Conditional Cash Transfer Programs, Credit Constraints, and Migration

Angelucci, Manuela

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9914.2011.00534.x

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Conditional Cash Transfer Programs, Credit Constraints, and Migration

Manuela Angelucci

University of Michigan - Department of Economics

March 2012

LABOUR, Vol. 26, Issue 1, pp. 124-136, 2012

Abstract:
This paper models the effect of anti‐poverty conditional cash transfer programs on labor migration. Their effect on migration depends on both the size and type of transfers. Conditional transfers, where the potential recipient has to comply with some requirement in order to qualify for eligibility, may decrease contemporaneous migration for some households, but increase future migration for others. In contrast, unconditional grants may increase current migration.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 13

JEL Classification: J61, O12, O15

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Date posted: February 15, 2012

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Angelucci, Manuela, Conditional Cash Transfer Programs, Credit Constraints, and Migration (March 2012). LABOUR, Vol. 26, Issue 1, pp. 124-136, 2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2005506 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9914.2011.00534.x

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