CASH TRANSFERS AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN CHILE*
研究了智利现金转移支付对贫困减少的效果，发现不同县之间存在异质性，农村家庭减贫效果最显著，人口特征和地理因素也起重要作用。
ABSTRACT The headcount ratio in Chile has declined from 40 percent to 14 percent since 1987. However, most analysis of this reduction uses national and regional poverty statistics. In contrast, we employ poverty mapping methodologies to find heterogeneity in the effectiveness of transfers across counties. To better understand this variation, we explore the roles of characteristics of the local population, structural features of the county, and geography. The greatest reductions in poverty occur in rural households, yet population characteristics and geography are also important. These findings suggest that targeting at low levels of aggregation can deliver further reductions in poverty.