Conditional Cash Transfers: The Case of Progresa/Oportunidades

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 866-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan W. Parker ◽  
Petra E. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Multiple Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Multiple Hypothesis ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
Program Effects ◽  
Development Evaluation

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. ( JEL H23, I18, I28, I32, I38, O15)

scholarly journals The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to Socio-Economic of Poor Families; A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh. Dulkiah ◽  
Avid Leonardo Sari ◽  
Irwandi Irwandi
Keyword(s):  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Political Dimension ◽  
Economic Dimension ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
The Impact

Poverty is a multidimensional problem such as political dimension, social dimension, environmental dimension, economic dimension and asset dimension. Indonesian government creates program to alleviate poverty. Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) is one of Indonesian government program. Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) is a social protection program through the provision of conditional cash transfers to very poor families. This program focuses on improving the quality of life to achieve social welfare through behavioral changes to education and health. The article aims to explore the impact of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) on the socio-economic of poor families in Linggo Sari Baganti district,  Pesisir Selatan regency. Data were collected from interviews, observations, and documentation by referring to descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. Research findings evaluate the provision of Conditional Cash Transfers. It has not been effective in improving the socio-economic life of poor families in Linggo Sari Baganti district, Pesisir Selatan regency.

scholarly journals The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to Socio-Economic of Poor Families; A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Moh. Dulkiah ◽  
Avid Leonardo Sari ◽  
Irwandi Irwandi
Keyword(s):  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Political Dimension ◽  
Economic Dimension ◽  
Indonesian Government ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
The Impact

Poverty is a multidimensional problem such as political dimension, social dimension, environmental dimension, economic dimension and asset dimension. Indonesian government creates program to alleviate poverty. Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) is one of Indonesian government program. Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) is a social protection program through the provision of conditional cash transfers to very poor families. This program focuses on improving the quality of life to achieve social welfare through behavioral changes to education and health. The article aims to explore the impact of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) on the socio-economic of poor families in Linggo Sari Baganti district,  Pesisir Selatan regency. Data were collected from interviews, observations, and documentation by referring to descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. Research findings evaluate the provision of Conditional Cash Transfers. It has not been effective in improving the socio-economic life of poor families in Linggo Sari Baganti district, Pesisir Selatan regency.

Do Conditional Cash Transfers Empower Women? Insights from Brazil’s Bolsa Família

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-74
Author(s):  
Natasha Borges Sugiyama ◽  
Wendy Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Transfer Programs ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer Programs ◽  
Bolsa Familia ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTConditional cash transfer programs (CCTs) have emerged as an important social welfare innovation across the Global South in the last two decades. That poor mothers are typically the primary recipients of the grants renders easy, but not necessarily correct, the notion that CCTs empower women. This article assesses the relationship between the world’s largest CCT, Brazil’s Bolsa Família, and women’s empowerment. To systematize and interpret existing research, including our own, it puts forth a three-part framework that examines the program’s effects on economic independence, physical health, and psychosocial well-being. Findings suggest that women experience some improved status along all three dimensions, but that improvements are far from universal. A core conclusion is that the broader institutional context in which the Bolsa Família is embedded—that is, ancillary services in health and social assistance—is crucial for conditioning the degree of empowerment obtained.

Conditional Cash Transfers and the Effect on Recent Murder Rates in Brazil and Mexico

2014 ◽  
Vol 56 (01) ◽  
pp. 55-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Earl Lance
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Municipal Level

Abstract This article examines whether conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have had a significant effect on reducing murder rates in Mexico and Brazil, using time-series municipal-level data on murders in both countries. The findings, over the period 2005–8, show that the greater the proportion of beneficiaries enrolled in a CCT program in each municipality, the lower the number of murders. There are, however, important differences between the two countries, with a much larger effect in Brazil than in Mexico. This holds even when controlling for GDP and levels of development.

scholarly journals Influence of publicly funded conditional cash transfer programms on utilization patterns of healthcare services for acute childhood illness

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-343
Author(s):  
Rajan Srinivasan ◽  
Santhosh K Ganesan ◽  
Prasanna S Premkumar ◽  
Gagandeep Kang
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Adjusted Relative Risk ◽  
Childhood Illnesses ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
Immunization Services

Abstract Background Conditional cash transfers are widespread and effective for utilization of targeted health services, but there is little evidence of their influence on the utilization of non-targeted or extended general healthcare services. Using data from a population-based health utilization survey, we evaluated the influence of conditional cash transfers for maternal and immunization services on the utilization of healthcare services for acute childhood illnesses. Methods Participants included mothers or primary caretakers of children <2 y of age residing in 2407 households in urban Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Mothers of children with illness in the preceding month were interviewed on presenting symptoms, provider choice and beneficiary status of maternal and immunization-based conditional cash transfer programs. Results Of 2407 children <2 y of age, about 48% reported being beneficiaries of maternal and immunization-based conditional cash transfers. Beneficiary status was associated with an increased use of public services (adjusted relative risk [aRR] 3.14 [95% confidence interval {CI} 1.96 – 5.02]) but not the use of private services (aRR 1.42 [95% CI 0.97 – 2.08]) relative to home or informal care. Conclusions Our findings indicate financial incentives for use of maternal and immunization services could have an indirect, non-targeted effect on utilization of formal healthcare for acute childhood illnesses.

