this paper we use a unique data set from rural Mexico collected for the purposes of evaluating the impact of the PROGRESA …

We study the effects of a conditional cash transfers program on school enrollment and performance in Mexico. We provide … is developed to study the Mexican social program Progresa (called now Oportunidades) in which a randomized experiment has …

The growth of potential GDP in Mexico is not fast enough to narrow the income gap with other OECD countries at a … Paper relates to the 2005 OECD Economic Survey of Mexico (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/mexico).<P>Le challenge de l'éducation au …

We examine a very inexpensive program in Mexico that involves parents directly in the management of schools located in …

Celebrated by academics, multilateral organizations, policy-makers and the media, Mexico's Progresa …

Celebrated by academics, multilateral organizations, policymakers and the media, Mexico’s Progresa … impact evaluation of Progresa and in promoting CCTs more broadly. …

development program, Progresa, are used to estimate the effect of the potential grant size on migration. The empirical analysis is …

Mexican and US Censuses, and use the calibrated model for policy evaluation. I evaluate the long run effect of the Progresa … Mexico attenuating the pressure, especially of illegal immigrants. …

health check-ups. This paper exploits the phasing-in of the Mexican conditional cash transfer program, Progresa, between 1997 … deaths are a leading cause of death in Mexico, and in the top 10 causes of death in many high- and middle-income countries …

on the long term effects of CT programs particularly on migration decisions. Progresa-Oportunidades, the pioneer Mexican … to Progresa-Oportunidades. The reduction of adult population of males is 6 times higher than for females, a clear sign of …