Gender-targeted Conditional Cash Transfers : Enrollment, Spillover Effects and Instructional Quality

This paper considers the effects of a gender-targeted conditional cash transfer program for girls in classes 6 to 8. It finds that the program is successful in increasing the enrollment of girls in classes 6 to 8 as intended. It also finds evidence to suggest that the program generated positive spillover effects on the enrollment of boys. This success does, however, appear to be poised to come at a cost. The student-teacher ratio in treated districts is also climbing. This suggests that in the absence of active steps to address these increasing student-teacher ratios, instructional quality is likely to suffer. The success of the program appears to be driven by enrollment increases in urban schools. This suggests the need for a reassessment of the targeting criteria in rural schools.

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Main Author: Hasan, Amer
Language:English
Published: 2010-03-01
Subjects:ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ATTENDANCE RATES, ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT, CLASS SIZE, CLASS SIZES, EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES, EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT DATA, ENROLLMENT FIGURES, ENROLLMENT INCREASES, ENROLLMENT LEVELS, ENROLLMENT OF BOYS, ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS, EXPENDITURES, FEMALE ENROLLMENT, FEMALE SCHOOLING, FEMALE STUDENTS, FEMALE TEACHERS, FUNCTIONAL SCHOOLS, GENDER DISPARITY, GENDER DISPARITY IN EDUCATION, GENDER PARITY, GIRL STUDENTS, GIRLS, GIRLS INTO SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, HIGH SCHOOLS, HIGHER GRADES, HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION, HOME ECONOMICS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCES, INSTRUCTION, INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, LABOR FORCE, LEARNING, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LEARNING PROCESS, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LITERACY, LITERACY LEVELS, LITERACY RATE, LITERACY RATES, LITERATURE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, MOSQUE SCHOOLS, NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, NUMBER OF TEACHERS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PAPERS, PRIMARY LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PROVISION OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, QUALIFIED TEACHERS, QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION, REDUCTION OF GENDER DISPARITY, RESEARCH INSTITUTE, RURAL AREAS, RURAL SCHOOLS, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL BUILDING, SCHOOL CENSUS, SCHOOL CENSUSES, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS, SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL LOCATION, SCHOOL PARTICIPATION, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, STUDENT BODY, STUDENT ENROLLMENT, STUDENT TEACHER RATIO, STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO, STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS, TEACHER, TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEACHING POSITIONS, TEACHING POSTS, TEST SCORES, URBAN SCHOOLS,
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spelling dig-okr-1098637442024-08-08T16:09:40Z Gender-targeted Conditional Cash Transfers : Enrollment, Spillover Effects and Instructional Quality Hasan, Amer ACCESS TO INFORMATION ATTENDANCE RATES ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT CLASS SIZE CLASS SIZES EDUCATION OF CHILDREN EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT DATA ENROLLMENT FIGURES ENROLLMENT INCREASES ENROLLMENT LEVELS ENROLLMENT OF BOYS ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS EXPENDITURES FEMALE ENROLLMENT FEMALE SCHOOLING FEMALE STUDENTS FEMALE TEACHERS FUNCTIONAL SCHOOLS GENDER DISPARITY GENDER DISPARITY IN EDUCATION GENDER PARITY GIRL STUDENTS GIRLS GIRLS INTO SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL HIGH SCHOOLS HIGHER GRADES HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION HOME ECONOMICS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES INSTRUCTION INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LEARNING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES LEARNING PROCESS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY LITERACY LEVELS LITERACY RATE LITERACY RATES LITERATURE MIDDLE SCHOOL MOSQUE SCHOOLS NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF TEACHERS NUTRITIONAL STATUS PAPERS PRIMARY LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROVISION OF EDUCATION PUBLIC SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALIFIED TEACHERS QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION REDUCTION OF GENDER DISPARITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RURAL AREAS RURAL SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL BUILDING SCHOOL CENSUS SCHOOL CENSUSES SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL LOCATION SCHOOL PARTICIPATION SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENT BODY STUDENT ENROLLMENT STUDENT TEACHER RATIO STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS TEACHER TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING POSITIONS TEACHING