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...

The Social Safety Net (Red de Protección Social, RPS) program in Nicaragua is one of many conditional cash transfer programs that pay households cash stipends in exchange for school attendance and regular visits to health clinics by the children. A key feature is that payments go to the female...

The Social Safety Net (Red de Proteccioacute;n Social, RPS) program in Nicaragua is one of many conditional cash transfer programs that pay households cash stipends in exchange for school attendance and regular visits to health clinics by the children. A key feature is that payments go to the...

We analyze the impact of the main conditional cash transfer (CCT) program in Colombia (Familias en Acción) on the allocation of time to unpaid work activities by men and women. The program includes a health transfer and an education transfer offered in exchange for meeting conditions (mainly...