Dabalen, AndrewTeiMensah, JusticeNsabimana, Aimable2024-12-052024-12-052024-12-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42502This paper examines the medium-term effects of policy- driven income shocks on human capital accumulation in low-income environments. Using administrative data on test scores of the universe of primary school students in Rwanda and the staggered rollout of coffee mills in the country, it shows a positive spillover effect of the coffee mills on students’ performance. Early life exposure to coffee mills is associated with a 0.09 standard deviation (4 percent) increase in student test scores. Improvements in household welfare, child health, and school attendance are likely operative channels of impact.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOLOCAL ECONOMIC SHOCKSCOFFEE MILLSHUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATIONRWANDAWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-10993