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Titre : Conditional Cash Transfers for Education in Morocco

Région /Pays : Maroc

Date : 2008-2010

Résumé
In Morocco, researchers tested “Labeled Cash Transfers,” a small cash transfer made to parents of school-aged children in poor rural communities, not conditional on school attendance but explicitly labeled as an education support program. The program led to large gains in school participation, and adding conditionality and giving cash transfers to mothers rather than fathers made almost no difference.

Présentation
Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) have been shown to increase investments in education and health, but their standard features make them expensive. Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation of a cash transfer program in Morocco to estimate the impact on attendance and enrollment of a “labeled cash transfer” (LCT) : a small cash transfer made to parents of school-aged children in poor rural communities, not conditional on school attendance but explicitly labeled as an education support program. The program led to large gains in school participation and adding conditionality and giving cash transfers to mothers rather than fathers made almost no difference.

Taille de l’échantillon  : Households with children of primary school age from 636 communities

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