Incentivizing schooling for learning : evidence on the impact of alternative targeting approaches (English)

This paper evaluates a primary school scholarship program in Cambodia with two different targeting mechanisms, one based on poverty level and the other on baseline test scores ("merit"). Both targeting mechanisms increased enrollment and attendance. However, only the merit-based targeting induced positive effects on test scores. The paper shows that the asymmetry of response is unlikely to have been driven by differences between recipients' characteristics...

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Barrera-Osorio, Felipe;

Filmer,Deon P.;
Document Date
2013/07/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6541
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Cambodia,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2013/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Incentivizing schooling for learning : evidence on the impact of alternative targeting approaches
Keywords
Public Services

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Barrera-Osorio, Felipe; Filmer,Deon P..

Incentivizing schooling for learning : evidence on the impact of alternative targeting approaches (English). Impact Evaluation series|Policy Research working paper|no. IE 98|no. WPS 6541 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/242691468232491020

Incentivizing schooling for learning : evidence on the impact of alternative targeting approaches (English)

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