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Assessing the Long-term Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Human Capital : Evidence from Colombia

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dc.contributor.authorBaez, Javier E.
dc.contributor.authorCamacho, Adriana
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:02:35Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:02:35Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-01
dc.description.abstractConditional cash transfers are programs under which poor families get a stipend provided they keep their children in school and take them for health checks. Although there is significant evidence showing that they have positive impacts on school participation, little is known about the long-term impacts of the programs on human capital. This paper investigates whether cohorts of children from poor households that benefited up to nine years from Familias en Acción, a conditional cash transfer program in Colombia, attained more school and performed better on academic tests at the end of high school. Identification of program impacts is derived from two different strategies using matching techniques with household surveys, and regression discontinuity design using a census of the poor and administrative records of the program. The authors show that, on average, participant children are 4 to 8 percentage points more likely than nonparticipant children to finish high school, particularly girls and beneficiaries in rural areas. Regarding long-term impact on tests scores, the analysis shows that program recipients who graduate from high school seem to perform at the same level as equally poor non-recipient graduates, even after correcting for possible selection bias when low-performing students enter school in the treatment group. Although the positive impacts on high school graduation may improve the employment and earning prospects of participants, the lack of positive effects on test scores raises the need to further explore policy actions to couple the program's objective of increasing human capital with enhanced learning.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110614094457
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5681
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3445
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5681
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 ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectACADEMIC LEARNING
dc.subjectACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SCHOOLS
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT TESTS
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectASSIGNMENT MECHANISM
dc.subjectASSIGNMENT TO TREATMENT
dc.subjectASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
dc.subjectAVERAGE ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectAVERAGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectAVERAGE SCORE
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD EDUCATION
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCLASS SIZE
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectCLASSROOM SPACE
dc.subjectCLASSROOMS
dc.subjectCOLLEGE ENTRANCE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectCOMPLETION RATE
dc.subjectCOMPLETION RATES
dc.subjectDEGREES
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR EDUCATION
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATED INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectEDUCATION DEGREE
dc.subjectEDUCATION OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SERVICES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SUPPLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectEVALUATION METHODS
dc.subjectEXAM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFEE WAIVER
dc.subjectFINAL GRADES
dc.subjectFINAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGRADE REPETITION
dc.subjectGRADUATION RATE
dc.subjectGRADUATION RATES
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIGHER ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectINDEXES
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE GAP
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLET
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectMATH ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectMATH TEST
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectNET ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF STUDENTS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION STATUS
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPUPIL RATIOS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREGULAR ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectREGULAR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
dc.subjectSCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL COMPLETION
dc.subjectSCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEEDING
dc.subjectSCHOOL GRADUATES
dc.subjectSCHOOL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL SUPPLIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL SUPPLY
dc.subjectSCHOOL VOUCHERS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSTUDENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectSTUDENTS PER TEACHER
dc.subjectSUBJECTS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER-PUPIL RATIO
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectURBAN SCHOOLS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleAssessing the Long-term Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Human Capital : Evidence from Colombiaen
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okr.crossref.titleAssessing the Long-Term Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Human Capital: Evidence from Colombia
okr.date.disclosure2011-06-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:26:46.354639Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.guid150951468240891190
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5681
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20110614094457
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14359877
okr.identifier.reportWPS5681
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryColombia
okr.region.geographicalSouth America
okr.region.geographicalAmerica
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicSecondary Education
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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