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

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

Using 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 grad...

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Main Authors: Barrera-Osorio, Felipe, Bertrand, Marianne, Linden, Leigh L., Perez-Calle, Francisco
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities
Redistributive Effects
Environmental Taxes and Subsidies H230
Analysis of Education I210
Educational Finance I220
Fertility
Family Planning
Child Care
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
Youth J130
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5065

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