Glewwe, Paul; Kassouf, Ana Lucia - In: Journal of Development Economics 97 (2012) 2, pp. 505-517
We examine the impact of Brazil's Bolsa Escola/Familia program on Brazilian children's education outcomes. Bolsa provides cash payments to poor households if their children (ages 6 to 15) are enrolled in school. Using school census data to compare changes in enrollment, dropping out and grade...