North-South Knowledge Sharing on Incentive-based Conditional Cash Transfer Programs

North-South Knowledge Sharing on Incentive-based Conditional Cash Transfer Programs

Over the last decade, Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have become one of the most widely adopted anti-poverty initiatives in the developing world. Inspired particularly by Mexico's successful program, CCTs are viewed as an effective w...

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Main Authors:	Aber, Lawrence, Rawlings, Laura B.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADEQUATE NUTRITION ADOPTION ANTI-POVERTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES ASYLUM ASYLUM SEEKERS ATTENDANCE RATES BABY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES BENEFICIARY CASH PAYMENTS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD LABOR CITIZENS CLASSICAL ECONOMICS CONDITIONAL CASH CONDITIONAL TRANSFERS CONTRACTING COST-EFFECTIVENESS CROWDING OUT CYCLE OF POVERTY DECISION MAKING DEPENDENT CHILDREN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY DIETS DISABILITY DISPLACEMENT DROPOUT ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION SUBSIDIES EFFECTS EFFICIENCY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EQUITY EXTERNALITIES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY TRANSFER FINANCE FUTURE EARNINGS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF POVERTY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL POLICY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH WORKERS HIGH INEQUALITY HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMPLEMENTATION INCENTIVES INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME POVERTY INCOME REDISTRIBUTION INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TRANSFER INCOME TRANSFERS INEQUALITY INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE POLICIES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTRINSIC MOTIVATION INVENTORY INVESTMENT ISOLATION JOB TRAINING KNOWLEDGE LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ISSUES LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR SUPPLY LACK OF INFORMATION LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION MARKET FAILURES MARKETING MEANS TESTING MEASURES MEDICAID MIGRANTS MIGRATION MONITORING NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL POVERTY NEEDY FAMILIES NUTRITION NUTRITION PROGRAM NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OPPORTUNITY COSTS ORGANIZATIONS PENSION PENSIONS POCKET EXPENDITURES POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DEVELOPMENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR ADULTS POOR COUNTRIES POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR PEOPLE POPULATION POPULATIONS POVERTY POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY INITIATIVES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RELIEF PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAM DESIGNS PROGRESS PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC WORKS PUBLICATIONS REFUGEES RESPECT RIGHTS RISK RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET TRANSFERS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SCHOOL SUBSIDIES SCHOOL SUBSIDY SELF-SUFFICIENCY SERVICE PROVISION SEVERANCE PAY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFERS STANDARDS STRATEGY SUPPORT TO BENEFICIARIES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETED SOCIAL PROGRAMS TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TAX CREDITS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE THEORY TRANSFER OF CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNINSURED RISKS URBAN AREAS VALUE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VULNERABLE GROUPS WELFARE WELFARE POLICY WELFARE REFORM WOMEN WORK REQUIREMENTS WORKSHOP
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/187111468057258378/North-South-knowledge-sharing-on-incentive-based-conditional-cash-transfer-programs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27343

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Summary:	Over the last decade, Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have become one of the most widely adopted anti-poverty initiatives in the developing world. Inspired particularly by Mexico's successful program, CCTs are viewed as an effective way to provide basic income support while building children's human capital. These programs have had a remarkable global expansion, from a handful programs in the late 1990s to programs in close to 30 countries today, including a demonstration program in the United States. In contrast to many other safety net programs in developing countries, CCTs have been closely studied and well evaluated, creating both a strong evidence base from which to inform policy decisions and an active global community of practice. This paper first reviews the emergence of CCTs in the context of a key theme in welfare reform, notably using incentives to promote human capital development, going beyond the traditional focus on income support. The paper then examines what has been learned to date from the experience with CCTs in the South and raises a series of questions concerning the relevance and replicability of these lessons in other contexts. The paper concludes with a call for further knowledge sharing in two areas: between the North and South as the experience with welfare reform and CCTs in particular expands, and between behavioral science and welfare policy.

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