. 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

school attendance among a sub-group of eligible children within small rural villages in Mexico. Results indicate that (i) the … ; PROGRESA …

school attendance among a sub-group of eligible children within small rural villages in Mexico. Results indicate that (i) the …

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 …