The impact of cash transfer participation on unhealthy consumption in Brazil

• मुख्य लेखकों: Fernanda Araujo Maciel (लेखक), Diogo Duarte (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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We assess the impact of the Brazilian government's conditional cash transfer program Bolsa Família on unhealthy consumption by households, proxied by expenses with ultra-processed food, alcohol, and tobacco products. Using machine learning techniques to improve the propensity score estimation,...