This paper examines the efficacy of three conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs in Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua in mitigating the potential negative effects of an income shock caused by falling prices of coffee, an important cash crop to many CCT participants. A theoretical household model...

This presentation explores whether conditional cash transfers (CCTs) helped prevent potential negative impacts on early childhood development (ECD) from a severe negative shock to coffee prices in Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua. The study used Household Model to reflect relationships between...