POSTS TEST SCORES URBAN SCHOOLS This paper considers the effects of a gender-targeted conditional cash transfer program for girls in classes 6 to 8. It finds that the program is successful in increasing the enrollment of girls in classes 6 to 8 as intended. It also finds evidence to suggest that the program generated positive spillover effects on the enrollment of boys. This success does, however, appear to be poised to come at a cost. The student-teacher ratio in treated districts is also climbing. This suggests that in the absence of active steps to address these increasing student-teacher ratios, instructional quality is likely to suffer. The success of the program appears to be driven by enrollment increases in urban schools. This suggests the need for a reassessment of the targeting criteria in rural schools. 2012-03-19T18:39:02Z 2012-03-19T18:39:02Z 2010-03-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100331132916 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3744 English Impact Evaluation series ; no. IE 44,Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 527 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain
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topic ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE RATES
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZES
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT DATA
ENROLLMENT FIGURES
ENROLLMENT INCREASES
ENROLLMENT LEVELS
ENROLLMENT OF BOYS
ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS
EXPENDITURES
FEMALE ENROLLMENT
FEMALE SCHOOLING
FEMALE STUDENTS
FEMALE TEACHERS
FUNCTIONAL SCHOOLS
GENDER DISPARITY
GENDER DISPARITY IN EDUCATION
GENDER PARITY
GIRL STUDENTS
GIRLS
GIRLS INTO SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
HIGH SCHOOLS
HIGHER GRADES
HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
HOME ECONOMICS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTRUCTION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LEARNING
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING PROCESS
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LITERACY LEVELS
LITERACY RATE
LITERACY RATES
LITERATURE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MOSQUE SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PAPERS
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION
REDUCTION OF GENDER DISPARITY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BUILDING
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CENSUSES
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
STUDENT BODY
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING POSITIONS
TEACHING POSTS
TEST SCORES
URBAN SCHOOLS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE RATES
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZES
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT DATA
ENROLLMENT FIGURES
ENROLLMENT INCREASES
ENROLLMENT LEVELS
ENROLLMENT OF BOYS
ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS
EXPENDITURES
FEMALE ENROLLMENT
FEMALE SCHOOLING
FEMALE STUDENTS
FEMALE TEACHERS
FUNCTIONAL SCHOOLS
GENDER DISPARITY
GENDER DISPARITY IN EDUCATION
GENDER PARITY
GIRL STUDENTS
GIRLS
GIRLS INTO SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
HIGH SCHOOLS
HIGHER GRADES
HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
HOME ECONOMICS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTRUCTION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LEARNING
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING PROCESS
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LITERACY LEVELS
LITERACY RATE
LITERACY RATES
LITERATURE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MOSQUE SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PAPERS
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION
REDUCTION OF GENDER DISPARITY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BUILDING
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CENSUSES
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
STUDENT BODY
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING POSITIONS
TEACHING POSTS
TEST SCORES
URBAN SCHOOLS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE RATES
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZES
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT DATA
ENROLLMENT FIGURES
ENROLLMENT INCREASES
ENROLLMENT LEVELS
ENROLLMENT OF BOYS
ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS
EXPENDITURES
FEMALE ENROLLMENT
FEMALE SCHOOLING
FEMALE STUDENTS
FEMALE TEACHERS
FUNCTIONAL SCHOOLS
GENDER DISPARITY
GENDER DISPARITY IN EDUCATION
GENDER PARITY
GIRL STUDENTS
GIRLS
GIRLS INTO SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
HIGH SCHOOLS
HIGHER GRADES
HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
HOME ECONOMICS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTRUCTION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LEARNING
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING PROCESS
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LITERACY LEVELS
LITERACY RATE
LITERACY RATES
LITERATURE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MOSQUE SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PAPERS
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION
