Educational Impacts and Cost-Effectiveness of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Developing Countries : A Meta-analysis

We meta-analyze enrollment, attendance and dropout impact and cost-effectiveness estimates from forty-two CCT program evaluations in fifteen developing countries. Average impacts and cost-effectiveness estimates for all outcomes in primary and secondary schooling are statistically different from zero, with considerable heterogeneity. CCT programs are, all else constant, most impactful and cost-effective for programs that, in addition to transfers to families, also provide supply-side complements-such as infrastructure or additional teachers. Impacts are also larger in programs with infrequent payments and more stringent schooling conditions, which aligns with previous singleprogram evidence. Impact and cost-effectiveness estimates from randomized research designs are smaller than those from observational studies

• Autores: Saavedra, Juan Esteban; García Jaramillo, Sandra
• Tipo de recurso: Work document
• Fecha de publicación: 2013
• Institución: Universidad de los Andes
• Repositorio: Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/8750
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/1992/8750
• Palabra clave: Transferencias monetarias condicionadas - Investigaciones - Países en desarrollo; Educación - Aspectos económicos - Investigaciones - Países en desarrollo; Asistencia económica - Investigaciones - Países en desarrollo
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/static/pdf/aceptacion_uso_es.pdf