School subsidies for the poor: Evaluating the Mexican Progresa poverty program

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 199-250

  Schultz, T Paul ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexico; Poverty program evaluation; School enrollment; School subsidies

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2342617623     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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