Direct Cash Transfer Effect on Children Quality in Women’s Household in Indonesia

Abstract

Many studies confirm the importance of the role of women in theeffectiveness of government programs, especially the programs aimedat improving family welfare. This study aims to examine the effect ofthe government program of direct cash transfers (BLT) on the humancapital of children in households headed by women in Indonesia.Data for the study was obtained from IFLS (wave 5) and analyzedwith multiple linear regression. The analysis results show that thereis a negative effect of BLT on the education of children. Previousstudies state this is due to the changing behavior of the recipienthouseholds or the spillover effects on the non-recipient households.This research proposes a different reason, such as social discriminationagainst households headed by women. The solid patriarchal culturein Indonesia often ignores female-headed households, so the numberof households receiving social protection programs is relatively verylimited.How to Cite:Setyari, N. P. W., & Purwanti, P. A. P (2022). Direct Cash Transfer on Children Quality in Women’s Household in Indonesia. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 11(1), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v11i1.22769.