Much of the debate about conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes revolves around the issues of targeting and conditionalities. Despite the many impact evaluations of CCT programmes, mostly in Latin America, there is little evidence on either the effect of the cash alone or the value added by...

In this paper we propose a method to estimate externality effects in cash transfer programmes, even in cases when the benefit is not randomly assigned. Externality is assessed through the decomposition of the average treatment effect on the treated (ATT) into participation (direct) effect and...

This paper investigates the impact of the pilot phase of Paraguay?s conditional cash transfer programme, Tekoporã, on the demand for healthcare and education, and how much of this impact was due to the cash transfers and/or due to changes in behaviour/preferences, possibly as an effect of...

Grande parte do debate sobre os programas de transferência condicional de renda (TCR) gira em torno das questões de segmentação e condicionalidade. Apesar das muitas avaliações já realizadas sobre o impacto dos programas de TCR, principalmente na América Latina, há pouca evidência de...

This paper presents impacts of the pilot conditional cash transfer programme in Paraguay. The choice of outcomes of interest is based on the work developed by the family counselling component undertaken by social workers. Propensity score techniques are used to deal with the problem of...

O Programa Subsídio de Alimentos (PSA) é o principal programa de proteção social básica do governo de Moçambique, em termos de cobertura. Foi criado em 1990 para ajudar os idosos destituídos (mulheres acima de 55 anos e homens acima de 60), pessoas que vivem com deficiências, doentes...

The Food Subsidy Programme (Programa Subsidio de Alimentos, PSA) is the main basic social protection programme of the government of Mozambique in terms of coverage. It was established in 1990 to help the destitute elderly (women above 55 and men above 60), people living with a disability, the...