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

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 505-517

  Glewwe, Paul ^a   Kassouf, Ana Lucia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Conditional cash transfer programs; Education

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; WELFARE PROVISION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 82455208927     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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