Conditional cash transfer and informality in Brazil

This study analyses the impact of Bolsa Família (a Brazilian conditional cash transfer programme) in the allocation of labour inputs regarding formal and informal activities. The methodology relies on a discontinuity in the programme eligibility rule regarding children's age to attain the identification of a LATE parameter. Our results suggest that the cash transfer does not affect the occupational choice of Brazilian adults neither among formal and informal jobs nor the allocation of hours across sectors.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Barbosa, Ana ; Corseuil, Carlos
Published in:	IZA Journal of Labor & Development. - Heidelberg : Springer, ISSN 2193-9020. - Vol. 3.2014, p. 1-18
Publisher:	Heidelberg : Springer
Subject:	Income transfer \| Informal labour \| Regression discontinuity design

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1186/s40175-014-0024-0 [DOI] 815902115 [GVK] hdl:10419/152398 [Handle]
Classification:	I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs ; O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Source:	EconStor

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