Conditional cash transfers, shocks, and school enrolment in Nicaragua

This work estimates the impacts of a Nicaraguan cash transfer programme that pays households conditional on school attendance and family visits to health clinics and seminars. A model explores the impact on school enrollment of cash transfers given differences in household wealth, labour market oppo...

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Published inThe Journal of development studies Vol. 45; no. 10; pp. 1747 - 1767
Main Authors Gitter, Seth Richard, Barham, Bradford L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.11.2009
Taylor and Francis Journals
Taylor & Francis Ltd
SeriesThe Journal of Development Studies
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Capital transfers
Case studies
Development programmes
Economic shock
Educational Attainment
Educational enrolment
Employment opportunities
Enrollment
Enrollments
Family
Household income
Households
Intervention
Labor market
Nicaragua
School Attendance
Transfer
Wealth
Nicaragua
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Summary:This work estimates the impacts of a Nicaraguan cash transfer programme that pays households conditional on school attendance and family visits to health clinics and seminars. A model explores the impact on school enrollment of cash transfers given differences in household wealth, labour market opportunities, and negative shocks. A difference-in-difference estimation for distinct wealth cohorts reveals that the programme led to a significant improvement in school enrollment outcomes among poor households in coffee-cultivating communities. The results cast doubt, however, on proposals that broadly link conditional cash transfers to negative shocks.
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ISSN:0022-0388
1743-9140
DOI:10.1080/00220380902935857