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Why do the poor leave the safety net in Mexico? A study of the effects of conditionality on dropouts

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  • Carola Álvarez

    (Inter-American Development Bank)

  • Florencia Devoto

    (Inter-American Development Bank)

  • Paul Winters

    (Department of Economics, American University)

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This paper analyzes the characteristics of beneficiaries that drop out of the Mexican conditional cash transfer program Oportunidades to determine if dropping out of the program is a result of selftargeting by the non-poor, the exclusion of the target poor population or a combination of both. The analysis, which uses a duration model, indicates that it is the wealthier beneficiaries that have greater odds of dropping out suggesting that conditionality acts as a screening device. Results also indicate that administrative factors and the particular provider of health services to beneficiaries have an important influence on dropouts.

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  • Carola Álvarez & Florencia Devoto & Paul Winters, 2006. "Why do the poor leave the safety net in Mexico? A study of the effects of conditionality on dropouts," Working Papers 2006-10, American University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:amu:wpaper:1006
    DOI: 10.17606/33ev-pe13
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    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis

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