Conditional Cash Transfers: The Case of Progresa/Oportunidades

• Autores: Susan W. Parker, Petra E. Todd
• Localización: Journal of economic literature, ISSN 0022-0515, Vol. 55, Nº 3, 2017, págs. 866-915
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs innovate by conditioning transfers to poor families on investments in the human capital of children and other family members. The Mexican CCT program Progresa/Oportunidades began in 1997 and has served as a model for many of the now over sixty countries with CCTs around the world, in large part due to its initial evaluation with an experimental design and numerous follow-up studies. This article reviews the literature on the development, evaluation, and findings of Progresa/Oportunidades, summarizing what is known about program effects, taking into account corrections for multiple-hypothesis testing.