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| dc.title | Conditional Cash Transfers, School Progression and Academic Achievement in Jamaica |
| dc.contributor.author | Beuermann, Diether |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramos Bonilla, Andrea |
| dc.contributor.author | Stampini, Marco |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Country Department Caribbean Group |
| dc.coverage | Jamaica |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-14T00:07:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2025-07-11T00:07:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | Covering the full population of applicants to the Jamaican Conditional Cash Transfer Program (PATH), we explore whether receiving PATH during childhood causally affects school progression and academic performance at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. To uncover causal associations, we exploit exogenous variation arising from the PATH eligibility criteria within a regression discontinuity design. We find that for both, boys and girls, PATH significantly increases the likelihood of completing primary and secondary school. Furthermore, among boys, PATH increased the likelihood of pursuing tertiary studies. However, conditional on primary school completion, PATH had no effects on academic performance at any educational level. |
| dc.format.extent | 18 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013606 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Conditional-Cash-Transfers-School-Progression-and-Academic-Achievement-in-Jamaica.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Educational Institution |
| dc.subject | Educational Research |
| dc.subject | Academic Performance |
| dc.subject | Education Management |
| dc.subject | High School |
| dc.subject | Children |
| dc.subject | Conditional Cash Transfer |
| dc.subject | Educational Attainment |
| dc.subject.jelcode | H52 - Government Expenditures and Education |
| dc.subject.jelcode | H75 - State and Local Government: Health • Education • Welfare • Public Pensions |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I21 - Analysis of Education |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I26 - Returns to Education |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I28 - Government Policy |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs |
| dc.type | Working Papers |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | IDB-WP-01701 |
| idb.operation | RG-T4588 |