scholarly journals Long Term Effects of Cash Transfer Programs in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orazio Attanasio ◽  
Lina Cardona-Sosa ◽  
Carlos Medina ◽  
Costas Meghir ◽  
Christian Posso
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
College Enrollment ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Long Run

Conditional Cash transfer (CCT) programs have been shown to have positive effects on a variety of outcomes including education, consumption and health visits, amongst others. We estimate the long-run impacts of the urban version of Familias en Acción, the Colombian CCT program on crime, teenage pregnancy, high school dropout and college enrollment using a Regression Discontinuity design on administrative data. ITT estimates show a reduction on arrest rates of 2.7pp for men and a reduction on teenage pregnancy of 2.3pp for women. High school dropout rates were reduced by 5.8pp and college enrollment was increased by 1.7pp for men.

scholarly journals Long-Term Effects of Social Insurance on Adult Mortality: Evidence From Three Social Programs in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 500-500
Author(s):  
William Dow ◽  
Susan Parker ◽  
Emma Aguila
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfer ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run

Abstract Research on the mortality effects of social insurance programs for older adults has generated conflicting results. Some studies suggest important health benefits, others find no effects, and still others find unintended adverse effects potentially linked to pathways such as increased obesity. Evidence has focused predominantly on short-run effects rather than net long-run mortality effects and their effects on the health of older adults has been particularly understudied. Mexico offers a unique opportunity for studying the long-run effects of social programs on adult mortality. Within a ten-year period, Mexico introduced the following influential social insurance programs: Progresa conditional cash transfer (CCT) program in 1997, 70 y más unconditional cash transfer (UCT) program for older persons in 2007, and Seguro Popular, a public health insurance program (PHI) for the uninsured, in 2004. In this paper we analyze effects on mortality for middle-age and older adults, by gender, 10-20 years after program implementation.

scholarly journals Determinants of High-School Dropout: A Longitudinal Study in a Deprived Area of Japan

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 458-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Tabuchi ◽  
Sho Fujihara ◽  
Tomohiro Shinozaki ◽  
Hiroyuki Fukuhara
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout

scholarly journals School dropout among female learners in rural Mpumalanga, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Prince Mokoena ◽  
Adrian D. van Breda
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Secondary Schooling ◽  
Out Of School

South Africa, like many countries, has high numbers of learners who do not complete secondary schooling. This reduces these young people’s chances of finding work or of earning a better salary. It is thus important to understand the factors that contribute to high school dropout. In the study reported on here we investigated the factors that caused a number of female learners to drop out and return to high school in a rural community in Mpumalanga. The learners provided 3 reasons for dropping out of school: pregnancy, illness and immigration. The analysis of these factors suggests 3 underlying themes that influence the ability of children to remain in school, viz. health, policies and structures, and poverty. The implications of these and recommendations to address them are discussed. The authors argue that greater interdepartmental efforts are required to support vulnerable girls to remain in school.

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