Heterogeneity in Bolsa Família outcomes

Armando Barrientos, Dario Debowicz () and Ingrid Woolard

The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2016, vol. 62, issue C, 33-40

Abstract: The paper examines heterogeneity in programme outcomes from Bolsa Família, a flagship social assistance programme in Brazil reaching 14 million households. Following a review of existing evidence on mean impacts, the paper develops and estimates the first panel data quantile regression model of the distribution of Bolsa Família outcomes across municipalities. The quantile point estimates of programme effects show no significant effects on adult labour force participation but positive and significant effects on girls’ school attendance. Girls’ attendance effects are stronger in municipalities with lowest rates in the conditional distribution of school attendance.

Keywords: Social assistance; Inclusive growth; Latin America; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I3 O1 O2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2016.07.008

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