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  1. Encouragement and distortionary effects of conditional cash transfers
    Author: Bryan, Gharad; Chowdhury, Shyamal K.; Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq; Morten, Melanie; Smits, Joeri
    Published: April 2021
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to reduce poverty or achieve other social goals by making the transfers conditional upon the receivers' actions. Conditions are designed to encourage some desirable behavior that recipients might otherwise... more

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    Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to reduce poverty or achieve other social goals by making the transfers conditional upon the receivers' actions. Conditions are designed to encourage some desirable behavior that recipients might otherwise under-invest in. An unintended consequence of the conditionality may be to distort recipients' actions in ways that lower their welfare. The transfer size plays an important role in shaping such distortionary effects. In certain circumstances, a larger transfer increases distortion more than that it raises benefits from stronger encouragement, implying that (i) there is an optimal transfer size for CCTs, and (ii) unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) may be better than CCTs when the transfer amount is large. We illustrate a range of distortions arising from CCT programs around the world. We then introduce an experimental design that permits a test of this distortionary effect, and implement it in a cash transfer program conditional on seasonal labor migration in rural Indonesia. We find that when the transfer size exceeds the amount required for travel expenses, distortion increases and CCT program outcomes deteriorate.

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 14326
    Subjects: conditional cash transfers; distortion; seasonal migration
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  2. Transhumant pastoralism, climate change and conflict in Africa
    Author: McGuirk, Eoin; Nunn, Nathan
    Published: May 2020
    Publisher:  Economic Research Southern Africa, [Cape Town]

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    Series: ERSA working paper ; 860
    Subjects: Transhumant pastoralism; sedentary agriculture; seasonal migration; conflict; weather
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 83 Seiten), Illustrationen