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Algunos impactos del programa JUNTOS en el bienestar de los niños: Evidencia basada en el estudio Niños del Milenio
[Impacts of the Conditional Cash Transfer programme JUNTOS for children in Peru]

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  • Escobal, Javier
  • Benites, Sara

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This policy brief uses data from the Young Lives survey in Peru to assess the impact of the conditional cash transfer programme JUNTOS on a group of children who were covered by the programme. These beneficiary children were compared with children who were not covered by JUNTOS, using indicators of their well-being: health, nutrition, educational achievement, time use, among others. The results show that the JUNTOS cash transfers needed to be accompanied by an improvement in access and quality of the health and education services accessed by these children. It is important to acknowledge that while there are positive programme results, policymakers need to watch for possible unintended impacts on the household or for some household members. It is hoped, that these findings will contribute to debates about the relevance of these programme in Peru.

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  • Escobal, Javier & Benites, Sara, 2012. "Algunos impactos del programa JUNTOS en el bienestar de los niños: Evidencia basada en el estudio Niños del Milenio [Impacts of the Conditional Cash Transfer programme JUNTOS for children in Peru]," MPRA Paper 56480, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Natalia Guerrero & Oswaldo Molina & Diego Winkelried, 2020. "Conditional cash transfers, spillovers, and informal health care: Evidence from Peru," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(2), pages 111-122, February.
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    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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