ELLA Policy Brief: Designing an Effective Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT)

ELLA is the Evidence and Lessons from Latin America programme

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2011
Country:
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador
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El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Peru
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Health and Social Change
First published:
1 January 2011
Authors:
Jaramillo, M.

Abstract

Latin American countries have used specific CCT design elements 바카라 사이트“ like amount of cash transfer or particular conditionalities like attending school or health check-ups 바카라 사이트“ to foster investment in children바카라 사이트™s development to reduce future poverty. But CCTs' effectiveness depends on the quality of the programme바카라 사이트™s design, and in particular, the synergy between the chosen design and the desired objective. This brief analyses the most important CCT design elements from the Latin American experience - the target population, incentives and conditionalities, and entry and exit rules - to help other countries as they make design decisions to adapt CCTs to their own contexts.

Key Lessons:

  • Be specific about the problem to be solved and design the CCT accordingly. All design decisions must come back to the objective.
  • Good information is key, both about the local context and about families' constraints in investing in human capital. From there, creative use of design elements will help a CCT best reflect a country's specific experience and ultimately make it more successful.

Citation

Jaramillo, M. ELLA Policy Brief: Designing an Effective CCT. Practical Action Consulting, Lima, Peru (2011) 5 pp.

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