Conditional Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Poverty

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to wh...

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Main Authors:	Skoufias, Emmanuel, di Maro, Vincenzo
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL WORKERS BASIC FOOD BASKET BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY FAMILIES BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BREAST-FEEDING CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFERS CLINICS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONTROL GROUPS CURRENT POVERTY DEPENDENT CHILDREN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISSEMINATION EDUCATION EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXTREME POVERTY FOOD BASKET FOOD PREPARATION GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HYGIENE IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME TRANSFERS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INTERVENTION INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY LEISURE TIME LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVEL OF POVERTY MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MALNUTRITION MARITAL STATUS MEANS TESTING MINISTRY OF HEALTH NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NURSE NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION RATES PENSIONS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR POPULATION POOR RURAL AREAS POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY GAP POVERTY IMPACTS POVERTY INDEX POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANT WOMEN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REDUCTION IN POVERTY RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL SECTOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPILLOVER TARGETING TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSPORTATION WELFARE PROGRAMS YOUNG CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6941296/conditional-cash-transfers-adult-work-incentives-poverty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8380

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spelling	okr-10986-83802021-04-23T14:02:41Z Conditional Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Poverty Skoufias, Emmanuel di Maro, Vincenzo AGRICULTURAL WORKERS BASIC FOOD BASKET BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY FAMILIES BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BREAST-FEEDING CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFERS CLINICS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONTROL GROUPS CURRENT POVERTY DEPENDENT CHILDREN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISSEMINATION EDUCATION EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXTREME POVERTY FOOD BASKET FOOD PREPARATION GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HYGIENE IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME TRANSFERS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INTERVENTION INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY LEISURE TIME LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVEL OF POVERTY MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MALNUTRITION MARITAL STATUS MEANS TESTING MINISTRY OF HEALTH NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NURSE NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION RATES PENSIONS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR POPULATION POOR RURAL AREAS POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY GAP POVERTY IMPACTS POVERTY INDEX POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANT WOMEN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REDUCTION IN POVERTY RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL SECTOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPILLOVER TARGETING TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSPORTATION WELFARE PROGRAMS YOUNG CHILDREN Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. The authors examine whether the PROGRESA program of Mexico affects adult participation in the labor market and overall adult leisure time, and they link these effects to the impact of the program on poverty. Using the experimental design of PROGRESA's evaluation sample, the authors find that the program does not have any significant effect on adult labor force participation and leisure time. Their findings on adult work incentives are reinforced further by the result that PROGRESA leads to a substantial reduction in poverty. The poverty reduction effects are stronger for the poverty gap and severity of poverty measures. 2012-06-18T22:07:41Z 2012-06-18T22:07:41Z 2006-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6941296/conditional-cash-transfers-adult-work-incentives-poverty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8380 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3973 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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topic	AGRICULTURAL WORKERS BASIC FOOD BASKET BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY FAMILIES BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BREAST-FEEDING CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFERS CLINICS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA CONTROL GROUPS CURRENT POVERTY DEPENDENT CHILDREN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISSEMINATION EDUCATION EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXTREME POVERTY FOOD BASKET FOOD PREPARATION GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HYGIENE IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME TRANSFERS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INTERVENTION INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY LEISURE TIME LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVEL OF POVERTY MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MALNUTRITION MARITAL STATUS MEANS TESTING MINISTRY OF HEALTH NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NURSE NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION RATES PENSIONS PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR POPULATION POOR RURAL AREAS POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY GAP POVERTY IMPACTS POVERTY INDEX POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANT WOMEN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REDUCTION IN POVERTY RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL SECTOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPILLOVER TARGETING TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSPORTATION WELFARE PROGRAMS YOUNG CHILDREN
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3973
description	Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. The authors examine whether the PROGRESA program of Mexico affects adult participation in the labor market and overall adult leisure time, and they link these effects to the impact of the program on poverty. Using the experimental design of PROGRESA's evaluation sample, the authors find that the program does not have any significant effect on adult labor force participation and leisure time. Their findings on adult work incentives are reinforced further by the result that PROGRESA leads to a substantial reduction in poverty. The poverty reduction effects are stronger for the poverty gap and severity of poverty measures.
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author	Skoufias, Emmanuel di Maro, Vincenzo
author_facet	Skoufias, Emmanuel di Maro, Vincenzo
author_sort	Skoufias, Emmanuel
title	Conditional Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Poverty
title_short	Conditional Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Poverty
title_full	Conditional Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Poverty
title_fullStr	Conditional Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Poverty
title_full_unstemmed	Conditional Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Poverty
title_sort	conditional cash transfers, adult work incentives, and poverty
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6941296/conditional-cash-transfers-adult-work-incentives-poverty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8380
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