Spillovers from conditional cash transfer programs: Bolsa Família and crime in urban Brazil
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- 作者：Laura Chiodaa ; Joã ; o M.P. De Mellob ; Rodrigo R. Soaresc ; rodrigo.reis.soares@fgv.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Conditional cash transfer ; Bolsa Famí ; lia ; Crime ; Education ; Schooling ; Brazil
- 刊名：Economics of Education Review
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：54
- 期：Complete
- 页码：306-320
- 全文大小：565 K
文摘
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We investigate the impact of Bolsa Família, the Brazilian CCT program, on crime.
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We combine school data with geo-referenced crime information from São Paulo.
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We address CCT endogeneity by exploiting a program expansion to 16–17 year olds.
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We find a robust and significant negative impact of Bolsa Família on crime.