Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/62557 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6736
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Cash transfer programs can provide important financial support for poor households in developing countries and are becoming increasingly common. However the potential for mistargeting of program funds is high. This paper focuses on the social consequences arising from misallocation of resources in close knit communities. We find that the mistargeting of a cash transfer program in Indonesia is significantly associated with increases in crime and declines in social capital within communities. Hence poorly administered transfer programs have a potentially large negative downside that extends beyond the pure financial costs that have been the focus of the literature to date.
Subjects: 
cash transfer programs
crime
mistargeting
social capital
JEL: 
O12
O15
I38
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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