Access to school has risen dramatically in recent decades, with large gains from reducing costs. Few studies report long-term impacts, however. This paper reports the impact of an educational intervention that reduced out-of-pocket schooling costs for children in poor communities in Kenya by providing school uniforms. The program used a lottery to determine who would receive a school uniform. Receiving a uniform reduced school absenteeism by 37 percent...
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2018/04/30
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS8421
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2018/04/30
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School costs, short-run participation, and long-run outcomes : evidence from Kenya
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