Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

A variety of theories of skill formation suggest that investments in schooling and other dimensions of human capital will have lower returns if children do not have adequate levels of cognitive and social skills at an early age. This paper analyzes...

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Main Authors: Macours, Karen, Schady, Norbert, Vakis, Renos
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9971523/cash-transfers-behavioral-changes-cognitive-development-early-childhood-evidence-randomized-experiment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6926

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