Can Scholarships Increase High School Graduation Rates? Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Mexico

Can Scholarships Increase High School Graduation Rates? Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Mexico

This paper studies the impact of PROBEMS, a scholarship program in Mexico aimed at improving graduation rates and test scores among upper secondary school students from poor backgrounds. The identification strategy is the random allocation into the...

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Main Authors: de Hoyos, Rafael, Attanasio, Orazio, Meghir, Costas
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
DROP OUT RATE
RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS
SCHOLARSHIPS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
GRADUATION RATE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/976601555936652424/Can-Scholarships-Increase-High-School-Graduation-Rates-Evidence-from-A-Randomized-Control-Trial-in-Mexico
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31581

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/976601555936652424/Can-Scholarships-Increase-High-School-Graduation-Rates-Evidence-from-A-Randomized-Control-Trial-in-Mexico
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31581

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