This paper proposes a methodology to
evaluate social projects from the perspective of
children's opportunities on the basis of the effects of
these projects on the distribution of outcomes. The
evaluation is conditioned on characteristics for which
individuals are not responsible; in this case, parental
education level and indigenous background. The methodology
is applied to evaluate the effects on children's health
opportunities of Mexico's Oportunidades program, one of
the largest conditional cash transfer programs for poor
households in the world. The evidence from this program
shows that gains in health opportunities for children from
indigenous backgrounds are substantial and are situated in
crucial parts of the distribution, whereas gains for
children from nonindigenous backgrounds are more limited.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Van de gaer, Dirk,
Vandenbossche, Joost,
Figueroa, José Luis |
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2013-01
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| Subjects: | AGED,
ANEMIA,
ASTHMA,
BENEFICIARY SELECTION,
BIRTH WEIGHT,
CHILD HEALTH,
CHILD MALNUTRITION,
CHILD NUTRITION,
CHILDREN AT RISK,
CHRONIC DISEASES,
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT,
COMPENSATION,
DIABETES,
DIARRHEA,
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN,
DISEASE,
DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDREN,
DOMINANCE,
EARLY CHILDHOOD,
ENROLLMENT,
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY,
FAMILIES,
GENDER,
GENDER GAP,
HEALTH CARE,
HEALTH OUTCOMES,
HEIGHT FOR AGE,
HUMAN BIOLOGY,
IMMUNIZATION,
INDIGENOUS CHILDREN,
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE,
INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS,
INEQUALITIES,
INEQUALITY,
INTERVENTIONS,
IRON,
JUSTICE,
MALNUTRITION,
MEDICINE,
METABOLISM,
MORBIDITY,
MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY,
MORTALITY,
NUTRITION,
NUTRITIONAL STATUS,
OBESITY,
PARENTAL EDUCATION,
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY,
PREVALENCE,
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE,
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE,
PRIMARY EDUCATION,
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE,
REASONING,
RESIDENCE,
RISK FACTORS,
ROOMS,
RURAL AREAS,
SCHOOLING,
SEX,
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
SOCIAL POLICY,
SOCIAL PROJECTS,
SYNDROME,
TRAINING PROGRAMS,
TREATMENT,
VERY YOUNG CHILDREN,
VITAMINS,
WALKING,
WILL,
YOUNG CHILDREN,
YOUTH, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17205590/childrens-health-opportunities-project-evaluation-mexicos-oportunidades-program
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13131
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