Bolsa Família, occupational choice and informality in Brazil

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This study analyses the impact of the conditional cash transfer programme, Programa Bolsa Família, on the occupational composition of the Brazilian labour market. The methodology relies on a discontinuity in the programme eligibility rule regarding children's age to attain the identification of a LATE parameter. The analysis is carried out with 2006 microdata from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD). Our results suggest that the cash transfer does not affect the occupational choice of Brazilian adults among formal and informal jobs.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 118

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
• Subject: Income transfer ; informal labour ; regression discontinuity design

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Neves de Holanda Barbosa, Ana Luiza ; Corseuil, Carlos Henrique L.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)
• (where): Brasilia
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/119803
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET