When the Money Runs Out

When the Money Runs Out

This study examines the medium-term effects of a two-year cash transfer program targeted to adolescent girls and young women. Significant declines in HIV prevalence, teen pregnancy, and early marriage among recipients of unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) during the program evaporated quickly two years after the cessation of transfers. However, children born to UCT beneficiaries during the program had significantly higher height-for-age z-scores at follow-up. On the other hand, conditional cash transfers (CCTs) offered to out-of-school females at baseline produced a large increase in educational attainment and a sustained reduction in the total number of births, but caused no gains in health, labor market outcomes, or empowerment. The findings point to both the promise and the limitations of cash transfer programs for sustained gains in welfare among young women.

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Main Authors: Baird, Sarah, McIntosh, Craig, Ozler, Berk
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-12
Subjects:cash transfers, long-term impact, human capital, teen pregnancy, HIV prevalence, adolescent girls, young women, adolescent health,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/495551480602000373/When-the-money-runs-out-do-cash-transfers-have-sustained-effects-on-human-capital-accumulation
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/25705
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spelling dig-okr-10986257052024-08-09T09:24:37Z When the Money Runs Out Do Cash Transfers Have Sustained Effects on Human Capital Accumulation? Baird, Sarah McIntosh, Craig Ozler, Berk cash transfers long-term impact human capital teen pregnancy HIV prevalence adolescent girls young women adolescent health This study examines the medium-term effects of a two-year cash transfer program targeted to adolescent girls and young women. Significant declines in HIV prevalence, teen pregnancy, and early marriage among recipients of unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) during the program evaporated quickly two years after the cessation of transfers. However, children born to UCT beneficiaries during the program had significantly higher height-for-age z-scores at follow-up. On the other hand, conditional cash transfers (CCTs) offered to out-of-school females at baseline produced a large increase in educational attainment and a sustained reduction in the total number of births, but caused no gains in health, labor market outcomes, or empowerment. The findings point to both the promise and the limitations of cash transfer programs for sustained gains in welfare among young women. 2016-12-12T17:59:18Z 2016-12-12T17:59:18Z 2016-12 Working Paper Document de travail Documento de trabajo http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/495551480602000373/When-the-money-runs-out-do-cash-transfers-have-sustained-effects-on-human-capital-accumulation https://hdl.handle.net/10986/25705 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7901 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC
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HIV prevalence
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young women
adolescent health
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HIV prevalence
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young women
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Ozler, Berk
When the Money Runs Out
description This study examines the medium-term effects of a two-year cash transfer program targeted to adolescent girls and young women. Significant declines in HIV prevalence, teen pregnancy, and early marriage among recipients of unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) during the program evaporated quickly two years after the cessation of transfers. However, children born to UCT beneficiaries during the program had significantly higher height-for-age z-scores at follow-up. On the other hand, conditional cash transfers (CCTs) offered to out-of-school females at baseline produced a large increase in educational attainment and a sustained reduction in the total number of births, but caused no gains in health, labor market outcomes, or empowerment. The findings point to both the promise and the limitations of cash transfer programs for sustained gains in welfare among young women.
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