Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/273700 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Policy Paper No. 191
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Conditional Cash Transfers are increasingly used by development aid agencies to reduce the incentives for migration from low-income countries. The evidence to date suggests that such transfers typically increase the rate of migration when they are conditional on investment, such as investment in education. They do this primarily by facilitating acquisition of human capital and by lowering capital constraints-increasing both migration aspirations and the means to achieve them. But with certain design features, particular transfer programs have reduced the incentive to migrate. Broadly speaking, migration can be deterred by transfer programs that are conditional on presence in the origin country-provided that the condition is strict, targeted, and lengthy.
Subjects: 
migration
emigration
irregular
refugee
cash
transfer
income
assistance
aid
insurance
CCT
education
selection
policy
asylum
migrant
immigrant
JEL: 
F22
F35
O15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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