This paper explores the role of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs in serving as a risk management instrument for the poor. Using various rounds of panel data from the successful CCT Progresa program in Mexico, the impact analysis indicates a number of interesting patterns. First, strong state dependence indicates that children taken out of school (partly due to shocks) are less likely to subsequently return, implying long-term consequences...
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تفاصيل
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2004/12/01
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ورقة عمل (سلسلة مُرقمة)
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32543
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1
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2010/7/01
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Disclosed
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Can conditional cash transfer programs improve social risk management? Lessons for education and child labor outcomes
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child labor