Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A "Labeled Cash Transfer" for Education

Benhassine, Najy; Devoto, Florencia; Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Pouliquen, Victor

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“…Similarly, Benhassine et al (2013) evaluate the impact on school enrollment of a labeled cash transfer program in Morocco that designated the funds for children's education, although the funds could be used for other purposes. They find a sizeable increase in elementary school attendance by children in families who received the labeled cash transfer relative to children in control households who received nothing.…”

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The premise of this article is that an understanding of psychology and other social science disciplines can inform the effectiveness of the economic tools traditionally deployed in carrying out the functions of government, which include remedying market failures, redistributing income, and collecting tax revenue. An understanding of psychology can also lead to the development of different policy tools that better motivate desired behavior change or that are more cost-effective than traditional policy tools. The article outlines a framework for thinking about the psychology of behavior change in the context of market failures. It then describes the research on the effects of a variety of interventions rooted in an understanding of psychology that have policy-relevant applications. The article concludes by discussing how an understanding of psychology can also inform the use and design of traditional policy tools for behavior change, such as financial incentives.

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“…Evidence from outside the region is also mixed. Baird et al (2011) report positive impacts on learning for a pilot CCT in Malawi, while Filmer and Schady (2014) and Benhassine et al (2015) find no effect of a CCT on learning outcomes in Cambodia and Morocco, respectively.…”

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Long-term Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America: Review of the Evidence - See more at: https://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/7891#sthash.SLyeF0o9.dpuf

Molina-Millan¹,

Barham²,

Macours³

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“…The evidence from studies conducted in other parts of the world is also mixed. Baird, McIntosh and Özler (2011) showed positive impacts on children's learning following their participation in a CCT pilot in Malawi; however, Filmer and Schady (2014) and Benhassine et al (2015) found no impacts on learning in Cambodia and Morocco, respectively.…”

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Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A "Labeled Cash Transfer" for Education

Cited by 122 publications

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Applying Insights from Behavioral Economics to Policy Design

Applying Insights from Behavioral Economics to Policy Design

Long-term Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America: Review of the Evidence - See more at: https://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/7891#sthash.SLyeF0o9.dpuf

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