Conditional Cash Transfers and Nutrition: An Evaluation of the Bolsa Familia Program in rural and urban areas of Brazil

Authors

  • Valdemar Rodrigues de Pinho Neto Fundação Getúlio Vargas
  • Cecilia Machado Berriel Fundação Getúlio Vargas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1413-8050/ea139199

Keywords:

Programa Bolsa Família, Nutrition, Health.

Abstract

This paper investigates the effect of the Bolsa Família Program (PBF) on the nutritional status of children and adolescents beneficiaries. We used data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (POF-2008/2009) and the method Propensity Score Matching. The nutritional classification was based on recent recommendations of the World Health Organization. The sample includes children and adolescents under 19 years old and we studied heterogeneous effects of the program in rural and urban areas. The results indicated that the PBF improved the nutritional status of those in the treatment group. The conditionalities on health and education may partially explain these results.

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Author Biographies

  • Valdemar Rodrigues de Pinho Neto, Fundação Getúlio Vargas
    Aluno de Doutorado da Fundação Getúlio Vargas, EPGE - FGV/RJ
  • Cecilia Machado Berriel, Fundação Getúlio Vargas
    Professora Assistente da Fundação Getúlio Vargas, EPGE - FGV/RJ

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Published

2017-06-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Papers

How to Cite

Pinho Neto, V. R. de, & Berriel, C. M. (2017). Conditional Cash Transfers and Nutrition: An Evaluation of the Bolsa Familia Program in rural and urban areas of Brazil. Economia Aplicada, 21(2), 185-205. https://doi.org/10.11606/1413-8050/ea139199