Another brick in the wall : subsidizing school enrollment through a breakfast program
Date
2018-11
Authors
Valencia, Christian
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Rossi, Martín A.
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Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía
Abstract
Breakfast Programs can be implemented to subsidize school enrollment when there are barriers to access education. In this paper, I exploit a quasi experimental setting in Bolivian municipalities to assess the impact of a Breakfast Program over school enrollment. I supplement the analysis assessing if there were improvements in performance and family
nutritional status. I find that the program had a positive impact on primary enrollment, but find no evidence of positive effects over performance or family nutritional outcomes. Results suggest that enrollment increased through a removal of economic barriers, that allowed to enroll children who were out of school system.
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Fil: Valencia, Christian. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.