Dampak Sosial Ekonomi pada Keluaga Penerima Manfaat (KPM) Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) Exit Mandiri di Kecamatan Pagelaran Kabuoaten Pringsewu dalam Perspektif The Most Significant Change Technique (MSCt)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-382
Author(s):  
Ainun Oktavia Sari ◽  
◽  
Rahayu Sulistyowati ◽  
Ita Prihantika ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Change Technique ◽  
Most Significant Change ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
The Impact

The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) is a conditional social cash transfer program that provides assistance to Very Poor Households (RTSM) appointed as participants in the Conditional Cash Transfer program which is related to improving the quality of human life through education and health. This study aims to analyze the impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on ex-families who receive of Conditional Cash Transfers who go out independently in Pagelaran District with indicators of changes in economic conditions, changes in health quality, and changes in the quality of education. In evaluating the impact of this program, the researcher used the impact evaluation theory using The Most Significant Change technique (MSC) which is a participatory monitoring and evaluation technique that aims to obtain information about the most important changes in family life resulting from participation in poverty programs. The results of this study indicate that the Conditional Cash Transfer in Pagelaran District has a changing impact on the Former Beneficiary Family both positive and negative. Seen from the positive impact, the Former Beneficiary Family have experienced changes for the better, especially in the fields of economy and education. However, there has been change in the health sector because the informant of the Former Beneficiary Family in Pagelaran District was the recipient of assistance in the education sector. However, the negative side is the lack of compliance of former recipient families when they become participants in education.

scholarly journals Self-sacrificing mothers as revered deities of social policy initiatives: reflections on the Huastec mother goddess and conditional cash transfer programmes

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-378
Author(s):  
Melissa Handl
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Object A ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Mother Goddess

This paper explains how an object – a sculpture of a Huastec goddess – has caused me to reflect differently on my doctoral dissertation work and how it has contributed to my research by helping to challenge and develop existing qualitative research methods used in my project. My research project investigates gender equality in the context of conditional cash transfers in Argentina in order to investigate whether they are empowering women. The sculpture of the Huastec Goddess has impacted on my research methods in different ways. Firstly, it has allowed me to emphasise the instrumentalisation of beneficiary women. Secondly, the Huastec sculpture has challenged my epistemological assumptions. Finally, the Huastec sculpture as an object moving from culture to culture and ending up in a museum as a collected artifact has encouraged me to think more carefully about the ethical implications of qualitative research.

scholarly journals Pendistribusian Dana Wakaf dengan Skema Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) Sebagai solusi atas Permasalahan Stunting di Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-124
Author(s):  
Husnul Mirzal ◽  
Muhammad Wicaksono Hasdyani Putra
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Long Run

