Cash transfers and child schooling : evidence from a randomized evaluation of the role of conditionality (English)

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 unconditional. Families under the conditional schemes were required to have their children ages 7-15 enrolled in school and attending classes regularly. There were no such requirements under the unconditional...

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Akresh,Richard;

De Walque,Damien B. C. M.;

Kazianga,Harounan;
Document Date
2013/01/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6340
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Burkina Faso,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/01/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Cash transfers and child schooling : evidence from a randomized evaluation of the role of conditionality
Keywords
Cash Transfer

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Akresh,Richard; De Walque,Damien B. C. M.; Kazianga,Harounan.

Cash transfers and child schooling : evidence from a randomized evaluation of the role of conditionality (English). Impact Evaluation series ; no. IE 82|Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6340 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/587731468005971189

Cash transfers and child schooling : evidence from a randomized evaluation of the role of conditionality (English)

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