Long-Term Impacts on Education of a Cash Transfer during Early Life
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| Title: | Long-Term Impacts on Education of a Cash Transfer during Early Life |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Juanita Bloomfield (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 2026 45(1). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Financial Support, Welfare Services, Poverty Programs, Young Children, Program Effectiveness, Educational Attainment, Body Weight, Infants |
| Geographic Terms: | Uruguay |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pam.22663 |
| ISSN: | 0276-8739 1520-6688 |
| Abstract: | We evaluate the long-term effects of receiving the Uruguayan "Plan de Atención Nacional a la Emergencia Social" (PANES), a large unconditional cash transfer program, on outcomes for young and unborn children. We use a rich dataset that matches program administrative data to vital natality data and educational records 8 to 12 years after the beginning of the program. Overall, we find small and barely significant effects on educational attainment and delay. Among children exposed to the program during early childhood (between ages 0 and 5), the results show significant beneficial effects for those with low birth weight. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1493921 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | We evaluate the long-term effects of receiving the Uruguayan "Plan de Atención Nacional a la Emergencia Social" (PANES), a large unconditional cash transfer program, on outcomes for young and unborn children. We use a rich dataset that matches program administrative data to vital natality data and educational records 8 to 12 years after the beginning of the program. Overall, we find small and barely significant effects on educational attainment and delay. Among children exposed to the program during early childhood (between ages 0 and 5), the results show significant beneficial effects for those with low birth weight. |
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| ISSN: | 0276-8739 1520-6688 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pam.22663 |
