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An Evaluation of the Performance of Regression Discontinuity Design on Progresa
Buddelmeyer, Hielke; Skoufias, Emmanuel - 2011
. Buddelmeyer and Skoufias use a unique data set from rural Mexico collected for the purpose of evaluating the impact of the … PROGRESA poverty alleviation program to examine the performance of a quasi-experimental estimator, the regression discontinuity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014075870
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School subsidies for the poor : evaluating the Mexican Progresa poverty program
Schultz, T. Paul - 2001
This paper evaluates how the Progresa Program, which provides poor mothers in rural Mexico with education grants, has … Progresa are compared to those who reside in other (control) communities. Pre-program comparisons check the randomized design …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011611218
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School Subsidies for the Poor : Evaluating the Mexican Progresa Poverty Program
Schultz, T. Paul - 2014
This paper evaluates how the Progresa Program, which provides poor mothers in rural Mexico with education grants, has … Progresa are compared to those who reside in other (control) communities. Pre-program comparisons check the randomized design …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014124490
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Child Labor, School Attendance, and Indigenous Households : Evidence from Mexico
Patrinos, Harry A.; López-Calva, Luis Felipe; Bando … - 2014
the conditional cash transfer program in Mexico - PROGRESA (OPORTUNIDADES) - they investigate the interaction between …The authors use panel data for Mexico for 1997 to 1999 to test several assumptions regarding the impact of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014067581
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Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009675522
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Social interactions and schooling decisions
Lalive, Rafael (contributor);  … - 2006
school attendance among a sub-group of eligible children within small rural villages in Mexico. Results indicate that (i) the … ; PROGRESA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003355647
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Social Interactions and Schooling Decisions
Lalive, Rafael; Cattaneo, Alejandra - 2021
school attendance among a sub-group of eligible children within small rural villages in Mexico. Results indicate that (i) the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317476
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Control of resources, bargaining power and the demand of food : evidence from PROGRESA
Tommasi, Denni - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012065235
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Control of resources, bargaining power and the demand of food : evidence from PROGRESA
Tommasi, Denni - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 161 (2019), pp. 265-286
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Closing the achievement gap in mathematics : evidence from a remedial program in Mexico City
Gutiérrez, Emilio Fernandez; Rodrigo, Rodimiro - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 23 (2014), pp. 1-30
secondary schools in Mexico City. The program consisted in offering free additional math courses, taught by undergraduate … schools in Mexico City. We exploit the information available in all students' (treated and not treated by the program …
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