Oportunidades: Program Effect on Consumption, Low Participation, and Methodological Issues

Angelucci, Manuela; Attanasio, Orazio

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1490477

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Oportunidades: Program Effect on Consumption, Low Participation, and Methodological Issues

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4475

42 Pages Posted: 20 Oct 2009

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Manuela Angelucci

University of Arizona - Department of Economics; University of Michigan - Department of Economics; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Dept of Economics Yale University; Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS); University College London - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Abstract

In this paper we estimate the effect of the Mexican conditional cash transfer program, Oportunidades, on consumption, and we explore some issues related to participation to the program and to the estimation of treatment effects. We discuss the comparability of treatment and control areas, provide evidence that the expected transfer may not be sufficiently high to induce many eligible households to participate, and find positive effects on consumption.

Keywords: program evaluation, consumption, matching, Oportunidades

JEL Classification: D12, O12

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Angelucci, Manuela and Angelucci, Manuela and Attanasio, Orazio, Oportunidades: Program Effect on Consumption, Low Participation, and Methodological Issues. IZA Discussion Paper No. 4475, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1490477 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1490477