Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. The authors examine whether the PROGRESA program of Mexico affects adult participation in the labor market...
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2006/08/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS3973
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2006/07/21
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Disclosed
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Conditional cash transfers, adult work incentives, and poverty
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international food policy research institute