How effective are conditional cash transfers? Evidence from Colombia

Published on 12 January 2005

In this Briefing Note, we will focus on the programme Familias en Acción, the conditional cash-transfer programme implemented by the Colombian government from 2001/02.

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Authors

Orazio Attanasio
Orazio Attanasio

CPP Co-Director

Orazio is an International Research Fellow at the IFS, a Professor at Yale and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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Erich Battistin

Emla Fitzsimons
Emla Fitzsimons

Research Fellow University College London

Emla Fitzsimons is a Professor of Economics at the University College London Institute of Education and a Research Fellow at the IFS.

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Alice Mesnard

Marcos Vera Hernandez
Marcos Vera-Hernandez

Research Fellow University College London

Marcos is a Research Fellow at IFS, an Affiliate at the Rural Education Action Program and a Professor of Economics at the University College London.

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DOI
10.1920/bn.ifs.2005.0054
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IFS

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Attanasio, O et al. (2005). How effective are conditional cash transfers? Evidence from Colombia. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/how-effective-are-conditional-cash-transfers-evidence-colombia (accessed: 23 April 2024).

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