This study assesses the impact of the conditional cash transfer programme, Programa Bolsa Família (PBF), on the occupational composition of the Brazilian labour market. In particular, the goal is to analyse to what extent the PBF distorts the occupational choice of beneficiaries in the sense of...

Este estudo avalia o impacto do programa de transferência condicionada de renda, o Programa Bolsa Família (PBF), na composição ocupacional do mercado de trabalho brasileiro. O objetivo específico é analisar até que ponto o PBF distorce a escolha ocupacional dos beneficiários, no sentido...

Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes, including the Bolsa Família programme, have been extensively studied over recent years. The books, working papers and articles that have been written on the subject, if placed on top of each other, would pile up very high indeed. What excuse do I have...

This study analyses the impact of the conditional cash transfer programme, Programa Bolsa Família, on the occupational composition of the Brazilian labour market. The methodology relies on a discontinuity in the programme eligibility rule regarding children?s age to attain the identification of...