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Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia

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dc.contributor.authorBarrera-Osorio, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorBertrand, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorLinden, Leigh L.
dc.contributor.authorPerez-Calle, Francisco
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:31:06Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:31:06Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractUsing a student level randomization, we compare three education-based conditional cash transfers designs: a standard design, a design where part of the monthly transfers are postponed until children have to re-enroll in school, and a design that lowers the reward for attendance but incentivizes graduation and tertiary enrollment. The two nonstandard designs significantly increase enrollment rates at both the secondary and tertiary levels while delivering the same attendance gains as the standard design. Postponing some of the attendance transfers to the time of re-enrollment appears particularly effective for the most at-risk children.en
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economics
dc.identifier.issn19457782
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5065
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectTaxation and Subsidies: Externalities
dc.subjectRedistributive Effects
dc.subjectEnvironmental Taxes and Subsidies H230
dc.subjectAnalysis of Education I210
dc.subjectEducational Finance I220
dc.subjectFertility
dc.subjectFamily Planning
dc.subjectChild Care
dc.subjectINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
dc.subjectYouth J130
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Human Resources
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectMigration O150
dc.titleImproving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombiaen
dc.title.alternativeAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economicsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum177
okr.journal.nbpages167-195
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryColombia
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