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dc.titleCan Conditional Cash Transfers Alter the Effectiveness of Other Human Capital Development Policies?
dc.contributor.authorBeuermann, Diether
dc.contributor.authorRamos Bonilla, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorStampini, Marco
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Department Caribbean Group
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.date.available2024-04-08T00:04:00
dc.date.issue2024-04-08T00:04:00
dc.description.abstractCovering the full population of applicants to the Jamaican Conditional Cash Transfer Program (PATH), we explore whether receiving PATH since childhood altered the academic gains from attending a more preferred public secondary school. To uncover causal associations, we implement a double regression discontinuity design motivated by both the PATH eligibility criteria and the centralized allocation process to public secondary schools. Among girls, receiving PATH benefits did not influence the academic gains from attending a preferred school. However, boys exposed to PATH experienced significantly lower gains from preferred school attendance 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.extent48
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012881
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Can-Conditional-Cash-Transfers-Alter-the-Effectiveness-of-other-Human-Capital-Development-Policies.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectConditional Cash Transfer
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectHigh School
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectSchool Choice
dc.subjectSchool Attendance
dc.subjectAcademic Performance
dc.subjectTraining and Development
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectRating
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;Education;Conditional cash transfers;School Selectivity;Jamaica;human capital
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01598
idb.operationJA-P1168
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