Abstract: Indonesia is one of the countries with a very high number of stunting sufferers, in addition to affecting physical conditions in the form of disproportionate growth and development, in the short term stunting will increase morbidity and mortality rates in children under five. In the medium term, it will cause a decline in intellectual and cognitive abilities, and in the long run it has the potential to reduce the quality of human resources and the problem of degenerative diseases in adulthood. As one of the philanthropic instruments in Islam, waqf has the potential to reduce the stunting rate in Indonesia, one way is to distribute waqf using Conditional Cash Transfers scheme. This study aims to offer conditional cash transfer as a scheme in distributing waqf funds to reduce stunting rates in Indonesia. This research uses qualitative methods with a library research approach. The results of this study indicate that waqf can be distributed using the Conditional Cash Transfers scheme to reduce stunting rates by targeting participants who come from poor families who have pregnant women and toddlers, requiring recipients to commit to checking themselves into health facilities, providing waqf funds in the form of nutrition and proper sanitation facilities, and the entire implementation process is supervised by a competent supervisor. The results of this study are expected to be useful for related parties in their efforts to reduce stunting rates in Indonesia. Abstrak: Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara dengan jumlah penderita stunting yang sangat tinggi, selain mempengaruhi kondisi fisik berupa tumbuh kembang yang tidak proporsional, dalam jangka pendek stunting akan meningkatkan angka morbiditas dan mortalitas pada balita. Dalam jangka menengah akan menyebabkan menurunnya intelektualitas dan kemampuan kognitif, dan dalam jangka panjang berpotensi menurunkan kualitas sumberdaya manusia dan masalah penyakit degeneratif di usia dewasa. Sebagai salah satu instrumen filantropis dalam Islam wakaf memiliki potensi untuk menurunkan angka stunting di Indonesia salah satu caranya adalah dengan mendistribusikan wakaf menggunakan skema Conditional Cash Transfers. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menawarkan skema conditional Cash Transfers dalam pendistribusian dana wakaf untuk menurunkan angka stunting di Indonesia. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa wakaf dapat didistribusikan menggunakan skema Conditional Cash Transfers untuk menurunkan angka stunting dengan menargetkan peserta yang berasal dari keluarga miskin yang memiliki ibu hamil dan balita, mensyaratkan komitmen penerima untuk memeriksakan diri ke fasilitas kesehatan, pemberian dana wakaf dalam bentuk nutrisi dan fasilitas sanitasi yang layak serta seluruh proses implementasi tersebut diawasi oleh supervisor yang berkompeten. Hasil dari penelitian ini diharapkan bermanfaat bagi pihak terkait dalam upaya menurunkan angka stunting di Indonesia. ملخص: إندونيسيا هي واحدة من البلدان التي لديها عدد كبير جدًا من المصابين بالتقزم ، بالإضافة إلى التأثير على الظروف المادية في شكل نمو وتطور غير متناسبين ، فإن التقزم على المدى القصير سيزيد من معدلات الإصابة بالأمراض والوفيات بين الأطفال دون سن الخامسة. على المدى المتوسط ​​، سوف يتسبب ذلك في تدهور القدرات الفكرية والمعرفية ، وعلى المدى الطويل لديه القدرة على تقليل جودة الموارد البشرية ومشكلة الأمراض التنكسية في مرحلة البلوغ. باعتبارها واحدة من الأدوات الخيرية في الإسلام ، فإن الوقف لديه القدرة على تقليل معدل التقزم في إندونيسيا ، وتتمثل إحدى الطرق في توزيع الوقف باستخدام نظام التحويلات النقدية المشروطة. تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى تقديم التحويل النقدي المشروط كمخطط في توزيع أموال الوقف لتقليل معدلات التقزم في إندونيسيا. يستخدم هذا البحث الأساليب النوعية مع نهج البحث في المكتبات. تشير نتائج هذه الدراسة إلى أنه يمكن توزيع الوقف باستخدام نظام التحويلات النقدية المشروطة لتقليل معدلات التقزم من خلال استهداف المشاركين الذين ينتمون إلى أسر فقيرة لديها نساء حوامل وأطفال صغار ، مما يتطلب من المستفيدين الالتزام بتسجيل أنفسهم في المرافق الصحية ، وتوفير أموال الوقف. في شكل تغذية ومرافق صحية مناسبة ، ويشرف على عملية التنفيذ بأكملها مشرف مختص. من المتوقع أن تكون نتائج هذه الدراسة مفيدة للأطراف ذات الصلة في جهودها للحد من معدلات التقزم في إندونيسيا. 

scholarly journals Encouraging Savings Behavior through Conditional Cash Transfers: Lessons from Latin America

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Gillian M. Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Municipal Governments ◽  
Savings Behavior ◽  
The Poor

Savings, in the form of financial capital held in formal bank accounts, are an important factor in reducing poverty. They can stimulate financial inclusion of the poor, protect against unforeseen shocks, and fund long-term investments in human and economic development. However, the poor have limited options for formal savings. In recent years, governments around the world have begun to incorporate savings into their conditional cash transfer interventions. This paper focuses on such interventions by national and municipal governments in Latin America. While the evidence base is still too small to draw any firm conclusions about short-term benefits or long-term effectiveness, there have been positive outcomes from pilot projects and adapted savings-linked conditional cash transfer programs in some countries. To ensure successful program design and implementation, governments interested in savings-linked conditional cash transfers should make sure to fully assess the political, economic, regulatory, and infrastructural conditions present in their communities.

scholarly journals Keeping rural children’s hope to stay in the Senior High School through conditional cash transfer: An Indonesian case

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hendrawan Susilo ◽  
Setyo Tri Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
School Participation ◽  
The People ◽  
Payment Schemes ◽  
The Government

<p>Although the government has allocated cash transfer programs to reduce poverty and improve the education sector, the participation of senior high schools in rural areas in Indonesia is still meager.  This research investigates the relationship between conditional cash transfers in Indonesia (Program Indonesia Pintar–PIP and Program Keluarga Harapan–PKH) with high school participation in children in Rural Indonesia. Using the 2018 socioeconomic survey data released by BPS, we found that children benefited from PIP children had a greater opportunity to participate in high school compared to those who did not. On the other hand, children from PKH beneficiary have a lower chance of attending high school, compared to those who come from families who do not receive PKH. Although conditional cash transfers generally have a positive effect on children's school participation, the success of conditional cash transfers relies on the knowledge of the people about the importance of children's education investments, simple program schemes, secure payment schemes, and efficient and effective technology-based controls.</p>

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