Cash, Culture and Constraints: Why Conditional Transfers May Fail to Delay Early Marriage
Published online on July 07, 2026
Abstract
South Asia Economic Journal, Ahead of Print.
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes are aimed at improving human capital outcomes by linking financial incentives to behaviours, such as school enrolment and early marriage. This article evaluates the causal impact of Kanyashree Prakalpa—a large-...
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes are aimed at improving human capital outcomes by linking financial incentives to behaviours, such as school enrolment and early marriage. This article evaluates the causal impact of Kanyashree Prakalpa—a large-...