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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spelling	okr-10986-50652021-04-23T14:02:20Z Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia Barrera-Osorio, Felipe Bertrand, Marianne Linden, Leigh L. Perez-Calle, Francisco 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 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 graduation and tertiary enrollment. The two nonstandard designs significantly increase enrollment rates at both the secondary and tertiary levels while delivering the same attendance gains as the standard design. Postponing some of the attendance transfers to the time of re-enrollment appears particularly effective for the most at-risk children. 2012-03-30T07:31:06Z 2012-03-30T07:31:06Z 2011 Journal Article American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 19457782 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5065 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Colombia
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 Barrera-Osorio, Felipe Bertrand, Marianne Linden, Leigh L. Perez-Calle, Francisco Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia
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description	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 graduation and tertiary enrollment. The two nonstandard designs significantly increase enrollment rates at both the secondary and tertiary levels while delivering the same attendance gains as the standard design. Postponing some of the attendance transfers to the time of re-enrollment appears particularly effective for the most at-risk children.
format	Journal Article
author	Barrera-Osorio, Felipe Bertrand, Marianne Linden, Leigh L. Perez-Calle, Francisco
author_facet	Barrera-Osorio, Felipe Bertrand, Marianne Linden, Leigh L. Perez-Calle, Francisco
author_sort	Barrera-Osorio, Felipe
title	Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia
title_short	Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia
title_full	Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia
title_fullStr	Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia
title_full_unstemmed	Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia
title_sort	improving the design of conditional transfer programs : evidence from a randomized education experiment in colombia
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Improving the Design of Conditional Transfer Programs : Evidence from a Randomized Education Experiment in Colombia

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