Evaluating the Impact of Brazil’s Bolsa Família: Cash Transfer Programmes in Comparative Perspective

allege that it has a negative impact on labour force participation. However, the participation rate of [beneficiary] adults was, in fact, 2.6 percentage points higher, and 4.3 percentage points higher for women." The text and data in this publication may be reproduced as long as the source is cited. Reproductions for commercial purposes are forbidden. The International Poverty Centre's Evaluation Notes disseminate the findings of recent evaluations of poverty-reduction programmes and policies. The notes are signed by the authors and should be cited and referred to accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this note are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Poverty Centre, IPEA or the United Nations Development Programme (or its Administrator, Directors, or the countries they represent).