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

Autor/inn/en	Behrman, Jere R.; Gallardo-Garcia, Jorge; Parker, Susan W.; Todd, Petra E.; Velez-Grajales, Viviana
Titel	Are Conditional Cash Transfers Effective in Urban Areas? Evidence from Mexico
Quelle	In: Education Economics, 20 (2012) 3, S.233-259 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-5292
DOI	10.1080/09645292.2012.672792
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Incentives; Urban Areas; Foreign Countries; Technical Assistance; Poverty Programs; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Incentive Grants; Program Descriptions; Community Surveys; Economic Impact; Educational Attainment; Enrollment Management; Social Services; Access to Education; Access to Information; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Anreiz; Urban area; Stadtregion; Ausland; Technische Hilfe; Armenfürsorge; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Finanzieller Anreiz; Ökonomische Determinanten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Mexiko
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 (1- and 2-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. (Contains 14 tables, 1 figure and 26 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10