Economic impacts of conditional cash transfer programmes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Development Effectiveness

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 290-303

  Kabeer, Naila ^a   Waddington, Hugh ^b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

child labour; conditional cash transfers; impact evaluation; meta analysis; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; META-ANALYSIS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 84939566254     PISSN: 19439342     EISSN: 19439407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2015.1068833     Document Type: Article

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