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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Econ. 2018 Nov 2;63:128–144. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2018.10.006

A5.

Birth Registry Placebo Test

Birth Registry Pacebo Test
(1) (2) (3) (4)
VARIABLES Log Births: Age15 Log Births: Age16 Log Births: Age17 Log Births: Age18
2007 Placebo Coverage*Treated 0.0045 −0.0377 −0.0336 −0.0478*
(0.0319) (0.0281) (0.0266) (0.0258)
PBF Coverage 0.0373* 0.0287 0.0295 0.0335*
(0.0221) (0.0202) (0.0193) (0.0187)
Constant 1.5218*** 1.9395*** 2.1694*** 2.3325***
(0.0223) (0.0193) (0.0183) (0.0188)
Municipal Fixed Effects YES YES YES YES
Year Dummies YES YES YES YES
Observations 45,986 50,271 52,185 52,907
R-squared 0.0058 0.0225 0.0422 0.0640
Number of ibge 5,539 5,570 5,577 5,582
2008 Placebo Coverage*Treated −0.0111 −0.0566** −0.0431 −0.0895***
(0.0313) (0.0282) (0.0265) (0.0252)
PBF Coverage 0.0430** 0.0316* 0.0296* 0.0436**
(0.0201) (0.0184) (0.0177) (0.0172)
Constant 1.5312*** 1.9390*** 2.1444*** 2.3275***
(0.0229) (0.0205) (0.0190) (0.0193)
Municipal Fixed Effects YES YES YES YES
Year Dummies YES YES YES YES
Observations 45,986 50,271 52,185 52,907
R-squared 0.0058 0.0225 0.0423 0.0642
Number of ibge 5,539 5,570 5,577 5,582

Robust standard errors in parentheses

*

significant at 10%;

**

significant at 5%;

***

significant at 1%

(1)

“Treated” are those who gave conceived after the program was implemented

(2)

“Coverage” denotes a change from 0–100% coverage of the Bolsa Familia Program

PNAD 2005–2009, 2011–2013