Inequality and conditionality in cash transfers: Demographic transition and economic development

Kitaura, Koji; Miyazawa, Kazutoshi

doi:10.1016/j.econmod.2020.10.008

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“…The conditionality of cash transfers has been a longstanding subject of policy debate in terms of its effectiveness, acceptability, and ethicality [39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. Conditionality has been found to be acceptable when it is perceived as fair and as a proxy measurement for a positive outcome, such as achievement or merit.…”

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A qualitative assessment on the acceptability of providing cash transfers and social health insurance for tuberculosis-affected families in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Forse,

Nguyen,

Dam

et al. 2023

PLOS Glob Public Health

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To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal’s targets of universal health coverage (UHC) and poverty reduction, interventions are required that strengthen and harmonize both UHC and social protection. Vietnam is committed to achieving financial protection and over 90% of the general population has enrolled in its social health insurance (SHI) scheme. However, an estimated 63% of tuberculosis (TB)-affected households in Vietnam still face catastrophic costs and little is known about the optimal strategies to mitigate the costs of TB care for vulnerable families. This study assessed the acceptability of a social protection package containing cash transfers and SHI using individual interviews (n = 19) and focus group discussions (n = 3 groups). Interviews were analyzed through framework analysis. The study’s main finding indicated that both conditional and unconditional cash transfers paired with SHI were acceptable, across six dimensions of acceptability. Cash transfers were considered beneficial for mitigating out-of-pocket expenditure, increasing TB treatment adherence, and improving mental health and general well-being, but the value provided was inadequate to fully alleviate the economic burden of the illness. The conditionality of the cash transfers was not viewed by participants as inappropriate, but it increased the workload of the TB program, which brought into question the feasibility of scale-up. SHI was viewed as a necessity by almost all participants, but people with TB questioned the quality of care received when utilizing it for auxiliary TB services. Access to multiple sources of social protection was deemed necessary to fully offset the costs of TB care. Additional research is needed to assess the impact of cash transfer interventions on health and economic outcomes in order to create an enabling policy environment for scale-up.

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A qualitative assessment on the acceptability of providing cash transfers and social health insurance for tuberculosis-affected families in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Forse,

Nguyen,

Dam

et al. 2023

PLOS Glob Public Health

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“…The CCE-MG estimator is presented in Equation (7). The aforementioned estimator, in addition to the traditional expressions, includes the average value of the dependent variable and the regressor variables denoted by y and x in Equation (8).…”

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“…The mechanisms for reducing income inequality in the short term are mainly conditional cash transfers to low-income families, education and housing programs, and other social policies implemented mainly in developing countries [4][5][6]. Although these policies have a short-term time horizon, the evidence suggests that these efforts can contribute to developing skills and abilities in low-income people in the long run [7,8]. Several recent studies have highlighted the importance and effectiveness of public welfare policies for reducing inequality in the short run [9].…”

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Causal Link between Technological Innovation and Inequality Moderated by Public Spending, Manufacturing, Agricultural Employment, and Export Diversification

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Sustainable Development Goal 10 (SDG10) proposes the reduction of inequalities. This research highlights the importance of considering short- and long-term mechanisms for designing and applying policies to reduce income inequality. Specifically, we test for the causal link between technological innovation and income inequality using a balanced panel data sample from 73 countries worldwide. The inequality–technological innovation relationship is moderated by public spending, manufacturing, employment in agriculture, and export diversification. We use quantile regression techniques to test the impact of technological innovation on income inequality. The results offer robust empirical evidence that in most quantiles, the impact of technological innovation on inequality is positive. This result suggests that the dark side of technological innovation is that it increases income inequality. Furthermore, we find that government spending reduces inequality across all quantiles, while the effect of employment in agriculture and export diversification is inconclusive. Those responsible for social policy towards the achievement of SDG10 must include the advantages of public spending to reduce social disparities and promote social cohesion within countries.

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The effects of conditional cash transfers on schooling and child labor of nonbeneficiary siblings

Camilo

Zuluaga

2022

International Journal of Educational Development

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Inequality and conditionality in cash transfers: Demographic transition and economic development

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

A qualitative assessment on the acceptability of providing cash transfers and social health insurance for tuberculosis-affected families in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

A qualitative assessment on the acceptability of providing cash transfers and social health insurance for tuberculosis-affected families in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Causal Link between Technological Innovation and Inequality Moderated by Public Spending, Manufacturing, Agricultural Employment, and Export Diversification

The effects of conditional cash transfers on schooling and child labor of nonbeneficiary siblings

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