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Cash Transfers and Child Schooling : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Role of Conditionality

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dc.contributor.authorAkresh, Richard
dc.contributor.authorde Walque, Damien
dc.contributor.authorKazianga, Harounan
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-10T18:29:28Z
dc.date.available2013-04-10T18:29:28Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractThe authors conduct a randomized experiment in rural Burkina Faso to estimate the impact of alternative cash transfer delivery mechanisms on education. The two-year pilot program randomly distributed cash transfers that were either conditional or unconditional. Families under the conditional schemes were required to have their children ages 7-15 enrolled in school and attending classes regularly. There were no such requirements under the unconditional programs. The results indicate that unconditional and conditional cash transfer programs have a similar impact increasing the enrollment of children who are traditionally favored by parents for school participation, including boys, older children, and higher ability children. However, the conditional transfers are significantly more effective than the unconditional transfers in improving the enrollment of "marginal children" who are initially less likely to go to school, such as girls, younger children, and lower ability children. Thus, conditionality plays a critical role in benefiting children who are less likely to receive investments from their parents.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17201151/cash-transfers-child-schooling-evidence-randomized-evaluation-role-conditionality
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6340
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13127
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6340
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectACADEMIC YEAR
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT TESTS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectATTENDANCE RATE
dc.subjectATTENDANCE RATES
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD EDUCATION
dc.subjectCHILD FOSTERING
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILDREN START SCHOOL
dc.subjectCHILDREN UNDER AGE
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE ABILITY
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCONDITIONING
dc.subjectCONTROL GROUPS
dc.subjectDROP-OUTS
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectEDUCATION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATION SPECIALISTS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT DATA
dc.subjectENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectENROLLMENT INCREASES
dc.subjectENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectFINAL GRADE
dc.subjectFINAL GRADES
dc.subjectFORMAL SCHOOLING
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCE
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGRADE REPETITION
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTELLIGENCE
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectNET ATTENDANCE RATIO
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOFFICIAL SCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectPERSONALITY TRAITS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIMARY-SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY-SCHOOL-AGE
dc.subjectPRIMARY-SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectPROBLEM SOLVING
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectRECOGNITION
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL CHILDREN
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectSCHOOL DATA
dc.subjectSCHOOL DAY
dc.subjectSCHOOL DAYS
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEES
dc.subjectSCHOOL GOING
dc.subjectSCHOOL MEALS
dc.subjectSCHOOL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL YEAR
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEACHING MATERIALS
dc.subjectTEXTBOOK
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectYOUNG BOYS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUNGER CHILDREN
dc.titleCash Transfers and Child Schooling : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Role of Conditionalityen
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okr.crossref.titleCash Transfers and Child Schooling: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Role of Conditionality
okr.date.disclosure2013-01-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:11:30.802128Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17201151/cash-transfers-child-schooling-evidence-randomized-evaluation-role-conditionality
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid587731468005971189
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6340
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130128162856
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17201151
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryBurkina Faso
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.themeHuman development :: Education for all
okr.topicEducation::Educational Sciences
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
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