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Sociology

Conditional Cash Transfers and Intergenerational Poverty Traps

Quick fact

In Mexico's Progresa program, children in families receiving conditional cash transfers had a 23% lower incidence of illness and a significant increase in school attendance, demonstrating that tying money to health and education can break the poverty cycle.

Why this is interesting

What if giving a small monthly payment to poor families could literally change the lives of their children?