Conditional Cash Transfers and the Effect on Recent Murder Rates in Brazil and Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2953102 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justin Earl Lance (Presbyterian College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 01 |
| Pages | 55-72 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2014.00221.x |
| OpenAlex | W2041488106 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article examines whether conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have had a significant effect on reducing murder rates in Mexico and Brazil, using time-series municipal-level data on murders in both countries. The findings, over the period 2005-8, show that the greater the proportion of beneficiaries enrolled in a CCT program in each municipality, the lower the number of murders. There are, however, important differences between the two countries, with a much larger effect in Brazil than in Mexico. This holds even when controlling for GDP and levels of development
Cash · Cash transfers · Conditional cash transfer · Demographic economics · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Sociology · Agricultural risk and resilience · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Finance
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |