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dc.titleInteractions between Conditional Cash Transfers and Preferred Secondary Schools in Jamaica
dc.contributor.authorBeuermann, Diether
dc.contributor.authorRamos Bonilla, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorStampini, Marco
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Department Caribbean Group
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.date.available2021-12-21T13:10:00
dc.date.issue2021-12-21T00:10:00
dc.description.abstractCovering the full population of applicants to the Jamaican Conditional Cash Transfer Program (PATH), we explore whether receiving PATH benefits alters the academic returns to subsequently attending a more preferred public secondary school. To uncover causal associations, we exploit exogenous variation arising from both the PATH eligibility criteria and the centralized allocation process to public secondary schools within a double regression discontinuity design. Among girls, receiving PATH benefits before secondary school enrollment does not influence the academic gains from attending a more selective school. However, boys exposed to PATH experience significantly lower returns to subsequently attending a more selective school with respect to comparable peers who did not receive PATH. These results highlight the relevance of considering both the direct effects of conditional cash transfers and the potential indirect effects that such policies could convey through altering the effectiveness of other related policies.
dc.format.extent39
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003862
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Interactions-between-Conditional-Cash-Transfers-and-Preferred-Secondary-Schools-in-Jamaica.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectRating
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectConditional Cash Transfer
dc.subjectHigh School
dc.subjectSchool Attendance
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectAcademic Performance
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectSchool Choice
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectEducation Enrollment
dc.subject.jelcodeH52 - Government Expenditures and Education
dc.subject.jelcodeH75 - State and Local Government: Health • Education • Welfare • Public Pensions
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI26 - Returns to Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeI38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
dc.subject.keywordsAcademic Performance;School Selectivity;PATH;Dynamic Interactions
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01303
idb.operationJA-P1168
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