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Title: | Cash transfers and health : evidence from Tanzania |
Authors: | Evans, David K. Holtemeyer, Brian Kosec, Katrina |
Issue Date: | Jun-2019 |
Publisher: | Oxford University |
Citation: | Evans, D. K. , Holtemeyer, B. and Kosec, K. (2019). Cash transfers and health : evidence from Tanzania. The World Bank Economic Review, 33(2). 394–412. |
Series/Report no.: | The World Bank Economic Review; |
Abstract: | How do cash transfers conditioned on health clinic visits and school attendance impact health-related outcomes? Examining the 2010 randomized introduction of a program in Tanzania, this paper finds nuanced
impacts. An initial surge in clinic visits after 1.5 years—due to more visits by those already complying
with program health conditions and by non-compliers—disappeared after 2.5 years, largely due to compliers reducing above-minimal visits. The study finds significant increases in take-up of health insurance
and the likelihood of seeking treatment when ill. Health improvements were concentrated among children
ages 0–5 years rather than the elderly, and took time to materialize; the study finds no improvements after
1.5 years, but 0.76 fewer sick days per month after 2.5 years, suggesting the importance of looking beyond
short-term impacts. Reductions in sick days were largest in villages with more baseline health workers per
capita, consistent with improvements being sensitive to capacity constraints. These results are robust to adjustments for multiple hypothesis testing. |
URI: | http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/8941 |
Appears in Collections: | ސިއްޙަތާއި ބޭސްވެރިކަން Health & Medical Sciences A
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