Learning about the Enforcement of Conditional Welfare Programs: Evidence from Brazil Fernanda Brollo, Katja Kaufmann, Eliana La Ferrara Abstract We study the implementation of Bolsa Familia, a program that conditions cash transfers to poor families on children’s school attendance. Using unique administrative data, we analyze how beneficiaries respond to the enforcement of conditionality. Making use […]
BREAD Working Paper No. 513, March 2017
The Political Economy of Program Enforcement: Evidence from Brazil Fernanda Brollo, Katja Kaufmann, Eliana La Ferrara Abstract Do politicians manipulate the enforcement of conditional welfare programs to influence electoral outcomes? We study the Bolsa Familia Program (BFP) in Brazil, which provides a monthly stipend to poor families conditional on school attendance. Repeated failure to comply […]