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School reorganization reforms : the case of school networks in Colombia
Elacqua, Gregory; Sánchez Torres, Fabio; Santos, Humberto - 2019
introduced in Colombia in 2001 that merged several independent small schools into a single educational institution, with the same …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012098087
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The Effect of Urban Violence on Student Achievement in Medellin, Colombia
Haugan, Gregory - 2017
This paper examines the impact of urban violence on the standardized test scores of public school students in Medellin. I use the school-level variation in exposure to local homicides for years 2004-2013 in a model that includes school and year fixed effects, allowing me to control for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969802
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Conflict and its impact on educational accumulation and enrollment in Colombia : what we can learn from recent IDPs
Wharton, Kate; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2011
Forty years of low-intensity internal armed conflict has made Colombia home to the world's second largest population of … attainment ; school enrollment ; Colombia ; internal displacement ; conflict …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009379459
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Assessing the long-term effects of conditional cash transfers on human capital : evidence from Colombia
Baez, Javier E.; Camacho, Adriana - 2011
cohorts of children from poor households that benefited up to nine years from Familias en Acción, a CCT in Colombia, attained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009308106
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Assessing the Long-Term Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Human Capital : Evidence from Colombia
Baez, Javier - 2011
cohorts of children from poor households that benefited up to nine years from Familias en Acción, a CCT in Colombia, attained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123916
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The Expansion of Higher Education in Colombia : Bad Students or Bad Programs?
Camacho, Adriana - 2017
programs in Colombia, possibly deteriorating quality. This paper uses rich administrative data matching school admission …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962485
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The Effects of Public Housing on Children : Evidence from Colombia
Camacho, Adriana; Duque, Valentina; Gilraine, Michael; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We analyze the effect of Colombia's ambitious "Free Housing" program on children's educational outcomes. The program …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210118
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The effect of grade retention on secondary school performance : evidence from a natural experiment
Ferreira Sequeda, Maria; Golsteyn, Bart H. H.; … - 2018
We study the effects of grade retention on secondary school performance by considering a change in Colombia's educative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011874496
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Financial Aid and Social Mobility : Evidence from Colombia's Ser Pilo Paga
Londoño Vélez, Juliana; Rodríguez, Catherine; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The paper studies the impact of financial aid on long-term educational attainment and labor market outcomes in Colombia … partly by high-quality universities improving students' skills, as demonstrated by their performance on Colombia's college …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372494
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The Effect of Quality of Education on Crime : Evidence from Colombia
Giraldo, Andres - 2017
This paper evaluates the impact of quality of education on violence and crime using student performances on a mandatory examination as the measure of quality. The paper exploits transfers of funds from central government to municipalities for investments in education as a source of exogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012944743