Are Conditional Cash Transfers Effective in Urban Areas? Evidence from Mexico

doi:10.1080/09645292.2012.672792

. 2012 Jul;20(3):233-259.

doi: 10.1080/09645292.2012.672792.

Are Conditional Cash Transfers Effective in Urban Areas? Evidence from Mexico

Jere R Behrman ¹, Jorge Gallardo-García ², Susan W Parker ³, Petra E Todd ⁴, Viviana Vélez-Grajales ⁵

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PMID: 25705094
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DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2012.672792

Are Conditional Cash Transfers Effective in Urban Areas? Evidence from Mexico

Jere R Behrman et al. Educ Econ. 2012 Jul.

. 2012 Jul;20(3):233-259.

doi: 10.1080/09645292.2012.672792.

Authors

Jere R Behrman ¹, Jorge Gallardo-García ², Susan W Parker ³, Petra E Todd ⁴, Viviana Vélez-Grajales ⁵

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¹ Economics and Sociology and a PSC Research Associate at the University of Pennsylvania.
² Bates-White consulting firm.
³ División de Economía, CIDE, Mexico City.
⁴ Economics, a PSC Research Associate at the University of Pennsylvania and an Associate of the NBER and IZA.
⁵ Inter-American Development Bank.

PMID: 25705094
PMCID: PMC4334159
DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2012.672792

Abstract

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have spread worldwide as a new form of social assistance for the poor. Previous evaluations of CCT programs focus mainly on rural settings, and little is known about their effects in urban areas. This paper studies the short-term (one- and two-year) effects of the Mexican Oportunidades CCT program on urban children/youth. The program provides financial incentives for children/youth to attend school and for family members to visit health clinics. To participate, families had to sign up for the program and be deemed eligible. Difference-in-difference propensity score matching estimates indicate that the program is successful in increasing school enrollment, schooling attainment and time devoted to homework for girls and boys and in decreasing working rates of boys.

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1. Abadie Alberto, Imbens Guido. Sample Properties of Matching Estimators for Average Treatment Effects. Econometrica. 2006 Jan;74(1):235267. (2006)
1. Angelucci Manuela, Attanasio Orazio. Oportunidades: Program Effects on Consumption, Low Participation and Methodological Issues. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 2009 Apr;57(3):479–506.
1. Angelucci Manuela, De Giorgi Giacomo. Indirect Effects of an Aid Program: How Do Cash Transfers Affect Ineligibles’ Consumption? American Economic Review. 2009;99(1):486–508.
1. Angelucci Manuela, De Giorgi Giacomo, Rangel Marcos A, Rasul Imran. Family Networks and School Enrollment: Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment. Journal of Public Economics. 2010;94(3–4):197–221.
1. Attanasio O, Meghir C, Santiago A. Review of Economic Studies. London: University College; 2005. Education Choices in Mexico: Using a Structural Model and a Randomized Experiment to evaluate Progresa. forthcoming in.

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[1] Abadie Alberto, Imbens Guido. Sample Properties of Matching Estimators for Average Treatment Effects. Econometrica. 2006 Jan;74(1):235267. (2006)

[2] Abadie Alberto, Imbens Guido. Sample Properties of Matching Estimators for Average Treatment Effects. Econometrica. 2006 Jan;74(1):235267. (2006)

[3] Angelucci Manuela, Attanasio Orazio. Oportunidades: Program Effects on Consumption, Low Participation and Methodological Issues. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 2009 Apr;57(3):479–506.

[4] Angelucci Manuela, Attanasio Orazio. Oportunidades: Program Effects on Consumption, Low Participation and Methodological Issues. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 2009 Apr;57(3):479–506.

[5] Angelucci Manuela, De Giorgi Giacomo. Indirect Effects of an Aid Program: How Do Cash Transfers Affect Ineligibles’ Consumption? American Economic Review. 2009;99(1):486–508.

[6] Angelucci Manuela, De Giorgi Giacomo. Indirect Effects of an Aid Program: How Do Cash Transfers Affect Ineligibles’ Consumption? American Economic Review. 2009;99(1):486–508.

[7] Angelucci Manuela, De Giorgi Giacomo, Rangel Marcos A, Rasul Imran. Family Networks and School Enrollment: Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment. Journal of Public Economics. 2010;94(3–4):197–221.

[8] Angelucci Manuela, De Giorgi Giacomo, Rangel Marcos A, Rasul Imran. Family Networks and School Enrollment: Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment. Journal of Public Economics. 2010;94(3–4):197–221.

[9] Attanasio O, Meghir C, Santiago A. Review of Economic Studies. London: University College; 2005. Education Choices in Mexico: Using a Structural Model and a Randomized Experiment to evaluate Progresa. forthcoming in.

[10] Attanasio O, Meghir C, Santiago A. Review of Economic Studies. London: University College; 2005. Education Choices in Mexico: Using a Structural Model and a Randomized Experiment to evaluate Progresa. forthcoming in.

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