Macours, Karen; Schady, Norbert; Vakis, Renos - In: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 4 (2012) 2, pp. 247-73
Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. A large literature analyzes their effects on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is known about possible impacts on child development. This paper analyzes the impact of a cash transfer program on...