ECON 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Cash Transfers, Oportunidades, Human Capital
23 Jun 2017
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And a similar restriction applies in mexico"s oportunidades. Made conditional on certain behaviors of recipient households. More specifically these are conditioned on minimum levels of use of health and education services, generally by (or for the benefit of) the children in the household. Typical requirements include enrollment and actual attendance at schools. For example, a min attendance rate of 85% are required in brazil"s bolsa familia. Children make regular visits to a health center and receive immunizations and. Pregnant women keep a predetermined number of appointments at local clinics or attend informational sessions on hygiene and nutrition. In most developing countries, public expenditure on infrastructure and public often fails to reach the very poor. Cash transfers could be better targeted to the poor than electricity subsidies. Subsidies usually benefit richer people because they are who would be using more of the electricity. Cash transfers might be useful instruments for compensating families who suffer from inherited disadvantages.
