Cash Transfers and Child Schooling : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Role of Conditionality

Cash Transfers and Child Schooling : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of the Role of Conditionality

The authors conduct a randomized experiment in rural Burkina Faso to estimate the impact of alternative cash transfer delivery mechanisms on education. The two-year pilot program randomly distributed cash transfers that were either conditional or u...

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Main Authors: Akresh, Richard, de Walque, Damien, Kazianga, Harounan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMIC YEAR
ACCOUNT
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
ADOLESCENT GIRLS
AGE GROUPS
ATTENDANCE RATE
ATTENDANCE RATES
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD EDUCATION
CHILD FOSTERING
CHILD LABOR
CHILDREN START SCHOOL
CHILDREN UNDER AGE
COGNITIVE ABILITY
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
CONDITIONING
CONTROL GROUPS
DROP-OUTS
DROPOUT RATES
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION SPECIALISTS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT DATA
ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN
ENROLLMENT INCREASES
ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN
ENROLLMENT RATE
ENROLLMENT RATES
FINAL GRADE
FINAL GRADES
FORMAL SCHOOLING
GENDER
GENDER DIFFERENCE
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
GIRLS
GRADE REPETITION
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INTELLIGENCE
INTERVENTIONS
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIVING CONDITIONS
NET ATTENDANCE RATIO
NUTRITION
OFFICIAL SCHOOL AGE
OLDER CHILDREN
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY TRAITS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIMARY-SCHOOL
PRIMARY-SCHOOL-AGE
PRIMARY-SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION
PROBLEM SOLVING
PSYCHOLOGY
RADIO
READING
RECOGNITION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL CHILDREN
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL DATA
SCHOOL DAY
SCHOOL DAYS
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL GOING
SCHOOL MEALS
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL TEACHERS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING MATERIALS
TEXTBOOK
VILLAGE LEVEL
YOUNG BOYS
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNG GIRLS
YOUNGER CHILDREN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17201151/cash-transfers-child-schooling-evidence-randomized-evaluation-role-conditionality
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13127

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17201151/cash-transfers-child-schooling-evidence-randomized-evaluation-role-conditionality
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13127

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