We estimate the impact on education outcomes of the Universal Child Allowance (AUH), a massive conditional cash … transfer program targeted at young children of unemployed and informal workers launched in Argentina in late 2009. Evidence … school year, but concentrated on boys in upper-secondary school. In this paper we study the effects on other education …

We estimate the impact on education outcomes of the Universal Child Allowance (AUH), a massive conditional cash … transfer program targeted at young children of unemployed and informal workers launched in Argentina in late 2009. Evidence … school year, but concentrated on boys in upper-secondary school. In this paper we study the effects on other education …

In the nineties Argentina implemented a large education reform (Ley Federal de Educación - LFE) that mainly implied the … extension of compulsory education in two additional years. The timing in the implementation substantially varied across … provinces, providing a source of identification for unraveling the causal effect of the reform. The estimations from difference …

Employment is pivotal to strengthening Greece’s economic recovery, increasing social welfare and redressing poverty …. Jobs are returning, making inroads into high unemployment, but their wages and skill levels are lower than many that were … this flexibility, ensure wages align with productivity and better protect individuals from labour market risks. Ensuring …

study of education expenditure in Kenya, we show that our understanding of the distributional implications of public …

-based early childhood education intervention? Data from the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP), which randomly assigned …

decreased overall employment, certain people, groups, and communities have undergone disruptive change and experienced falling … policies; ii) education and skills; to ensure adequate skills for accessing good quality jobs; and iii) urban environments …

study of education expenditure in Kenya, we show that our understanding of the distributional implications of public …

private education and health systems has raised concerns about the future of an already fragmented social contract in Latin … America. In this chapter, we examine the evolution of the use of private education and private health insurance in selected … with some nuances. Wealthy households are mostly opting out of the public education system, and the middle-class is split …