Amarante, Veronica
[Verfasser:in]
;
Manacorda, Marco
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Miguel, Edward
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Vigorito, Andrea
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
Anmerkungen:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 2011 erstellt
Beschreibung:
This paper estimates the impact of a large temporary poverty relief program, Uruguay's PANES, on birth outcomes. Using program administrative data and longitudinal vital statistics, a significant and precisely estimated reduction in the fraction of low-weight newborns (less than 2,500 g) on the order of 10 to 20 percent was found to be a result of treatment. The cash (and in-kind) transfer components of the program were considered to drive the results, suggesting that unrestricted social assistance has the potential to positively affect birth outcomes, most likely through improved nutrition. Assuming that all the effect of the program was through the transfer, an elasticity of low birthweight with respect to welfare transfers on the order of around '330 can be inferred