The Effect of a Transfer Program for the Elderly in Mexico City on Co-Residing Children's School Enrollment

Gutierrez, Emilio; Juarez, Laura; Rubli, Adrian

doi:10.1093/wber/lhw012

collection.link.102	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2211
collection.name.102	A. World Bank Economic Review
dc.contributor.author	Gutierrez, Emilio
dc.contributor.author	Juarez, Laura
dc.contributor.author	Rubli, Adrian
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-01T20:11:07Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-01T20:11:07Z
dc.date.issued	2017-10-01
dc.date.lastModified	2021-05-25T10:54:37Z
dc.description.abstract	A regression discontinuity analysis is used to test whether a sharp increase in the government transfers received by households, induced by a pension program for individuals age 70 and older in Mexico City, affects co-residing children's school enrollment. Results show that while household composition and other characteristics do not change significantly at the cutoff age for program eligibility, school enrollment increases significantly. This suggests that households may be credit constrained, as the sharp increase in government transfers is known and anticipated by individuals below the cutoff age.	en
dc.identifier.citation	World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.issn	1564-698X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31479
dc.publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	PENSIONS
dc.subject	SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subject	TRANSFERS
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFERS
dc.subject	CHILDCARE
dc.title	The Effect of a Transfer Program for the Elderly in Mexico City on Co-Residing Children's School Enrollment	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
okr.date.disclosure	2019-04-01
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Journal Article
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
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okr.identifier.doi	10.1093/wber/lhw012
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/31479
okr.journal.nbpages	809-828
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Latin America & Caribbean
okr.region.country	Mexico
okr.topic	Education :: Education Finance
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor :: Child Labor
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor :: Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor :: Social Funds and Pensions
okr.unit	Development Research Group, Development Economics
okr.volume	31(3)

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