The impact of the Bolsa Escola: familia conditional cash transfer program on enrollment, dropout rates and grade promotion in Brazil

The impact of the Bolsa Escola: familia conditional cash transfer program on enrollment, dropout rates and grade promotion in Brazil (2012)

Authors:
- Glewwe, Paul,
- Kassouf, Ana Lúcia
Autor USP: KASSOUF, ANA LUCIA - ESALQ
Unidade: ESALQ
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.008
Subjects: EDUCAÇÃO; POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS
Language: Inglês
Abstract: We examine the impact of Brazil's Bolsa Escola/Familia program on Brazilian children's education outcomes. Bolsa provides cash payments to poor households if their children (ages 6 to 15) are enrolled in school. Using school census data to compare changes in enrollment, dropping out and grade promotion across schools that adopted Bolsa at different times, we estimate that the program has: increased enrollment by about 5.5% (6.5%) in grades 1–4 (grades 5–8); lowered dropout rates by 0.5 (0.4) percentage points in grades 1–4 (grades 5–8); and raised grade promotion rates by 0.9 (0.3) percentage points in grades 1–4 (grades 5–8). About one third of Brazil's children participate in Bolsa, so assuming no spillover effects onto non-participants implies that Bolsa's impacts are three times higher than these estimates. However, simple calculations using enrollment impacts suggest that Bolsa's beneﬁts in terms of increased wages may not exceed its costs
Imprenta:
- Publisher place: Amsterdan
- Date published: 2012
Source:
- Título do periódico: Journal of Development Economics
- ISSN: 0304-3878
- Volume/Número/Paginação/Ano: v. 97, n. 2, p. 505-517, 2012

Informações sobre o DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.008 (Fonte: oaDOI API)

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GLEWWE, Paul e KASSOUF, Ana Lúcia. The impact of the Bolsa Escola: familia conditional cash transfer program on enrollment, dropout rates and grade promotion in Brazil. Journal of Development Economics, v. 97, n. 2, p. 505-517, 2012Tradução . . Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.008. Acesso em: 14 maio 2024.
APA

Glewwe, P., & Kassouf, A. L. (2012). The impact of the Bolsa Escola: familia conditional cash transfer program on enrollment, dropout rates and grade promotion in Brazil. Journal of Development Economics, 97( 2), 505-517. doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.008
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Glewwe P, Kassouf AL. The impact of the Bolsa Escola: familia conditional cash transfer program on enrollment, dropout rates and grade promotion in Brazil [Internet]. Journal of Development Economics. 2012 ; 97( 2): 505-517.[citado 2024 maio 14 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.008
Vancouver

Glewwe P, Kassouf AL. The impact of the Bolsa Escola: familia conditional cash transfer program on enrollment, dropout rates and grade promotion in Brazil [Internet]. Journal of Development Economics. 2012 ; 97( 2): 505-517.[citado 2024 maio 14 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.008