Arbeitspapier

The Kindergarten Attendance Allowance In Hungary - An evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program

This paper evaluates the kindergarten attendance allowance program in Hungary, a conditional cash transfer (CTT) program introduced in 2009 that aimed to increase kindergarten enrollment of disadvantaged children aged 3 and 4. Administration of the program was decentralized, and we make use of the substantial regional variation in program take-up across municipalities to estimate the program's effect on enrollment rates. We show modest but non-negligible effects, despite problems related to the manner of the program's implementation. We also show that the effects were significantly stronger in areas characterized by an excess supply of kindergarten slots. The results testify to the potential of CCT programs to create demand for child-care services among disadvantaged families; however, the results also highlight the importance of creating an adequate supply of kindergarten facilities where needed.

ISBN
978-615-5243-87-5
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Budapest Working Papers on the Labour Market ; No. BWP - 2013/14

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Education and Research Institutions: General
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Thema
kindergarten
conditional cash transfer (CTT) program
Hungary

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Kertesi, Gábor
Kézdi, Gábor
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
(wo)
Budapest
(wann)
2013

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Kertesi, Gábor
  • Kézdi, Gábor
  • Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

Entstanden

  • 2013

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