 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4999,Impact Evaluation series ; no. 35 # Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4999 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia Asia Cambodia
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topic	ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ADULTS AMOUNT OF MONEY APPLICATION FORM APPLICATION FORMS APPLICATION PROCESS ATTENDANCE RATES AVERAGE ATTENDANCE BANK EDUCATION CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHECKS CHILD LABOR CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LEVEL CONTRIBUTIONS DISABLED DROPOUT RATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SECTOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT LEVELS ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN ENROLLMENT RATES ENROLLMENTS FAMILIES FEMALE SCHOOLING GENDER GIRLS GIRLS INTO SCHOOL HEAD-TEACHERS HIGH DROPOUT HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INTERNATIONAL BANK LATRINE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MISREPORTING NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS PAPERS PARENTAL EDUCATION PENSION POVERTY RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY-SCHOOL PROBABILITY PUBLIC SCHOOL RADIO REGULAR ATTENDANCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH REPORT RISK SCORE SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL DROPOUT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL VISIT SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SMALLER ONES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STUDENT TRANSFER TEACHERS VALUABLE WORTH
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ADULTS AMOUNT OF MONEY APPLICATION FORM APPLICATION FORMS APPLICATION PROCESS ATTENDANCE RATES AVERAGE ATTENDANCE BANK EDUCATION CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHECKS CHILD LABOR CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LEVEL CONTRIBUTIONS DISABLED DROPOUT RATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SECTOR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT LEVELS ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN ENROLLMENT RATES ENROLLMENTS FAMILIES FEMALE SCHOOLING GENDER GIRLS GIRLS INTO SCHOOL HEAD-TEACHERS HIGH DROPOUT HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INTERNATIONAL BANK LATRINE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MISREPORTING NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS PAPERS PARENTAL EDUCATION PENSION POVERTY RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY-SCHOOL PROBABILITY PUBLIC SCHOOL RADIO REGULAR ATTENDANCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH REPORT RISK SCORE SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL DROPOUT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOL VISIT SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SMALLER ONES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STUDENT TRANSFER TEACHERS VALUABLE WORTH Filmer, Deon Schady, Norbert Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers?
geographic_facet	East Asia and Pacific East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia Asia Cambodia
relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4999,Impact Evaluation series ; no. 35 # Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4999
description	There is increasing evidence that conditional cash transfer programs can have large impacts on school enrollment, including in very poor countries. However, little is known about which features of program design -- including the amount of the cash that is transferred, how frequently conditions are monitored, whether non-complying households are penalized, and the identity or gender of the cash recipients -- account for the observed outcomes. This paper analyzes the impact of one feature of program design -- namely, the magnitude of the transfer. The analysis uses data from a program in Cambodia that deliberately altered the transfer amounts received by otherwise comparable households. The findings show clear evidence of diminishing marginal returns to transfer size despite the fact that even the larger transfers represented on average only 3 percent of the consumption of the median recipient households. If applicable to other settings, these results have important implications for other programs that transfer cash with the explicit aim of increasing school enrollment levels in developing countries.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Filmer, Deon Schady, Norbert
author_facet	Filmer, Deon Schady, Norbert
author_sort	Filmer, Deon
title	Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers?
title_short	Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers?
title_full	Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers?
title_fullStr	Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers?
title_full_unstemmed	Are There Diminishing Returns to Transfer Size in Conditional Cash Transfers?
title_sort	are there diminishing returns to transfer size in conditional cash transfers?
publishDate	2012
url	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090717133550 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4191
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