The results of a systematic review of evidence on the effects of conditional cash transfer
(CCT) programmes on household economic outcomes are presented. Out of 1076 original …

Cash transfer programs are widely used in settings where child labor is prevalent. Although
many of these programs are explicitly implemented to improve children's welfare, in theory …

Several developing economies have recently introduced conditional cash transfer programs,
which provide money to poor families contingent on certain behavior, usually investments in …

Safety nets are noncontributory transfer programs targeted to the poor or vulnerable. They
play important roles in social policy. Safety nets redistribute income, thereby immediately …

The problem of child labor has moved from a matter of regional and national concern to one
of international debate and possible global persuasion and policy intervention. In crafting …

This article discusses the experience of six conditional cash transfer programmes in Latin
America, a model of social safety‐nets which has grown to dominate the social protection …

The rapid spread of large-scale and innovative social transfers in the developing world has
made a key contribution to the significant reduction in global poverty over the last decade …

Conditional cash transfers are a departure from more traditional approaches to social
assistance that represents an innovative and increasingly popular channel for the delivery of …

Children are disproportionately represented among the income‐poor, many suffer from
severe deprivation, and their poverty and vulnerability have cumulative and long‐term …

The paper examines the extent to which emerging social transfer programs in developing
countries can improve the productive capacity of households in poverty and contribute to …