Intergenerational Social Mobility Based on the Investments in Human Capital : Evidence of the Long-Term Results of PROSPERA in Health (English)

Mexico's conditional cash transfer program, PROSPERA, has demonstrated short- and medium-term positive effects on health and education, including: increased children's height; decreased risky behaviors among adolescents, including the postponement of parenthood; and increased years of schooling. This paper explores whether these effects lasted in the long-term and translated into positive changes in outcomes across generations. This study uses the...

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Gutierrez,Juan Pablo;

Shamah-Levy,Teresa;

Bertozzi,Stefano M.;

Rivera-Dommarco,Juan A.;
Document Date
2019/09/09
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9001
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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Mexico,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
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2019/09/09
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Disclosed
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Intergenerational Social Mobility Based on the Investments in Human Capital : Evidence of the Long-Term Results of PROSPERA in Health

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Gutierrez,Juan Pablo; Shamah-Levy,Teresa; Bertozzi,Stefano M.; Rivera-Dommarco,Juan A..

Intergenerational Social Mobility Based on the Investments in Human Capital : Evidence of the Long-Term Results of PROSPERA in Health (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9001 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/380871568051845807

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