The analysis demonstrates potential savings and improved quality-of-life associated with the use of ACCESS for patients presenting to rural hospitals with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).
This paper investigates the effect of the conditional cash transfer program Oportunidades on enrollment in higher education ten years after the initiation of the program. We use data from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and employ a Regression Discontinuity approach. We find that 1997-eligible households had higher 2007 high-school and college enrollment relative to non-eligible households. However, the program's benefits are heterogeneous depending on school access which we proxy by distance. Further, we find positive tertiary education benefits for individuals in treated households who were too old to qualify for benefits directly, indicating potential positive externalities for individuals residing in eligible households. Finally, our findings suggest that one possible mechanism for these educational benefits is this effect of Oportunidades on educational aspirations related to relaxing budget constraints, changing perceptions on the returns to education, and reducing marginal costs of college attendance.
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