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dc.titleHow Much Are We Willing To Pay to Send Poor Adolescents to School?: Simulating Changes to Mexico`s Oportunidades in Urban Areas
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, Viviane
dc.contributor.authorBouillon, César P.
dc.contributor.authorYáñez-Pagans, Patricia
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageMexico
dc.date.available2011-02-07T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2009-06-25T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractAlthough Mexicos Conditional Cash Transfer Program Oportunidades has increased overall school enrollment, many adolescents do not attend school, especially in urban areas. This paper simulates the effects of changes in program design using a simple parametric method based on a simultaneous probability model of school attendance and child labor. The paper also provides alternative non parametric simulation results by extending Todd and Wolpins (2006) method to incorporate changes in working hours when attending school. The results indicate that eliminating or reducing school subsidies for primary education and increasing transfer for older students is a cost-effective way to raise overall school enrollment in urban areas. Increasing school attendance of 16-year-olds to 80 percent or more, however, would require a quadrupling of scholarships. This suggests that complementary interventions are needed.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010918
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/How-Much-Are-We-Willing-To-Pay-to-Send-Poor-Adolescents-to-School-Simulating-Changes-to-Mexico`s-Oportunidades-in-Urban-Areas.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPrimary and Secondary Education
dc.subjectSocial Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.jelcodeJ22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
dc.subject.keywordsWP-680
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-N3338
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