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Cash Transfers and the Local Economy: Evidence from Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorMensah, Justice Tei
dc.contributor.authorTafere, Kibrom
dc.contributor.authorAbay, Kibrom A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-23T18:04:56Z
dc.date.available2022-03-23T18:04:56Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractCash transfers have been adopted worldwide and credited with significant reductions in poverty. However, their economy-wide effects continue to spark heated debates, particularly due to potential adverse effects on the labor market. This paper studies the impact of a flagship government-run program—Bolsa Família in Brazil—on local economies in a context where such concerns are particularly strong, as eligibility is means-tested. The study finds that an expansion of the program positively affected local economic activity using variation in the size of the reform across municipalities. The results are consistent with cash transfers stimulating local demand, despite means testing. These economy-wide effects substantially increase the marginal value of public funds of the reform, raising it above the value of a non-distortionary transfer.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/394931647888314925/Saving-Lives-through-Technology-Mobile-Phones-and-Infant-Mortality
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9978
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/37200
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;9978
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ACCESS
dc.subjectMOBILE NETWORK EXPANSION
dc.subjectHEALTH ACCESS
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY REDUCTION
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY DATA
dc.subjectACCESS TO MEDICINE
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTION
dc.titleCash Transfers and the Local Economyen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Brazilen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleSaving Lives through Technology: Mobile Phones and Infant Mortality
okr.date.disclosure2022-03-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:17:11.294815Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-03-21T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/394931647888314925/Saving-Lives-through-Technology-Mobile-Phones-and-Infant-Mortality
okr.guid394931647888314925
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9978
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b088d3aa1a_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33763339
okr.identifier.reportWPS9978
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/394931647888314925/pdf/Saving-Lives-through-Technology-Mobile-Phones-and-Infant-Mortality.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Poverty Reduction & ICT
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Rural Information & Communications Technologies
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Telecommunications Infrastructure
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.unitDEC-Sustainability & Infrastruct (DECSI)
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