REDUCTION OF GENDER DISPARITY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BUILDING
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CENSUSES
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
STUDENT BODY
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING POSITIONS
TEACHING POSTS
TEST SCORES
URBAN SCHOOLS
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE RATES
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZES
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT DATA
ENROLLMENT FIGURES
ENROLLMENT INCREASES
ENROLLMENT LEVELS
ENROLLMENT OF BOYS
ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS
EXPENDITURES
FEMALE ENROLLMENT
FEMALE SCHOOLING
FEMALE STUDENTS
FEMALE TEACHERS
FUNCTIONAL SCHOOLS
GENDER DISPARITY
GENDER DISPARITY IN EDUCATION
GENDER PARITY
GIRL STUDENTS
GIRLS
GIRLS INTO SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
HIGH SCHOOLS
HIGHER GRADES
HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
HOME ECONOMICS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTRUCTION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LEARNING
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING PROCESS
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LITERACY LEVELS
LITERACY RATE
LITERACY RATES
LITERATURE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MOSQUE SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PAPERS
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION
REDUCTION OF GENDER DISPARITY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BUILDING
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CENSUSES
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
STUDENT BODY
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING POSITIONS
TEACHING POSTS
TEST SCORES
URBAN SCHOOLS
Hasan, Amer
Gender-targeted Conditional Cash Transfers : Enrollment, Spillover Effects and Instructional Quality
description This paper considers the effects of a gender-targeted conditional cash transfer program for girls in classes 6 to 8. It finds that the program is successful in increasing the enrollment of girls in classes 6 to 8 as intended. It also finds evidence to suggest that the program generated positive spillover effects on the enrollment of boys. This success does, however, appear to be poised to come at a cost. The student-teacher ratio in treated districts is also climbing. This suggests that in the absence of active steps to address these increasing student-teacher ratios, instructional quality is likely to suffer. The success of the program appears to be driven by enrollment increases in urban schools. This suggests the need for a reassessment of the targeting criteria in rural schools.
topic_facet ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE RATES
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT
CLASS SIZE
CLASS SIZES
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT DATA
ENROLLMENT FIGURES
ENROLLMENT INCREASES
ENROLLMENT LEVELS
ENROLLMENT OF BOYS
ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS
EXPENDITURES
FEMALE ENROLLMENT
FEMALE SCHOOLING
FEMALE STUDENTS
FEMALE TEACHERS
FUNCTIONAL SCHOOLS
GENDER DISPARITY
GENDER DISPARITY IN EDUCATION
GENDER PARITY
GIRL STUDENTS
GIRLS
GIRLS INTO SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
HIGH SCHOOLS
HIGHER GRADES
HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
HOME ECONOMICS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTRUCTION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LEARNING
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
LEARNING PROCESS
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LITERACY LEVELS
LITERACY RATE
LITERACY RATES
LITERATURE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MOSQUE SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF TEACHERS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PAPERS
PRIMARY LEVEL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALIFIED TEACHERS
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION
REDUCTION OF GENDER DISPARITY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BUILDING
SCHOOL CENSUS
SCHOOL CENSUSES
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL LOCATION
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
STUDENT BODY
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
STUDENT TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS
TEACHER
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING POSITIONS
TEACHING POSTS
TEST SCORES
URBAN SCHOOLS
author Hasan, Amer
author_facet Hasan, Amer
author_sort Hasan, Amer
title Gender-targeted Conditional Cash Transfers : Enrollment, Spillover Effects and Instructional Quality
title_short Gender-targeted Conditional Cash Transfers : Enrollment, Spillover Effects and Instructional Quality
title_full Gender-targeted Conditional Cash Transfers : Enrollment, Spillover Effects and Instructional Quality
title_fullStr Gender-targeted Conditional Cash Transfers : Enrollment, Spillover Effects and Instructional Quality
title_full_unstemmed Gender-targeted Conditional Cash Transfers : Enrollment, Spillover Effects and Instructional Quality
title_sort gender-targeted conditional cash transfers : enrollment, spillover effects and instructional quality
publishDate 2010-03-01
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