Alan de Brauw|John Hoddinott
Must conditional cash transfer programs be conditioned to be effective? The impact of conditioning transfers on school enrollment in Mexico
International Food Policy Research Institute|International Food Policy Research Institute
growing body evidence suggests conditional cash transfer cct programs strong positive effects range welfare indicators poor households developing countries however little evidence important component programs towards achieving outcomes paper tests importance conditionality one specific outcome related human capital formation school enrollment using data collected evaluation mexicos progresa program exploit fact beneficiaries received transfers receive forms needed monitor attendance children school use variety techniques including nearest neighbor matching household fixed effects regressions show absence forms reduced likelihood children attended school effect pronounced children transitioning lower secondary school provide substantial evidence findings driven unobservable characteristics households localities