A study on the effects of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program on child labor outcomes
| dc.contributor.advisor | Jandoc, Karl Robert L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Galano, Aaron Christopher Anthony P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yu, John Daryl B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-01T08:48:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-01T08:48:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Child labor is a serious issue in the Philippines as more than 3 million children are affected – many of which are involved in hazardous work. The Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps), a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, grants cash to poor households upon the fulfillment of stipulated conditions – one of which involves sending children to school. Given its structure, the 4Ps seems to be an apt policy in dealing with issue. This study explores the impact of the 4Ps program on child labor incidence and number of working children using propensity score matching. Average treatment effects on the treated (ATTs) are computed for the given outcome variables and are compared. The 2011 results present positive ATTs that are statistically significant, indicating that 4Ps households have higher incidence and number of children working on average. In 2014, this result vanishes, suggesting a reduction in presence of child labor among 4Ps households. This is supported by lower ATT values for beneficiary households in comparison to 2011. However, the ATT values of 2014 prove to be insignificant, signaling the need for more conclusive evidence through other methods. Nonetheless, the study does hint on the potency of the program to combat child labor. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://selib.upd.edu.ph/etdir/handle/123456789/534 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | child labor | |
| dc.subject | CCT | |
| dc.subject | 4Ps | |
| dc.subject | impact evaluation | |
| dc.subject | propensity score matching | |
| dc.title | A study on the effects of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program on child labor outcomes | |
| dc.type | Thesis |