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| dc.title | Research Insights: What Are the Effects of Cash Transfer Programs on Vulnerable Middle-Income Households? |
| dc.contributor.author | Álvarez, Esteban |
| dc.contributor.author | Gallego, Jorge |
| dc.contributor.author | Hoffmann, Bridget |
| dc.contributor.author | Medina, María Paula |
| dc.contributor.author | Pecha, Camilo |
| dc.contributor.author | Stampini, Marco |
| dc.contributor.author | Vargas, David |
| dc.contributor.author | Vera-Cossio, Diego A. |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-08T00:03:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2023-03-08T00:03:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | Monthly cash transfers delivered to vulnerable middle-income households in Colombia increase per capita income, but the effects on spending appear small and related to nonfood spending. Cash transfers have a large impact when beneficiary households experience severe economic shocks, suggesting lack of insurance as a major constraint affecting non-poor but vulnerable households. By encouraging the adoption of digital saving accounts, the program also increased access to formal credit. |
| dc.format.extent | 4 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004801 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-What-Are-the-Effects-of-Cash-Transfer-Programs-on-Vulnerable-Middle-Income-Households.pdf |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Perspectivas-de-investigacion-que-efectos-tienen-los-programas-de-transferencia-monetaria-en-los-hogares-vulnerables-de-ingresos-medios.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Conditional Cash Transfer |
| dc.subject | Transfer Program |
| dc.subject | Poverty |
| dc.subject | Remittance |
| dc.subject | Universal Basic Income |
| dc.subject | Per Capita Income |
| dc.subject | Housing Market |
| dc.subject | Education Expenditure |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus |
| dc.subject | Social Protection |
| dc.subject | Housing |
| dc.subject | Household Income |
| dc.subject | Education |
| dc.subject | Bank Loan |
| dc.subject.jelcode | H55 - Social Security and Public Pensions |
| dc.subject.jelcode | H84 - Disaster Aid |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I15 - Health and Economic Development |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs |
| dc.type | Catalogs and Brochures |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | IDB-CB-00730 |
| idb.operation | BK-C1102 |