Cash Transfers, Children and the Crisis

Developing countries have responded to the multiple shocks from the food, fuel and finance crises of 2008-2009 with a mix of responses aimed at both mitigating the immediate impacts of the crises on households (and particularly children), and protecting future investments in human capital. While some countries have introduced new safety net programs, others have modified and/or expanded existing ones. Since many countries have introduced conditional cash transfers (CCTs) in recent years, these programs have been used as an important starting point for a response. This paper aims to describe how conditional cash transfers have been used by different countries to respond to the crises (e.g. by expanding coverage and/or increasing benefit amounts), distill lessons about their effectiveness as crisis-response programs, identify design features that can facilitate their ability to respond to transient poverty shocks, and assess how they can complement other safety net programs.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ringold, Dena, Fiszbein, Ariel, Srinivasan, Santhosh
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-06
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY, ADULT LEARNING, ADVISORY SERVICE, ASYLUM SEEKERS, BANK LENDING, BANK POLICY, BENEFICIARY, BENEFIT LEVELS, BENEFIT PAYMENTS, CASH ASSISTANCE, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, CHECKS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD LABOR, CHILD WELFARE, CHRONICALLY POOR, CONDITIONAL CASH, CONSUMER SUBSIDIES, CORRUPTION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DISABILITY BENEFITS, DISPLACEMENT, DONOR SUPPORT, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC CRISIS, ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, ECONOMIC SHOCK, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ENROLLMENTS, EXPENDITURES, EXPLOITATION, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, EXTERNALITIES, FAMILY ALLOWANCE, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, FISCAL POLICIES, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD PROGRAM, FRAUD, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH SERVICES, HEIGHT FOR AGE, HOUSEHOLD ALLOCATION, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENTS, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS, INCOME, INCOME SHOCKS, INCOME SUPPORT, INCOME VOLATILITY, INFLATION, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INNOVATION, INSTRUMENT, INSURANCE POLICIES, INTERNATIONAL AID, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INVENTORY, INVESTING, JOB TRAINING, LABOR LAWS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET POLICY, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, LABOR SUPPLY, LIVING STANDARDS, LOAN, LOAN AMOUNT, MALNUTRITION, MEANS TEST, MEANS TESTING, MINIMUM INCOME, MINIMUM WAGE, NATURAL DISASTER, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OLD AGE, OLD AGE PENSION, OPPORTUNITY COST, PAYMENT SYSTEMS, PENSION SYSTEMS, PENSIONS, PHYSICAL CAPITAL, POLICY RESPONSES, POLITICAL SUPPORT, POOR, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY RELIEF, PRIVATE INVESTMENTS, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, PRODUCTIVE ASSETS, PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAM COVERAGE, PROTECTION POLICY, PROTECTION SYSTEM, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC PROVISION, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, PURCHASING POWER, RECESSION, REFUGEES, REMITTANCES, RESERVES, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK MITIGATION, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET MEASURES, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAVINGS, SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, SCHOLARSHIP, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL FEEDING, SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, SEVERANCE PAY, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL BENEFITS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL FUNDS, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL NETWORKS, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL RISK, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICE, SOCIAL SPENDING, SOCIAL WELFARE, STATUS OF WOMEN, SUPPORT PROGRAM, SUPPORT TO FAMILIES, TARGETING, TARGETING MECHANISMS, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRANSFER AMOUNT, TRANSFER PROGRAM, TRANSFER SYSTEMS, TRANSIENT POOR, TRANSIENT POVERTY, TRANSIENT SHOCKS, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, URBAN AREAS, VILLAGES, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, VULNERABLE PEOPLE, WAGE SUBSIDIES, WAGES, WEATHER SHOCKS, WORK PROGRAM, WORKFARE, WORKING HOURS, WORKS PROGRAM, WORKS PROJECTS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/640561468337205600/Cash-transfers-children-and-the-crisis-protecting-current-and-future-investments https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27394
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