Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
Karen Macours
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Résumé
Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. A large literature analyzes their effects on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is known about possible impacts on child development. This paper analyzes the impact of a cash transfer program on early childhood cognitive development. Children in households randomly assigned to receive benefits had significantly higher levels of development nine months after the program began. There is no fade-out of program effects two years after the program ended. Additional random variation shows that these impacts are unlikely to result from the cash component of the program alone.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Résumé |
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Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. A large literature analyzes their effects on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is known about possible impacts on child development. This paper analyzes the impact of a cash transfer program on early childhood cognitive development. Children in households randomly assigned to receive benefits had significantly higher levels of development nine months after the program began. There is no fade-out of program effects two years after the program ended. Additional random variation shows that these impacts are unlikely to result from the cash component of the program alone.
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Titre |
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Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
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Auteur(s) |
Karen Macours
1, 2
, Norbert Schady
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, Renos Vakis
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PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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IDB -
Inter-American Development Bank
( 215449 )
- États-Unis
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Banque Mondiale
( 143711 )
- 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433
- États-Unis
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2012-04
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Volume |
4
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Page/Identifiant |
247-273
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Numéro |
2
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Sous-type de document pour les Articles |
Research article
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H23, I15, J13, O15
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DOI | 10.1257/app.4.2.247 |
ProdINRA | 199753 |
UT key WOS | 000302788500009 |
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