| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w17690 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 17690 |
| Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Social Security and Program Data | |
| Verónica Amarante; Marco Manacorda; Edward Miguel; Andrea Vigorito | |
| 发表日期 | 2011-12-22 |
| 出版年 | 2011 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | There is limited empirical evidence on whether unrestricted cash social assistance to poor pregnant women improves children's birth outcomes. Using program administrative micro-data matched to longitudinal vital statistics on the universe of births in Uruguay, we estimate that participation in a generous cash transfer program led to a sizeable 15% reduction in the incidence of low birthweight. Improvements in mother nutrition and a fall in labor supply, out-of-wedlock births and mother's smoking all appear to contribute to the effect. We conclude that, by improving child health, unrestricted unconditional cash transfers may help break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. |
| 主题 | Health, Education, and Welfare ; Poverty and Wellbeing ; Labor Economics ; Demography and Aging |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w17690 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/575365 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Verónica Amarante,Marco Manacorda,Edward Miguel,et al. Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Social Security and Program Data. 2011. |
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