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Conditional Cash Transfers and the Equity-Efficiency Debate

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dc.contributor.authorDo, Quy-Toan
dc.contributor.authorDas, Jishnu
dc.contributor.authorÖzler, Berk
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-01T15:23:49Z
dc.date.available2013-07-01T15:23:49Z
dc.date.issued2004-04
dc.description.abstractDuring the past decade, the use of conditional cash transfers to increase investment in human capital has generated considerable excitement in both research and policy forums. Such schemes are being increasingly adopted in a number of contexts and countries to improve outcomes in health, education, and child labor as they aim to balance the goals of current and future poverty reduction. In this paper, the authors define any scheme requiring a specified course of action in order to receive a benefit as a conditional cash transfer. This definition includes cash transfers based on human capital investments, but is sufficiently broad to encompass other schemes such as work-fare programs or consumption transfers. The authors examine the rationales behind, the problems with, and the tradeoffs inherent to conditional cash transfer programs. They discuss two main concerns: low participation and fungibility. Low participation refers to the problem of program uptake. If individuals do not participate in the program, whether it was designed to increase human capital investment or to target resources, the program will not be successful. The problem of fungibility, however, depends on the rationale for the particular conditional cash transfer program. When used to increase efficiency, even when program uptake is high, program effects may be less than envisioned due to behavioral responses of households that lead to changes in the consumption of close substitutes. While researchers have typically addressed these issues separately, the authors emphasize the need for policymakers to incorporate a number of different factors in a comprehensive framework to design optimal conditional cash transfer schemes.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3573068/conditional-cash-transfers-equity-efficiency-debate
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3280
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14299
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3280
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY MITIGATION
dc.subjectWORK GROUPS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION ECONOMICS
dc.subjectFUNGIBILITY
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BEHAVIORS CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
dc.titleConditional Cash Transfers and the Equity-Efficiency Debateen
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okr.crossref.titleConditional Cash Transfers and the Equity-Efficiency Debate
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3573068/conditional-cash-transfers-equity-efficiency-debate
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3280
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okr.topicRoads and Highways
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicEnvironment::Montreal Protocol
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
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