The Impact of Bolsa Família on Schooling

We use longitudinal household data and propensity score weighting methods to assess the impact of Brazil's Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer program on schooling outcomes of children aged 6–17 years. Weak aggregate effects mask considerable heterogeneity. Among girls, the program significantly...

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Main Authors: de Brauw, Alan, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hoddinott, John F., Roy, Shalini
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150362
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description We use longitudinal household data and propensity score weighting methods to assess the impact of Brazil's Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer program on schooling outcomes of children aged 6–17 years. Weak aggregate effects mask considerable heterogeneity. Among girls, the program significantly increases school participation (by 8 percentage points) and grade progression (by 10 percentage points), with large, significant effects across both younger and older girls in rural areas but concentrated among girls aged 15–17 years in urban areas. Few significant impacts are found among boys. We discuss implications and potential mechanisms for differential impacts by sex, age, and location.
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spelling CGSpace1503622025-09-25T13:01:41Z The Impact of Bolsa Família on Schooling de Brauw, Alan Gilligan, Daniel O. Hoddinott, John F. Roy, Shalini girls education education social protection cash transfers We use longitudinal household data and propensity score weighting methods to assess the impact of Brazil's Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer program on schooling outcomes of children aged 6–17 years. Weak aggregate effects mask considerable heterogeneity. Among girls, the program significantly increases school participation (by 8 percentage points) and grade progression (by 10 percentage points), with large, significant effects across both younger and older girls in rural areas but concentrated among girls aged 15–17 years in urban areas. Few significant impacts are found among boys. We discuss implications and potential mechanisms for differential impacts by sex, age, and location. 2015-03-27 2024-08-01T02:51:34Z 2024-08-01T02:51:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150362 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150363 Open Access Elsevier de Brauw, Alan; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hoddinott, John F.; and Roy, Shalini. 2015. The Impact of Bolsa Família on Schooling. World Development 70(June 2015): 303 - 316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.02.001
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Gilligan, Daniel O.
Hoddinott, John F.
Roy, Shalini
The Impact of Bolsa Família on Schooling
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title_short The Impact of Bolsa Família on Schooling
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education
social protection
cash transfers
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