Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program: the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social

In 2000, the Nicaraguan government implemented a conditional cash transfer program designed to improve the nutritional, health, and educational status of poor households, and thereby to reduce short- and long-term poverty. Based on the Mexican government’s successful PROGRESA program, Nicaragua’s Re...

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Autores principales: Maluccio, John, Flores, Rafael
Formato: Resumen
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160628
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description In 2000, the Nicaraguan government implemented a conditional cash transfer program designed to improve the nutritional, health, and educational status of poor households, and thereby to reduce short- and long-term poverty. Based on the Mexican government’s successful PROGRESA program, Nicaragua’s Red de Protección Social (RPS) sought to supplement household income, reduce primary school dropout rates, and increase the health care and nutritional status of children under the age of five. This report represents IFPRI’s evaluation of phase I of RPS. It shows that the program was effective in low-income areas and particularly effective when addressing health care and education needs. The report offers the first extensive assessment of a Nicaraguan government antipoverty program.
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spelling CGSpace1606282025-11-06T03:47:46Z Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program: the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social Maluccio, John Flores, Rafael evaluation child welfare poverty cash transfers impact assessment In 2000, the Nicaraguan government implemented a conditional cash transfer program designed to improve the nutritional, health, and educational status of poor households, and thereby to reduce short- and long-term poverty. Based on the Mexican government’s successful PROGRESA program, Nicaragua’s Red de Protección Social (RPS) sought to supplement household income, reduce primary school dropout rates, and increase the health care and nutritional status of children under the age of five. This report represents IFPRI’s evaluation of phase I of RPS. It shows that the program was effective in low-income areas and particularly effective when addressing health care and education needs. The report offers the first extensive assessment of a Nicaraguan government antipoverty program. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:23Z 2024-11-21T09:51:23Z Abstract https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160628 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Maluccio, John; Flores, Rafael. Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program: the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social. Research Report Abstract. 141. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160628
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Flores, Rafael
Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program: the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social
title Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program: the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social
title_full Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program: the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social
title_fullStr Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program: the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social
title_full_unstemmed Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program: the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social
title_short Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program: the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social
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child welfare
poverty
cash transfers
impact assessment
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