Assessing the impact of a school subsidy program in Mexico: using a social experiment to validate a dynamic behavioral model of child schooling and fertility

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A comparison of the PROGRESA program's effectiveness with other policies showed that more schooling could be achieved if the subsidies for the lower grade levels were redirected to higher grade levels. This is attributed to the program's positive effects on school attendance rates of children.

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Administration of Education Programs, Educational Research & Development, Education Research & Statistics, Evaluation, Education, Educational research, Federal aid to education, Government aid to education, Educational finance

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Money does matter! Evidence from increasing real income and life satisfaction in East Germany following reunification

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An assessment of life satisfaction in East Germany after the reunification of the East and West Germany is presented. It is observed that increase in real household incomes post reunification has increased life satisfaction.

Germany, Economic aspects, Quality of life, Growth, East Germany, Company growth, Personal income

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Do conditional cash transfers improve child health? Evidence from PROGRESA's control randomized experiment

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The anti poverty program, PROGRESA, of Mexico to support poor children in starting their life and improving their health conditions, education and nutrition is discussed.

Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Public Assistance & Income Supplements, Health aspects, Food and nutrition, Welfare, Public assistance, Poor children

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