Educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali
In rural West Africa, the rate of out-of-school children is high and delayed entry to primary school is common, particularly for girls. Using the randomized roll-out of a large-scale unconditional cash transfer program in Mali, we examine its impact on child schooling by age and sex. The program lea...
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| author | Sessou, Fidele Eric Hidrobo, Melissa Roy, Shalini Huybregts, Lieven |
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| description | In rural West Africa, the rate of out-of-school children is high and delayed entry to primary school is common, particularly for girls. Using the randomized roll-out of a large-scale unconditional cash transfer program in Mali, we examine its impact on child schooling by age and sex. The program leads to significant improvements in schooling outcomes for girls, but not boys. Improvements are especially salient among younger (ages 6–9) and older (ages 15–18) girls. Complementary analysis reveals that the program reduces the time younger girls spend in agricultural work at home and the time older girls spend in domestic work as well as self-employment. Households in the program also spend more on education for older girls in terms of school fees, materials, and transport. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1442432025-12-08T10:11:39Z Educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali Sessou, Fidele Eric Hidrobo, Melissa Roy, Shalini Huybregts, Lieven children schools education girls education gender cash transfers labour In rural West Africa, the rate of out-of-school children is high and delayed entry to primary school is common, particularly for girls. Using the randomized roll-out of a large-scale unconditional cash transfer program in Mali, we examine its impact on child schooling by age and sex. The program leads to significant improvements in schooling outcomes for girls, but not boys. Improvements are especially salient among younger (ages 6–9) and older (ages 15–18) girls. Complementary analysis reveals that the program reduces the time younger girls spend in agricultural work at home and the time older girls spend in domestic work as well as self-employment. Households in the program also spend more on education for older girls in terms of school fees, materials, and transport. 2024-08 2024-06-03T20:57:19Z 2024-06-03T20:57:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144243 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136404 Open Access Elsevier Sessou, Fidele Eric; Hidrobo, Melissa; Roy, Shalini; and Huybregts, Lieven. 2024. Educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali. Economics of Education Review 101(August 2024): 102547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102547 |
| spellingShingle | children schools education girls education gender cash transfers labour Sessou, Fidele Eric Hidrobo, Melissa Roy, Shalini Huybregts, Lieven Educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali |
| title | Educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali |
| title_full | Educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali |
| title_short | Educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali |
| title_sort | educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in mali |
| topic | children schools education girls education gender cash transfers labour |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144243 |
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