Can Small Incentives Have Large Payoffs? Health Impacts of a Cash Transfer Program in Bolivia
dc.creator | Celhay, Pablo A. | |
dc.creator | Johannsen, Julia | |
dc.creator | Martinez, Sebastian | |
dc.creator | Vidal, Cecilia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-10T13:10:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-01-10T13:10:00Z | |
dc.date.created | 2024-01-10T13:10:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1086/703085 | |
dc.identifier | 1539-2988 | |
dc.identifier | 0013-0079 | |
dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.1086/703085 | |
dc.identifier | https://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/77740 | |
dc.identifier | WOS:000588336300001 | |
dc.description.abstract | We study the effects of a conditional cash transfer for health care utilization, equivalent to 1% of monthly household consumption, on child survival in Bolivia. Using census data and an instrument for program take-up, we show that the intervention increased the survival rates of birth cohorts exposed to the program by 3.8% to 14.7%. A pathways analysis shows higher rates of early antenatal care and skilled birth attendance for women and a higher number of growth monitoring checkups and immunization for children. The intervention is highly cost-effective, at $746 per disability-adjusted life year averted, making the program's design a promising policy alternative. | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS | |
dc.rights | acceso restringido | |
dc.subject | MORTALITY | |
dc.subject | GROWTH | |
dc.subject | CARE | |
dc.title | Can Small Incentives Have Large Payoffs? Health Impacts of a Cash Transfer Program in Bolivia | |
dc.type | artículo |