Ex ante impact evaluation of the pantawid pamilyang Pilipino program on school attendance: a regional decompsition
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2010-10
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This paper presents an ex ante evaluation of the implementation of the first ever conditional cash transfer (CCT) program in the Philippines which is named as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The effect of the cash transfer provided by the 4Ps on the school attendance of children is examined in the study. The targeting criteria of the program and different transfer amounts are utilized in the simulation approach to assess the overall effectiveness of the 4Ps to elicit response from poor households, on the national and regional level and across income classes. The simulation is carried out based on the utility maximization model of the household. Results suggest that the 4Ps has varying effects in terms of increasing the probability of school attendance across regions and its impact is more pronounced in low-income households. Relevant policy decisions can be made from these results.
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Ex ante evaluation, 4Ps, Regional decompsition, School program, School attendance