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Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Household Welfare Impacts of Conditional and Unconditional Cash Transfers Given to Mothers or Fathers

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dc.contributor.authorAkresh, Richard
dc.contributor.authorde Walque, Damien
dc.contributor.authorKazianga, Harounan
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-07T21:53:51Z
dc.date.available2016-07-07T21:53:51Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.description.abstractThis study conducted a randomized control trial in rural Burkina Faso to estimate the impact of alternative cash transfer delivery mechanisms on education, health, and household welfare outcomes. The two-year pilot program randomly distributed cash transfers that were either conditional or unconditional and were given to either mothers or fathers. Conditionality was linked to older children enrolling in school and attending regularly and younger children receiving preventive health check-ups. Compared with the control group, cash transfers improve children's education and health and household socioeconomic conditions. For school enrollment and most child health outcomes, conditional cash transfers outperform unconditional cash transfers. Giving cash to mothers does not lead to significantly better child health or education outcomes, and there is evidence that money given to fathers improves young children's health, particularly during years of poor rainfall. Cash transfers to fathers also yield relatively more household investment in livestock, cash crops, and improved housing.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26529129/evidence-randomized-evaluation-household-welfare-impacts-conditional-unconditional-cash-transfers-given-mothers-or-fathers
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7730
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24647
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7730
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectRIGHTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectPEOPLE
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectGROUPS
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectCOST-EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectPEDIATRICS
dc.subjectMONITORING
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectNET ATTENDANCE RATIO
dc.subjectEDUCATION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGISTS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectMEASURES
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectSTUDENT PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectFOOD FOR EDUCATION
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL UNIFORMS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectSTANDARDS
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectEPIDEMICS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectSCIENCE
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectENROLLMENT FOR BOYS
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectENROLLMENT DATA
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSCHOOL SUPPLIES
dc.subjectSTRESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD AGE
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRECORDING ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHORES
dc.subjectINTRAHOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectWEIGHT
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectCHILD EDUCATION
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectBIRTH HISTORY
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectFEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCRISES
dc.subjectBARGAINING
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectBANKING
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAW
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectSTRATEGY
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEES
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectREGISTRATION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectCLASSROOMS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.titleEvidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Household Welfare Impacts of Conditional and Unconditional Cash Transfers Given to Mothers or Fathersen
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryBurkina Faso
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Conditional Cash Transfers
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.unitHuman Development and Public Services Team, Development Research Group
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