Show me the money! The impact of a conditional cash transfer on educational achievement
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Education; Public policy; Impact evaluation; Regression discontinuity design;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
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