Oportunidades: Program Effect on Consumption, Low Participation, and Methodological Issues
本文估计了墨西哥条件现金转移项目Oportunidades对消费的影响，探讨了参与率低的原因及处理效应估计中的方法论问题，发现项目对消费有正向作用。
In this paper we estimate the effect of the Mexican conditional cash transfer program, Oportunidades, on consumption, and we explore some issues related to participation in the program and to the estimation of treatment effects. We discuss the comparability of treatment and control areas, provide evidence that the expected transfer may not be sufficiently high to induce many eligible households to participate, and find positive effects on consumption.