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The Effect of Gender-Targeted Conditional Cash Transfers on Household Expenditures: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

Published:2020-05-05 Issue:631 Volume:130 Page:1875-1897
ISSN:0013-0133
Container-title:The Economic Journal
language:en
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Author:

Armand Alex¹,Attanasio Orazio²,Carneiro Pedro³,Lechene Valérie⁴

Affiliation:

1. Nova School of Business and Economics, NOVAFRICA, and Institute for Fiscal Studies

2. Yale University, University College London, Institute for Fiscal Studies, and FAIR at NHH

3. University College London, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Cemmap, and FAIR at NHH

4. University College London, and Institute for Fiscal Studies

Abstract

Abstract This article studies the differential effect of targeting cash transfers to men or women on household expenditure on non-durables. We study a policy intervention in the Republic of North Macedonia that offers cash transfers to poor households, conditional on having their children attending secondary school. The recipient is randomised across municipalities, with payments targeted to either the mother or the father of the child. Targeting transfers to women increases the expenditure share on food by 4 to 5 percentage points. At low levels of food expenditure, there is a shift towards a more nutritious diet.

Funder

European Research Council

Economic and Social Research Council

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Economics and Econometrics

Link

http://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/ej/ueaa056/33663028/ueaa056.pdf

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