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- Title
Can Unconditional In-Kind Transfers Keep Children Out of Work and in School? Evidence from Indonesia.
- Authors
Jayawardana, Danusha; Baryshnikova, Nadezhda V.; Pham, Ngoc Thien Anh
- Abstract
Child labour is a global issue which creates a need for evidence-based interventions such as cash and in-kind transfers. However, there is limited evidence about the effect of in-kind transfers on child labour, impeding policy development. We address this gap by examining the impacts of an unconditional in-kind transfer, a nation-wide subsidised rice program, on child labour and schooling using longitudinal household survey data from Indonesia. To identify the causal effect, we use coarsened exact matching with difference-in-differences estimator. The results indicate that the program is effective in decreasing the probability of working for boys though it does not have a significant impact on the probability of schooling. However, as an unconditional in-kind transfer, its ability to decrease child work for boys, especially of those who are both working and attending school, provides an important policy implication on how a food subsidy program can indirectly influence child wellbeing.
- Subjects
INDONESIA; CHILD labor; NATIONAL school lunch program; HOUSEHOLD surveys; EVIDENCE
- Publication
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 3, p1035
- ISSN
2194-6108
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/bejeap-2020-0442