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Antipoverty Transfers and Labour Market Outcomes: Regression Discontinuity Design Findings

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  • Armando Barrientos
  • Juan Miguel Villa

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The article estimates the impact of Familias en Acci�n , a human development conditional cash transfer programme, on adult labour market outcomes in urban areas in Colombia. Relying on a regression discontinuity design and a large panel dataset, the article finds significant, largely positive, but heterogeneous programme effects on labour market outcomes. The findings suggest that antipoverty transfers enable a re-allocation of household productive resources among participant households.

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  • Armando Barrientos & Juan Miguel Villa, 2015. "Antipoverty Transfers and Labour Market Outcomes: Regression Discontinuity Design Findings," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(9), pages 1224-1240, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:51:y:2015:i:9:p:1224-1240
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1010157
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