Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Are They Really Magic Bullets?
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Conditional cash transfer programs pay recipients in exchange for an action that brings private behavior closer to the social optimum. We analyze one such program in Mexico, Progresa, that pays four million poor mothers to send their children to school and health visits. We show that these programs are effective, but that they can be made more efficient by following simple rules in selecting beneficiaries and calibrating transfers for maximum response per unit of transfer.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004