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The Impact of Cash Transfers on School Enrollment : Evidence from Ecuador

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dc.contributor.authorOosterbeek, Hessel
dc.contributor.authorPonce, Juan
dc.contributor.authorSchady, Norbert
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-30T17:38:44Z
dc.date.available2012-05-30T17:38:44Z
dc.date.issued2008-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents evidence about the impact on school enrollment of a program in Ecuador that gives cash transfers to the 40 percent poorest families. The evaluation design consists of a randomized experiment for families around the first quintile of the poverty index and of a regression discontinuity design for families around the second quintile of this index, which is the program's eligibility threshold. This allows us to compare results from two different credible identification methods, and to investigate whether the impact varies with families' poverty level. Around the first quintile of the poverty index the impact is positive while it is equal to zero around the second quintile. This suggests that for the poorest families the program lifts a credit constraint while this is not the case for families close to the eligibility threshold.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9541341/impact-cash-transfers-school-enrollment-evidence-ecuador
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4645
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6665
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4645
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD EDUCATION
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMPULSORY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectENROLLMENTS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGRADE LEVELS
dc.subjectHEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHIGH INEQUALITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY THRESHOLD
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectRECEIPT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectUNIFORMS
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.titleThe Impact of Cash Transfers on School Enrollment : Evidence from Ecuadoren
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okr.crossref.titleThe Impact Of Cash Transfers On School Enrollment: Evidence From Ecuador
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9541341/impact-cash-transfers-school-enrollment-evidence-ecuador
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid910411468026430427
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4645
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20080612133817
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9541341
okr.identifier.reportWPS4645
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryEcuador
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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