Encouragement and distortionary effects of conditional cash transfers
Bryan G, Chowdhury S, Mobarak A, Morten M, Smits J. Encouragement and distortionary effects of conditional cash transfers. Journal Of Public Economics 2023, 228: 105004. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.105004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnconditional cash transfersCash transfersSeasonal labor migrationConditional cash transfer programConditional cash transfersDistortionary effectsCash transfer programLabor migrationReturn participantsSocial goalsRural IndonesiaSocial returnsUnintended consequencesCCT programTransfer programsTransfer sizeEmpirical evidenceEarnings decreasesTransfer amountPotential distortionsReturn