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Table 4 Different operationalization assumptions for maternity cash transfer in Ghana and Brazil based on welfare measures.

From: Estimating the costs for implementing a maternity leave cash transfer program for women employed in the informal sector in Brazil and Ghana

 

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

  1. CT=cash transfer; PPP=purchasing power parity; US=United States.
  2. 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
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International Journal for Equity in Health

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