Conditioned transfers programs are used by several countries in the region as a mechanism to fight poverty and inequality. These policies are basically aimed at focusing monetary transferences on families with underage children, and to condition the same so as to promote health care and human...

The recent implementation of the Asignación Universal por Hijo para Protección Social in Argentina, which aim is to fight against short term poverty and promote investment in human capital, has generated a broad debate in society. This paper analyzes the impact of this program on poverty and...

En el presente documento se propone la creación de un Fondo de Compensación Regional (FCR) para impulsar el desarrollo de la periferia de Colombia, la cual concentra más del 44% de la población total y el 60% de los habitantes con Necesidades Básicas Insatisfechas (NBI).Es importante...

The recent implementation of the social program "Universal Child Allocation for Social Protection” is an important step towards alleviating the children and adolescents vulnerability situation and a way to improve their household income. At the same time it set a new paradigm in the...