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Own and sibling effects of conditional cash transfer programs : theory and evidence from Cambodia

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dc.contributor.authorSchady, Norbert
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Francisco H.G.
dc.contributor.authorFilmer, Deon
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:11:34Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:11:34Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-01
dc.description.abstractConditional cash transfers have been adopted by a large number of countries in the past decade. Although the impacts of these programs have been studied extensively, understanding of the economic mechanisms through which cash and conditions affect household decisions remains incomplete. This paper uses evidence from a program in Cambodia, where eligibility varied substantially among siblings in the same household, to illustrate these effects. A model of schooling decisions highlights three different effects of a child-specific conditional cash transfer: an income effect, a substitution effect, and a displacement effect. The model predicts that such a conditional cash transfer will increase enrollment for eligible children - due to all three effects - but have an ambiguous effect on ineligible siblings. The ambiguity arises from the interaction of a positive income effect with a negative displacement effect. These predictions are shown to be consistent with evidence from Cambodia, where the child-specific program makes modest transfers, conditional on school enrollment for children of middle-school age. Scholarship recipients were more than 20 percentage points more likely to be enrolled in school and 10 percentage points less likely to work for pay. However, the school enrollment and work of ineligible siblings was largely unaffected by the program.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4192
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 5001
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectAGE RANGES
dc.subjectANNUAL FEES
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectBIRTH ORDER
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectDAILY EXPENSES
dc.subjectDISABLED
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELIGIBLE CHILD
dc.subjectELIGIBLE CHILDREN
dc.subjectELIGIBLE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectENROLLMENT OF BOYS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectENROLMENTS
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITIES
dc.subjectEXAM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY BUDGETS
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFEMALE SCHOOLING
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGIRLS INTO SCHOOL
dc.subjectHEAD-TEACHERS
dc.subjectHIGH DROPOUT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLATRINE
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectMIDDLE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF SCHOOLS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF STUDENTS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPARENTAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY-SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOL
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREGISTRATION FEES
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIP
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIPS
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL DROPOUT
dc.subjectSCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLMENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEES
dc.subjectSCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectSCHOOL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL VISITS
dc.subjectSCHOOL YEAR
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSMALL SCHOOLS
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleOwn and sibling effects of conditional cash transfer programs : theory and evidence from Cambodiaen
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5001
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10832475
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryCambodia
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: Other industry
okr.themeEconomic management :: Other economic management
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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