Do education and health conditions matter in a large cash transfer? Evidence from a honduran experiment

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 759-793

  Benedetti, Fiorella ^a   Ibarrarán, Pablo ^b   McEwan, Patrick J ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^c WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN CAPITAL; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 84978910677     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/686583     Document Type: Article

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