ECON 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Bolsa Família, Prospero, Oportunidades
Document Summary
Ccts are welfare benefits provided conditionally based on family behavior. E. g. sending the children to school or visiting health clinics. They aim to address short-term poverty and also break the long-term cycle of intergenerational poverty. Mexico first national cct program: progresa (then oportunidades, then. Brazil biggest cct program in the world: bolsa familia. Many other latin american countries: e. g. chile solidarido. Some asian countries e. g. bangladesh; the philippines. Some us cities e. g. nyc and boston. Short-run reduce current poverty by increasing consumption expenditure. Long-run reduce long-term poverty through human capital investments. Households with children between 8 and 15 years old attending school. Healthcare (check-up appointments, participation in the health and nutrition workshops) Proxy means testing: the government collects information on assets and demographic characteristics to create a proxy for household consumption or income, and this proxy is in turn used for targeting.
