Should Cash Transfers Be Conditional? Conditionality, Preventive Care, and Health Outcomes
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 7,
no. 2, April 2015
(pp. 35-52)
Abstract
We study a Conditional Cash Transfer program in which the cash transfers to the mother only depend on the fulfillment of the national preventive visit schedule by her children born before she registered in the program. We estimate that preventive visits of children born after the mother registered in the program are 50 percent lower because they are excluded from the conditionality requirement. Using the same variation, we also show that attendance to preventive care improves children health. (JEL H23, I12, I18, I38, J13, J16, O15)Citation
Attanasio, Orazio P., Veruska Oppedisano, and Marcos Vera-Hernández. 2015. "Should Cash Transfers Be Conditional? Conditionality, Preventive Care, and Health Outcomes." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 7 (2): 35-52. DOI: 10.1257/app.20130126Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- H23 Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
- I12 Health Behavior
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
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