@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp13102, author={Boca, Daniela Del and Pronzato, Chiara D. and Sorrenti, Giuseppe}, title={Cash Transfer Programs and Household Labor Supply}, year={2020}, month={Mar}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={13102}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp13102}, abstract={Employment helps reduce the risk of poverty. Through a randomized controlled trial, we evaluate the impact of a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program to low-income families with dependent children on household members' labor supply. Recipients are required to attend labor-market-oriented mentoring courses as a condition of the transfer. One year after admission to the program, fathers assigned to the CCT program are more likely to work (+14 percent) than fathers assigned to an unconditional cash transfer program or to a pure control group. No effect arises for mothers. Results seem to be explained by improved family networks and increased parental investments in activities that enhance labor market opportunities.}, keywords={household labor supply;poverty;conditional cash transfers;mentoring courses}, }