Document Type
Discussion Paper
Publication Date
7-14-2021
CFDP Number
2293
CFDP Pages
17
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Code(s)
D04, K42, I23, I28, I38, J13
Abstract
Conditional Cash transfer (CCT) programs have been shown to have positive effects on a variety of outcomes including education, consumption and health visits, amongst others. We estimate the long-run impacts of the urban version of Familias en Acción, the Colombian CCT program on crime, teenage pregnancy, high school dropout and college enrollment using a Regression Discontinuity design on administrative data. ITT estimates show a reduction on arrest rates of 2.7pp for men and a reduction on teenage pregnancy of 2.3pp for women. High school dropout rates were reduced by 5.8pp and college enrollment was increased by 1.7pp for men.
Recommended Citation
Attanasio, Orazio; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Medina, Carlos; Meghir, Costas; and Posso, Christian, "Long Term Effects of Cash Transfer Programs in Colombia" (2021). Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers. 2631.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cowles-discussion-paper-series/2631