Table 4.
Different operationalization assumptions for maternity cash transfer in Ghana and Brazil based on welfare measures.
| Welfare Reference Measure | Operationalization | Weekly CT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Minimum wage | Full | US$ | 58.3 |
| PPP$ | 106.6 | |||
| Poverty line | Full | US$ | 23.6 | |
| PPP$ | 43.2 | |||
| Poverty line | Two times | US$ | 47.3 | |
| PPP$ | 86.4 | |||
| Ghana | Minimum wage | Full | US$ | 11.7 |
| PPP$ | 32.6 | |||
| Poverty line | Full | US$ | 6.8 | |
| PPP$ | 18.9 | |||
| Poverty line | Two times | US$ | 13.5 | |
| PPP$ | 37.8 | |||
CT=cash transfer; PPP=purchasing power parity; US=United States.
Notes: The minimum wage corresponds to 2019 in both countries. Poverty line corresponds to World Bank poverty line recommendations for upper-middle-income countries (PPP5.50 per day in Brazil) and lower-middle-income countries (PPP3.20 per day in Ghana) [36]. Values were reported in 2019 US dollars and 2019 PPPs