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Data and Code for: Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Rema Hanna, Harvard University; Benjamin A. Olken, MIT; Rizal A. Prima; Elan Satriawan; Ekki Syamsulhakim; Nur Cahyadi

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Version Title:  View help for Version Title Accepted version

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Project Citation: 

Hanna, Rema, Olken, Benjamin A., Prima, Rizal A., Satriawan, Elan, Syamsulhakim, Ekki, and Cahyadi, Nur. Data and Code for: Cumulative Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2020. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-08-15. https://doi.org/10.3886/E115010V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Conditional cash transfers provide income and promote human capital investments. Yet, evaluating their longitudinal impacts is hard, as most experimental evaluations treat control locations after a few years. We examine such impacts in Indonesia after six years, using an experimental rollout in which the experiment remained largely intact. We find static effects on many targeted indicators: childbirth using trained professionals increased dramatically, and under-15 children not in school fell by half. We observe impacts requiring cumulative investments: stunting fell by 23 percent. While human capital accumulation increased, the transfers did not lead to transformative economic change for recipient households. 

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      O10 Economic Development: General
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Indonesia


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