Essays about: "conditional cash transfers"
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1. Social Policy Assessment of the Gendered Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers in Argentina on Female Beneficiaries: A critical analysis of empowerment and emancipation.
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Conditional cash transfers are a popular social policy across Latin America. Often focused on investments in early childhood education and care, the social policy requires conditionalities such as educational attainment and healthcare to achieve human capital development. READ MORE
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2. The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs on Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries. A Case Study: Bolsa Família in Brazil
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Bolsa Família is one of the largest conditional cash transfer programs in the world. It provides cash transfers to poor households, conditional on human capital requirements such as minimum school attendance. READ MORE
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3. Cash is Queen - Impacts of conditional cash transfers on women’s empowerment
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates the causal effects of the Peruvian conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, Juntos, on women’s empowerment defined along the psychological and familial dimensions. Usually, the main goal of CCTs is to reduce poverty. READ MORE
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4. Conditional Cash Transfer Programs and Inequality of Opportunity. A case study: Juntos in Peru
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Inequality of Opportunity has recently emerged in the development agenda. The unequal access to opportunities can reinforce poverty and inequality traps. Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have consolidated as an important policy tool to fight against poverty. In addition, they have a great potential to equalize opportunities. READ MORE
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5. Conditional and Unconditional Transfers : Remittances and the take-up of CCT programs in developing countries
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study examines the relationship between reception of remittances and CCT participation. Three hypotheses, predicting a negative relationship between remittances and CCTs, are presented. These are tested by logit regressions based on data from national household surveys from four Latin American countries. READ MORE