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Households’ preferences for attributes of Conditional Cash Transfer programmes: A choice experiment in Ghana
Author(s) -
Yeboah Felix Kwame,
Lupi Frank,
Kaplowitz Michael D.,
Kerr John M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12345
Subject(s) - conditionality , receipt , conditional cash transfer , payment , cash , preference , cash transfers , poverty , key (lock) , business , developing country , public economics , transfer (computing) , transfer payment , human capital , economics , finance , economic growth , accounting , microeconomics , welfare , computer science , market economy , computer security , politics , parallel computing , political science , law
Abstract Conditional cash transfer ( CCT ) is increasingly being integrated into poverty reduction strategies in developing countries. However, debate remains over key elements of CCT programme design. Using a discrete choice model, this article examines Ghanaian households’ preferences regarding key CCT programme design elements including conditionality, targeting, and payment method. The results revealed a preference for CCT designs that target beneficiaries with limited or no productive capacity and CCT designs that are conditional on beneficiaries either investing in children's human capital or performing communal service, relative to unconditional programmes. Also, direct bank deposit was revealed as the preferred payment mode relative to receipt of cash payments or use of mobile money systems.