Abstract

SALVIA, Agustín; TUNON, Ianina  and  POY, Santiago. Asignación Universal por Hijo para Protección Social: Impact on Economic Welfare and Childhood Human Development. Poblac. soc. [online]. 2015, vol.22, n.2, pp.101-134. ISSN 1852-8562.

The article aims to estimate the impact that the national social program “Asignación Universal por Hijo” has had on children’s economic welfare, food security, school attendance and child labor. A quasi-experimental evaluation was made, using the propensity score matching method. The study’s data come from the “Encuesta de la Deuda Social Argentina”, a survey conducted by “Programa del Observatorio de la Deuda Social Argentina” for 2010, 2011 and 2012. The article shows that the project has had a positive impact and also points out specific effects on certain population subgroups.

Keywords : Childhood; Impact evaluation; Human development; Conditional cash transfer programs.